...volumes. Previous to its appearance an advertisement was inserted in the " Evening Post " inquiring for " a small elderly gentleman dressed in an old black...coat and cocked hat, by the name of Knickerbocker," who was said to have disappeared from the Columbian hotel in Mulberry street, and left behind ''a very...

...publication of the history. The first, published on the 25th of October, 1809, was an inquiry after " a small elderly gentleman, dressed in an old black...coat and cocked hat, by the name of KNICKERBOCKER," who had suddenly disappeared from his lodgings. The second, dated Nov. 6, was a reply to the first,...

...preparatory advertisements, intended to awaken interest in a genuine historical work. Information was desired of a small, elderly gentleman, dressed in an old black coat and cocked hat, who had disappeared from his lodgings in the city. After a few days it was announced that this person...

...skillful piece of advertising. Notices appeared in the newspapers of the disappearance from his lodging of " a small, elderly gentleman, dressed in an old...coat and cocked hat, by the name of Knickerbocker." Paragraphs from week to week, purporting to be the result of inquiry, elicited the facts that such...

...skillful piece of advertising. Notices appeared in the newspapers of the disappearance from his lodging of " a small, elderly gentleman, dressed in an old...coat and cocked hat, by the name of Knickerbocker." Paragraphs from week to week, purporting to be the result of inquiry, elicited the facts that such...

...October following a notice appeared in the Erening Poet, headed " Distressing," and stating that " an elderly gentleman, dressed in an old black coat and cocked hat, by the name of Knickerbocker," had disappeared from hie lodgings, and "printers of newïpapers" wore informed that they would be aiding...

...advertisement was inserted in the Evening Post a few days before the appearance of the book, inquiring for "a small elderly gentleman, dressed in an old black...coat and cocked hat, by the name of Knickerbocker," who was represented as having disappeared from the Columbia Hotel, and left behind " a very curious...

...was inserted in the Evening Post a few days before the appearance of the book, inquiring for "a Bmall elderly gentleman, dressed in an old black coat and cocked hat, by the name of Knickerbocker," who was represented as having disappeared from the Columbia Hotel, and left behind "a very curious...

...A short time before its publication an advertisement was inserted in the Evening Post inquiring for "a small elderly gentleman, dressed in an old black...coat and cocked hat, by the name of Knickerbocker," who had mysteriously disappeared from his lodgings in Mulberry street, leaving behind him "a very curious...

...IN THE NEWSPAPERS PREVIOUS THE PUBLICATION OF THI3 WORE. From the Evening Post of October 26, 1809. DISTRESSING. Left his lodgings, some time since, and has not since been hoard of, a small eHerly gentleman, dressed in an old black coat and cocked hat, by the name of Knickerbocker....