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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”