FORM No. 1]

Memorandum of Agreement

This Agreement made the **first** day of
**April** One thousand nine hundred and **twenty-six**
between GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS LIMITED Publishers and
Exporters of 68-74 Carter Lane in the City of London for themselves
their successors and assigns hereinafter styled the Publishers of the
one part and

Robert Byron, Esq.,
of
7, Upper Montagu Street, London, W.1.

for him self his heirs executors administrators and assigns
hereinafter styled the Author of the other part

Witnesseth that in consideration that the Copyright and Plant
including therein all foreign rights of reproduction and translation of the work
written by the Author and entitled **provisionally**

"IN A MOTOR THROUGH EUROPE"

shall forthwith belong to and become the property of the Publishers (but subject
always to a lien thereon for any sums due to the Author by the Publishers for
Royalties) the Publishers hereby agree to print publish advertise and sell a first
edition of **not less than 1000** copies of the said work and as many
subsequent editions thereof as they may think desirable and to pay to the Author
a Royalty on the sales as hereinafter provided.

And it is hereby further agreed

(1) That the Publishers shall :—

(a) Produce the work in **one** volume.

(b) Warehouse the bound and quire stock.

(c) Deliver the usual Press copies to the London and Provincial
Journals.

(d) Account annually to the Author for every copy produced.

(2) That the Author's Royalty shall be calculated in manner following :—

(a) As to copies sold in the United Kingdom at the regular trade
price
Ten per centum

calculated on the full published price thereof, thirteen copies
being reckoned as twelve.

(b) As to stereotype plates and copies sold for the American, Indian
and Colonial markets at reduced prices, **ten** per
centum on the amount actually received in respect thereof.

(c) As to copies sold in the United Kingdom by auction, or privately to a dealer at reduced prices, or by way of remainder, five per centum on the amount actually received in respect thereof; the Publishers shall however give to the Author in writing the first refusal of the remainder at such price as they are able to obtain for it.

(d) As to sums received for rights of translation or reproduction or for royalties received from another publisher on account of a separately printed edition or editions for America, India, or one of the British Colonies fifty per centum thereof.

(3) That if any copies of the said work are sold by the Publishers but not paid for to them the Author shall not be deprived of his Royalty upon such sales.

(4) That the manner of Production, Publication, Sale, and extent of Advertisement of the said work shall in the absence of express agreement to the contrary lie wholly within the discretion of the Publishers.

(5) That the Author shall be liable for the expenses of Author's proof corrections (exclusive of the corrections of Printers' errors) beyond the amount of six shillings per sheet of sixteen pages and that should such charges exceed this amount the Author shall be debited with the excess.

(6) That the Publishers shall annually make up as at the thirty-first of March the accounts of each year and shall on demand render the same to the Author two months thereafter and shall at the same time pay over any balance which may be found due to the Author.

(7) That the Publishers' books shall be open to the inspection of the Author either personally or by agent at any reasonable time after notice given in writing.

(8) That the Author shall be responsible for any action of Libel or Infringement of Copyright arising out of the publication of the said work and shall indemnify and reimburse the Publishers for any damages costs or charges which they may reasonably incur or be called upon to pay in respect thereof.

(9) That the Author shall be entitled to six gratis copies of the said work on publication, and that any further copies required shall be supplied at the wholesale price such further copies to appear as sales in the Publishers' accounts.

(10) That should the Publishers allow the said work to be and remain out of print for a period of six months and refuse after request by the Author to reprint it the copyright shall ipso facto revert to and become vested in the Author.

(11) That in the event of the compulsory liquidation of the Publishers or of their effecting a composition with their creditors this Agreement shall ipso facto be deemed void and the copyright in the said work shall revert to and become vested in the Author.

GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS, LIMITED

(Author's Signature)

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