Printing and binding estimate relating to Saturday Night at the Greyhound

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ESTIMATE

 

AUTHOR  Simpson                                TITLE  Saturday Night

 

Printer  Clark                     Size of book Cr 8vo           Number of pages [*244*]

 

12pt Baskerville solid [*leaded 24 lines[?] to page, 20 to line[?]*]

 

                                                              £      s.   d.                         £     s.   d.

Composition                                           36   14   4

Machining     1000  copies                      15   11

Paper            reams,  size, weight  say    10

Blocks

Jacket                                                    12

Binding         500 copies say                  14

Proof corrections                                      4   14  8

________                          _________

 

                                                              93

Miscellaneous                                          5

Distribution                                             12

Advertizing                                             25

                                                              ________                          __________

                                                              135

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Copies sold       Costs as above   Royalty  Total cost  Receipts        Profit or loss

at  7/6

                                 £                 £             £                 £                  £

 

200                         135               7½         142½           50               -92½

300                         135               11          146             75               -71

400                         135               15          150            100               -50

500                         141               19          160            125               -35

600                         144               22          166            150               -16

700                         147               25          172            175                  3

800                         150               30          180            200               20

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Source: MS 2750/153/2

Printing and binding estimate relating to Saturday Night at the Greyhound

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University of Reading, Special Collections

Typescript document with handwritten annotation.