Letter from University Press, Cambridge, to C.A. Storey to thank for his letter stating their tender for Kitāb al-Tashbīhāt had been accepted. They ask for Storey to inform of the number of proofs required and suggest leaving the question of paper to see if the current controls will be relaxed. On this letter Storey has written a copy of his reply in which he suggests that he will need four to five sets of proofs some of which he will airmail to the editors in India. He thinks they will require only 500-600 copies but will consult with his colleagues to confirm this.
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Letter from University Press, Cambridge, to C.A. Storey to inform that due to the agreement to increase wages and reduce hours of work in the printing industry the Press must increase its charges for composition, presswork and binding. He is unsure how this will affect Kitāb al-Tashbīhāt but will inform when this is known. On this letter Storey has written a copy of his reply in which Storey writes that he had assumed that there would be an increase in cost but is trying to minimise this by copying as much as possible of the manuscript in his own hand to increase the legibility.
Cambridge university pressLetter from Vladimir Minorsky to C.A. Storey to inform that Heffer are going to print 500 copies of his book but he remembers there were more than 1000 copies of the translation. He wonders whether the Trust would consider publishing cheap copies of the translation without the Persian text? If this is not possible he asks that he could have 100 copies of offprints.
Minorsky Vladimir 1877-1966Letter from Vladimir Minorsky to C.A. Storey in which he writes that Professor Nicholson had informed him that Storey was likely to be the trustee-in-charge of his work on Safavid Administration. He asks whether Storey would be willing to look at his translation before he sends in the manuscript. This is to be printed before the rest but if Storey hasn't time they can speak of the matter once the galley proofs are ready. He also asks if Storey knows how he can find the description of Shah Ismail's Diwan marked Vat(ican) turc.221.
Minorsky Vladimir 1877-1966Letter from Vladimir Minorsky to C.A. Storey to thank Storey for his letter and to send his translations. He asks for Storey to write corrections on the copy and that he would be happy to discuss any complicated corrections. He gives some details of his working method for the translations.
Minorsky Vladimir 1877-1966Letter from Vladimir Minorsky to C.A. Storey to inquire regarding the price to be set for his book so he can insert it in p. X.
Minorsky Vladimir 1877-1966Letter from Vladimir Minorsky to C.A. Storey to state that he has received galleys 40-7. He informs Storey that he will be going to London for a fortnight and provides the address where he would be staying. He enquires regarding about part of a book [phographed] and printed by Fleming.
Minorsky Vladimir 1877-1966Letter from Vladimir Minorsky to C.A. Storey to thank Storey for his kind words but asks for him to reserve judgement until he has seen more of the work.
Minorsky Vladimir 1877-1966Letter from Vladimir Minorsky to C.A. Storey to further explain regarding his request for offprints which he would supply to his friends in Russia and out-of-the-way places like Turkestan, Baku and Tiflis. He would also give them to economists and general historians unlikely to become the Trust's customers. He is willing to supply the list of those he wishes to send the offprints to, in order to allay Storey's concerns about potential loss of sales.
Minorsky Vladimir 1877-1966Letter from Vladimir Minorsky to C.A. Storey to inform Storey that he has received galley proofs 26-39 and to ask if Storey has also received them. He also asks if Storey has ascertained the whereabouts of the printed copies of the Persian part. He thanks Storey for his corrections and comments on some of them.
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