Letter from W.L. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to ask him to sign the enclosed cheque but also to inform that all the stock had been safely housed in boathouses at Newnham, Cambridge, from Dow & Lester in Luton. He writes concerning the difficulty of having it all delivered due to the government's requisitioning of lorries hired for transport. The government had also requisitioned the building used by Dow & Lester and ordered them to clear it.
Zonder titelPartial letter from R.A. Nicholson to C.A. Storey which enquires regarding Storey's health and whether workmen from the University Press could help with sorting the stock.
Zonder titelLetter 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.
Zonder titelLetter from C.A. Storey to W.L. Raynes to state that he met Raynes' clerk when leaving the office that morning who had given him the numbers of the volumes requested by Luzac. Storey expects to be able to find these. He asks Raynes to obtain the plates for the lettering of the bindings from Dow & Lester. Once they come, he thinks the binding will be able to proceed.
Zonder titelLetter from Vladimir Minorsky to C.A. Storey to apologise for suggesting that Storey reads his manuscript and that he understands how busy Storey must have been since term started. He suggests they wait for the galley proofs but will be glad of any suggestions.
Zonder titelDraft letter from C.A. Storey to W.L. Raynes to give a list of the volumes that appear to be missing in their stocks.
Zonder titelList of parcels of stock and their contents.
Zonder titelLetter 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.
Zonder titelLetter 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.
Zonder titelLetter from W.L. Raynes, Clerk to the Trust, to C.A. Storey to inform Storey that he has received 25 bound copies of Mathnawi IV.7 and 12 bound copies of Kitab Al-Badi N.S.X. from Cox & Allen. He also sends Luzac's Sales Account to December 1941. He writes that Dow & Lester have despatched the brasses but they have not yet been received. With this letter is a copy of the Luzac Sales Account.
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