Letter from The Hogarth Press to House of Books Ltd. (26/05/1944)

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[[MS 2750/557/1/18]]

 

House of Books, Ltd., 
2, West 56th Street, 
New York. 
U.S.A.

 

26.5.[19]44.

 

Dear Sirs,

 

We are in receipt of your letter of May 15th reference IHC.MTA and trust that by now you will have received the books which you ordered and also our letter of 21st April, 1944. We are sorry that owing to acute labour shortage we are not able to deal with foreign orders as quickly as we should like, and must apologise for any inconvenience caused you.

 

Yours faithfully, | for The Hogarth Press,
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Source: MS 2750/557/1/18

Letter from The Hogarth Press to House of Books Ltd. (26/05/1944)

Author:

The Hogarth Press

Library:

University of Reading, Special Collections

Archival Folder:

MS 2750/557_A Haunted House

Related To:

A Haunted House and Other Short Fiction

Apologises for lateness of book shipment and confirms that books have been sent. Typescript letter unsigned