| Description | Correspondence and papers relating to the history of John Lane The Bodley Head and the early days of Penguin Books:
Letter from L.J. Bathurst (Alston Rivers Ltd.) to 'Dear Lane', 5 November 1908. Bathurst is sorry to hear of Lane's illness and wishes him a speedy recovery. Reports on a meeting held at which it was agreed that the 'Circle' firms should only send one copy on sale to book shows, that Heinemann suggest that the 6d. novel houses should agree not to dispose of any of their novels to the 7d. people, and that Gamage's are selling the 'Queen's Letters' even though they have been boycotted for violating the Net Book agreement.
Letter from L.J. Bathurst (Morning Post) to 'Dear Lane', 12 July 1911. Bathurst thanks Lane for caricature of his ancestor, the Lord Chancellor's father.
Letter from L.J. Bathurst (Morning Post offices) to 'My dear Lane', 10 February 1914. Bathurst apologises for not being able to accept Lane's invitation; has never attended an Odd Volumes dinner but hopes to meet Lane at the next P.C. lunch.
Reader's report [possibly by Allen Lane] of W.H. Rainsford's 'That Girl March' [published by John Lane in 1920], n.d.
Letter from [Arundel Dene?], c/o Melbourne Electric Supply Co., to 'Dear Mrs Lane', 25 November 1925. Concerning her tribute to John Lane with reference to a memoir published in 'The Bulletin'.
Letter from [Lewis May?] to 'My dear Allen', 15 February 1933. Sends Lane a brief chronology of the history of The Bodley Head from 1887 to 1894 and suggests that "There may be some pale excuse for an orgy on the first of Oct. 1934" but not in 1933 as Lane had hoped.
Part of an announcement written on John Lane The Bodley Head Limited writing paper, 29 May 1935. The announcement reads: "On June 28th we are publishing the first ten titles of a new 6d. series to be known as PENGUIN BOOKS. The size of the books will be approximately 9" x 41/2", so that they slip easily into the pocket, whilst the text is printed clearly on good paper, and is restful to the eye." On the back of the announcement are notes made in pencil of outgoings to April 1933 and April 1934.
Letter from Alfred Fairbank to 'Dear Young', 18 January 1938. Fairbank sends Young a photosta of his drawing of the cheque.
Correspondence between Beryl Olney and Allen Lane, 4-17 January 1966. Concerning the death of Beryl's father, Stanley Olney, who was one of the few people who moved over to Penguin when the Bodley Head folded up.
Letter from Blanche Prescott to Allen [Lane], 20 August [n.y.]. Concerning the death of Clifford Prescott. |