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MARTIN SECKER &
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24th October, 1946.

Captain David Jeffreys,
H.M.Vice Consul,
Naples,
c/o Foreign Office,
London, S.W.1

Dear Sir,

Mr. Senhouse has passed on to me
your request for six copies of SOUTH WIND.
The edition published in September was
oversubscribed by the booksellers, but I
have managed to find four copies for you,
one of which is slightly damaged.

If you would like me to send you
the balance of two copies from the next
edition will you kindly let me know.

Yours faithfully,
MARTIN SECKER & WARBURG LTD.

Encs: Sales Manager.

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R. H. P. SENHOUSE

J. G. PATTISSON

6th April, 1949.

Norman Douglas, Esq.,
Villa Tuoro,
Isola Capri,
NAPLES.

Dear Sir,

We enclose a copy of a
letter which we have received from Messrs.
Thomas Nelson & Sons, asking for permission
to include some extracts from "OLD CALABRIA"
and "SOUTH WIND" in an anthology they are
publishing on behalf of the Scottish
Centre of the PEN Club.

We should normally expect to
charge a fee of about £8.8.0. or £10.10.0.
for permission to use these passages, such
a fee to be shared equally between you and
ourselves, but as you will see, they ask
for a specially low fee to be quoted. Will
you let us know what you wish to do about
this.

Enc.

Yours faithfully,
MARTIN SECKER & WARBURG, LTD.

JGP/MCP

(COPY)

THOMAS NELSON & SONS Ltd. PUBLISHERS

Parkside Works,
Edinburgh 9.

24 March 1949

Messrs. Secker & Warburg, Ltd.,
7, John Street,
London, W.C.1.

Dear Sirs,

Anthology of Scottish Writing: 1950

The Scottish Centre of the PEN Club is acting as host in 1950 for the annual International Congress of the PEN. As one means of obtaining funds for this purpose Mr. Eric Linklater, President, has proposed editing, without fee, an anthology of living Scottish writers, which will be published by us, all royalties etc. going to the Congress Fund.

For the purpose of this Anthology we should like to have your permission to use the copyright material specified on the appended list. We should be happy to have your cooperation in this matter, and would like to know the best terms you can offer. Mr. Linklater himself is writing the author concerned and appealing to him to ask the smallest copyright fee (if any) he can see his way to accepting, having the above project in mind.

 Hopking for your sympathetic interest,

Yours faithfully,

(sgd.) MOLLIE N. BELL

Asst. Editor.

OLD CALABRIA.

P.175 'Deprived of converse' - p 176 'a werewolf' (1 page)

p.47 'I remember' - p 48 'galandrine' (1 page)

p.100 'What is a dragon' - p 102 'the water-drac.' (2 pages)

SOUTH WIND

p.216 'He quite understood' - p 219 'are criminals'.

DIRECTORS:
W. EDMUND CORK.
N. E. CORK.

NEW YORK,
40, EAST 49TH STREET.

HUGHES MASSIE & CO. LTD.

COPYRIGHT AGENTS.

LONDON & NEW YORK.

TELEPHONE: CENTRAL 4826.

TELEGRAMS: LITARIBUS FLEET-LONDON

CABLES: LITARIBUS LONDON.

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LONDON, E.C. 4.

April 30th

1946.

Norman Douglas, Esq.,
46 Thurloe Square,
S. W. 7.

Dear Mr. Douglas,

In response to your letter
of April 19th, we are enclosing a duplicate
statement showing the amount paid to you
by us during the fiscal year 1945-6, and
trust that you will find this in order.

Yours faithfully,
p.p. HUGHES MASSIE & CO.LTD.

16th March 1946

Dear Mr. Cork,

Many thanks for your letter of yesterday and for the cheque.
That was really quite unnecessary, but most kind of you to think
of sending it. Anyhow, I am relieved to hear that Secker's
accounts are made up only once a year - which explains everything.

