An Original Handwritten Letter Signed by August Wilhelm von Hofmann to Levi Leone. Dated 1878. A letter arranging for a meeting with the Crown Prince in Berlin. August Wilhelm von Hofmann 1818-1892 was a German chemist who made considerable contributions to organic chemistry. Levi Leone, 1821-1888. English jurist and statistician. His chief work, History of British Commerce and of the Economic Progress of the British Nation, 1763-1870, is considered to be a partisan account of British economic development. Size is 220mm x 145mm. Condition is good. Light folding creases. Light gum residue to rear and a little finger usage.