Printing, binding and royalty estimate for 'Letter from a Black Sheep (c 1931)

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[[MS 2750/23/5]]

 

[*No. 5. *]

 

ESTIMATE

 

AUTHOR  BIRRELL TITLE  LETTER FROM A BLACK SHEEP

 

Printer  Garden City Size of book  CR.8vo. Number of pages  32

 

                                                            £          s.         d.         £          s.         d.

 

Composition                                      6          0          0

Machining 2000  copies                  2          2          0

Paper cover, reams, & text

say size, weight.                               3          0          0

Blocks

Jacket  Cover                                   2          5          0

Binding  2000  copies                      2          17        0

Proof corrections                                          16                                                       

                                                            17

 

Miscellaneous                                   2

Distribution                                        7

Advertizing                                        12                                                                   

                                                            38                                                                   

 

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

 

at  1/-              £                                  £          £                      £                      £

 

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000               38                                12        50                    33                    -17

1500               38                                12        50                    50                    0

2000

 

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Source: MS 2750/23/5

Printing, binding and royalty estimate for 'Letter from a Black Sheep (c 1931)

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University of Reading, Special Collections

Estimate for printing and binding 2000 copies

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