Printing,binding and profit information 'Kenya' (1924)

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[[MS 2750/255/1]]

 

First Edition of Kenya

 

My first                       “I cannot conceive a book of 126,000 costing more

letter of                       than £300 to produce”

July 16th.

1925.

 

Printing & binding of 1st edition of “Kenya” actually

cost £256. 0. 9.

 

My letter

of 4th.Aug,                                                                            Actual Expenditure

1924.giving

estimate                                                        

 

Printing (excluding                                                  Printing (includ-   )

                maps)         £188. 1. 3.                                         ing maps) )  £207. 5. 6.

Proof corrections            5. 0. 0.                                  & proof correc-)

Binding                          47. 0. 0.                             Binding                       48. 15. 3.

Distribution                   12. 0. 0.                             Distribution                 9.   5. 1½

Advertising                    40. 0. 0.                             Advertising                  34.  5. 0        

 

                                    £292. 1. 3.                                                                 £299.10.10½

 

“If you print 1050 (copies) and sold[sic] out

the whole edition, I reckon that you will                           Profit actually made

make a net profit of about £35. after pay-                                    £71.17.4½

ing everything including our commission”

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Reproduced with permission from Penguin Random House UK Archive and Library owner of the Hogarth Press archive collection, held by the University of Reading Special Collections.

With thanks to the Society of Authors

Source: MS 2750/255/1

Printing,binding and profit information 'Kenya' (1924)

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University of Reading, Special Collections

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Typescript production sheet