Gerstäcker, Friedrich, widely travelled writer and adventurer, authentic signposter of America and Asia (1816-1872). Eigh. Letter from the U.S. "Friedrich Gerstäcker". 1 S. Gr. 8vo. Gotha 15.II.1865. Perhaps to an editor who invited him to work with him. "...don't let your offer go by any means. However, as the matter does not urge me, let me think about it, and I believe that we can then try together later. For this year, you are, as you write to me, supplied with manuscript. In any case, I hope that we will start with a small narrative ..." - Including the copy of a detailed complaint letter by Gerstäcker (1 p. Doppelblatt, Gr. 4to. Plagwitz bei Leipzig, 10.VIII.1852) to the editors of the Augsburger Allgemeine Zeitung, who had not printed manuscript parts of the description of a trip to New Guinea and Australia supplied by him.