As to the translation rights of my books - I am leaving
all such things in the hands of The Society of Authors. My
reason is that this is a permanent institution, whereas a firm
like yours, however well established is liable to be wound up
for one reason or another, which would be worse than inconvenient
for me (living in Italy) and for my children (living in America).
In fact it is for their sake, and only for their sake that I am
doing this. My annuity expires with my death. The income derivable
from my books is all they will ever get from me, and that is why
I want it to be handled by some agency which is not subject to
change. I hope you won't think this unreasonable?

Yours sincerely,

16th March 1946

Dear Mr. Cork,

Yours sincerely,

DIRECTORS:
W EDMUND CORK.
N. E. CORK.

HUGHES MASSIE & CO. LTD.

COPYRIGHT AGENTS.

LONDON & NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
40, EAST 49TH STREET

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40, FLEET STREET,
LONDON, E.C.4.

13th. March. 1946.

Norman Douglas Esq.,
46, Thurloe Square.
S.W. 7.

Dear Mr. Douglas,

I am afraid the Secker & Warburg statements are not due
until the end of the month, and publishers seem to take a few
days after that to get their accounts through. We will get them
in as soon as possible, but may I venture to send you say Fifty
Pounds on account?

We are getting enquiries from our agents in various parts
of Europe regarding "SOUTH WIND". I think we may be able to put
through very satisfactory sales, but I would be glad to have an
authorisation from you that you have not sold any foreign rights
of this book yourself, that is to say that our records cover all
commitments.

We are proposing to try to copyright the new edition of
"SOUTH WIND" in America!

W. EDMUND CORK.

HUGHES MASSIE & CO.

COPYRIGHT AGENTS.

LONDON & NEW YORK.

TELEPHONE: CENTRAL 4628.

CABLES: LITARIBUS LONDON.

40, FLEET STREET,

LONDON, E.C. 4.

27th. January. 1944.

Norman Douglas Esq.,
2, Hereford Square.
S.W. 7.

Dear Mr. Douglas,

I was very glad indeed to read
your gracious reference to our correspondence
in the January number of Life and Letters of
Today. I am delighted that any bad feeling
there may have been on either side can now
be regarded as washed out.

W. EDMUND CORK.

HUGHES MASSIE & CO.

TELEPHONE, CENTRAL 4828.
TELEGRAMS, LITARIBUS FLEET-LONDON.
CABLES, LITARIBUS LONDON.
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May 10th, 1943

Norman Douglas Esq.
16 Half Moon Street
W.1

Dear Sir,

The Inland Revenue authorities have demanded
from us a certificate showing the total amount we have
received on your behalf, and paid to you during the
fiscal year ended 5th April 1943

It appears that the nett total so paid
was £ 28. 18. 7 and as under the Finance Act we
are obliged to furnish such Certificate, we propose to
return this figure. unless we hear from you that it does
not agree with your records.

Yours faithfully,
per pro HUGHES MASSIE & COMPANY

Accountant.

W. EDMUND CORK.

HUGHES MASSIE & CO.

COPYRIGHT AGENTS.

LONDON & NEW YORK.

TELEPHONE: CENTRAL 4828.
TELEGRAMS: LITARIBUS FLEET-LONDON
CABLES: LITARIBUS LONDON.

15th. February. 1943.

Norman Douglas Esq.,
Symonds House,
Brook Street. W.1.

Dear Mr. Douglas,

We have had negotiations with
Messrs Martin Secker & Warburg regarding
a new edition of "SOUTH WIND".

They suggested paying a
royalty of 10% on this edition, but I am
glad to say we have got them to raise this
to 15%, which is as high a rate as it is
possible to get now. I hope you will
regard this as satisfactory.

TELEPHONE:
CENTRAL 4828.

March 6th 1942

Norman Douglas Esq.

In account with

HUGHES MASSIE & CO.

COPYRIGHT AGENTS.

LONDON & NEW YORK.

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