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Handwritten letter from Richard A. May to Dennis J. Duncanson letting him know that he has yet to arrive at their first port of call, Quebec, and are not due to arrive at their destination, Montreal, until the next day. May writes of the conditions at sea, describing them as 'rough,' and tells of a mishap experienced by his wife Kitty who was thrown across the cabin due to turbulent seas.

May informs Duncanson that he has read Duncanson's book from beginning to end and writes that he has enclosed a text which he plans to use in discussing Duncanson's book with various promotional forces over the coming weeks. He also enquires whether Duncanson is acquainted with New York Times' book reviewers who might be good for book promotional purposes. Attached is Duncanson's book summary which requests feedback from May (Typed).

Handwritten letter from Richard A. May to Dennis J. Duncanson letting Duncanson know that despite the ship he (May) is on is currently delayed, a letter he wrote earlier in the afternoon will arrive shortly, even before this current correspondence. That letter (DD/4/11) would explain May's latest thinking about U.S.A. reviews.

Handwritten letter from Richard A. May to Dennis J. Duncanson in response to Duncanson's letter on 10 October 1967. May will take note of one of Duncanson's suggestions as a possible reviewer, whilst May believes that the Saturday Review will be most keen and productive for review purposes for Duncanson's book and, also, the possibility of paperback copies.

Handwritten letter from Richard A. May to Dennis J. Duncanson. This includes an update from Donald Heath who believes that Duncanson's book is a masterpiece but reader interest in the U.S.A. will be confined mostly to academic circles. Nevertheless, Heath promises his endorsement of the book, though in a class composed of three other works – The Two Vietnams by Bermond B. Fall; To Move A Nation by Roger Hilseman; and Viet Cong by Douglas Pike - which May believes are all incomparable to Duncanson's book.

May fears that limited sales to primarily academic circles would place Duncanson completely at the mercy of Professors who could use his work as they choose and Duncanson would have little means of checking whether he has received any credit at all. Therefore, May enquires about Duncanson's contract with Oxford University Press London in order to determine whether it is possible for May to provide page proofs of Duncanson's book to Reader's Digest or Time-Life in America.

Letter from Richard A. May to David Lawrence, Editor at U.S. News & World Report. In anticipation of the arrival of an advanced review copy of Duncanson's book, May writes to enclose a copy of Duncanon's curriculum vitae and a copy of Oxford University Press, London, first publicity release. Lastly, May writes that as Duncanson will be in the U.S. during the months of January and February, a possible meeting with Lawrence might be possible if so wished.

Letter from Richard A. May to Frederick E. Nolting, Vice President at Morgan Guaranty Bank of New York, to enclose the Oxford University Press, London, publicity release for Duncanson's book. May also writes to provide feedback regarding the list of names Nolting suggested that might be interested in reviewing Duncanson's forthcoming work. May closes the letter with the news that Oxford University Press, New York, have decided against an American Edition of Duncanson's book.

Letter from Richard A. May to Andrew E. Palmer, Import Department Manager at Oxford University Press, New York. May encloses a copy of Oxford University Press, London's first information sheet on Duncanson's book. May also writes of his disappointment of Oxford University Press, New York, deciding to not print an American edition of Duncanson's book