R. Cobden-Sanderson : Publisher
17 Thavies Inn, Holborn, E.C.1

Telephone : Holborn 4930

February 22nd, 1924.

My dear William:

Many thanks for your letter of the
18th inst and for the signed agreement. I enclose the
duplicate signed by myself. I am sending you, under
separate cover by registered post, the complete page
proofs of "Wayfaring" together with the MS. and as soon
as you let me have them back for press I will get ahead
with the production with a view to publication next
month. I am lunching with E.B. to-day and will have
details of this Japanese adventure -- I agree it is
sad especially as I understand it means banishment for
three years ! Still -- it isn't the sort of thing one
can turn down in these hard times !

I have sent a set of proofs along to Porter.

Salutations from us all,

W. Force Stead Esq.
Pensione Piccioli,
1 Via Tornabuoni,
FLORENCE. I T A L Y

Telephone : Holborn 4930

April 1st. 1924.

My dear William:

Here are the revised proofs, and I hope
you will find that the printers have carried out
your instructions to the letter. They have made
one mistake in regard to the pagination -- the
foldo marked 13 in the proof should be folio 15
and this means that all the subsequent pages must
be altered as well as the contents. I have
called their attention to it, as it is their fault,
but I did not think it was worth while holding up
the proofs for this to be put right.

Let me have the proofs back for press as
soon as you can, won't you ? I will them go ahead
with the production so that we may publish early
next month. By the way, would you like a note of
The Sweet Miracle printed opposite the title page ?

I saw the last of old Blunden at Liverpool
Street on Friday on his way to join the ship for
Japan. He seemed eager and full of enthusiasm for
his new adventure but it was sad to realise that
he would be away from us all for so long. I suppose
it is all for the best !

When are you returning to merry old England ?
When are we going to enjoy tankards of good old ale
at The George and Ye Doves ? Don't delay too long !!

Yours always,

W.Force Stead Esq.,
Casa Piccioli,
1 Via Tornabuoni,
FLORENCE,
ITALY.

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SOLICITORS.

FRANCIS LE G. STONE, M.C.
CECIL F. TWIST.

REGINALD VAUGHAN.

A. C. PHARO- TOMLIN, M.A.

SYBIL T. TWIST.

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8th April

1926.

Richard Cobden-Sanderson Esq.,
17 Thavies Inn
E.C. 1.

My dear Dick,

re W. Force Stead.

I have considered Mr. Stead's letter to you of the
31st March.

It is difficult to advise him properly without further
information and I think Mr. Stead had better come and see me.

The whole thing depends upon whether he has acquired
an English domicile. He may say no, but, from an Income Tax point
of view, his residence in Oxford may have given him such an English
domicile, even though he may say that he still has an American
domicile.

To enable me to decide this, I want to ask him some
questions about his tenancy of his Oxford residence and his way of
dealing with it when he is away.

If he has acquired no English domicile, he is, in my
opinion, not taxable at all.

If however he has acquired an English domicile, he
may yet escape paying on the money that does not come to this
Country, during the four months that he is out of it.

In any case, in view of the attitude of the local
Inspector at Oxford, I think he ought to have his Assessment dealt
with by the "Special Commissioners." The Form which he will be
called upon to fill up in a little while, gives the alternatives of

1.

Telephone : Central 1930

Telegrams : "KNOXYNOX, LUD, LONDON"

18th May ,1926.

W.Force Stead Esq.,
Freelands Hotel,
Iffley Road,
OXFORD

My dear William,

Many thanks for your letter. I have
passed on your permission to the Anthologist.

In regard to "The Shadow of Mount Carmel" I have
instructed the printers and binders to go ahead with
all speed. I am afraid there may be a little delay
as they are in a muddle after the strike but you may
rest assured that I will do my best to get it out as
quickly as possible. In the meantime me might settle
the press and presentation copies. I enclose my
printed press list and you might mark the papers to
whom you would like copies sent for review and add any
you want which are not on the list. Would you also
give me the list of names and addresses for the
presentation copies?

R. COBDEN-SANDERSON LTD

PUBLISHERS

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John Gwyer

July 13th. 1939.

My dear William,

This is to let you know formally, what I'm
afraid will not be altogether a surprise to you, that we
have had to decide to put the firm into liquidation. Alas,
the various deals and mergers that we had in mind all came
to nothing, and so we were left with no alternative.
I enclose a formal notice of the forthcoming creditors'
meeting.

To turn to a rather more cheerful subject:
our agents in New York are at the moment trying to place
the POETRY OF THE BIBLE with the firms you mentioned in
your letter. This will, of course, not be affected by the
liquidation, and I hope very much that we shall hear soon
that they have succeeded.

Yours ever,

William Force Stead Esq.
The Red House,
Clifton Hampden,
Abingdon.
Bucks.