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T. Fisher Unwin to Watt agreeing to terms; asks whether to draft formal agreement for Crockett to sign or take letter as agreement; clarifies not…

Accepts American cheap editions proposal; humorously notes grumpy mood and bad words arising easily, which physician says indicates improvement

Letter from A.P. Watt to Mrs. Crockett

Approached Nelson for inclusion in well-known 7d series (price raised to 9d due to increased production costs); Nelson offers ½d per copy rising to ¾d…

Letter from N.W. Gillespie to A.P. Watt

Requests authorization for cheap editions of Crockett's Firebrand, Flower o' the Corn, Banner of Blue, and Weyman's Long Night; also requests later…

Letter from F.J. North for James Clarke & Co. to A.P. Watt & Sons

Confirms 12.5% royalty on 2 shilling editions of Kit Kennedy, Cinderella, Flower o' the Corn; 13 copies reckoned to dozen for sales calculation

Letter from Dodd, Mead & Co. to A.P. Watt & Son

Proposes cheap editions (10,000 each) of three Crockett titles at 4 cents royalty; notes minimal sales (Kate Carnegie only 50 copies last year);…

Letter from M.L. Bisland to A.P. Watt

McClure proposes cheap cloth editions of successful books including Merryman's Pariah of the Guard, Weyman's Long Night, Doyle's Adventures of Gerard;…

Letter from A.P. Watt to S.R. Crockett

Forwards Dodd, Mead proposal for cheap editions; recommends acceptance considering circumstances; requests return confirmation for cable

Letter from A.P. Watt to James Clarke

Authorized by Crockett to agree cheap editions of Kit Kennedy, Cinderella, Flower o' the Corn at 2 shillings with 12.5% royalty on nominal selling…

Letter from A.P. Watt to J.E. Hodder Williams

Watt conveys Crockett's counter-proposal: instead of 2/6 edition of "The Stickit Minister's Wooing", suggests shilling edition with 2d per copy…