Letter from A.P. Watt to Frank Dodd Esquire
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from A.P. Watt to Frank Dodd Esquire
Type
LETTER
Creator
A.P. Watt
Description
In due course will send formal agreement re Crockett's story to be published in Woman at Home early part of 1898; wishes to put on record present terms of purchase made this morning; story between 50 and 60 thousand words for serial publication but increased to 70-80,000 for volume; for American serial rights agree to pay minimum £300 sterling plus any increase obtained; for book royalty on nominal selling price $1.50 on all copies and sum of £250 cash on account of royalties on day of publication; agreement terminable at end of five years from publication as provided in similar agreement regarding Miss Harraden's new novel
Date
1896-05-26
Subject
Woman at Home, serial publication, payment terms, royalties, termination clause
Identifier
APW_1896_030
Contributor
Frank Dodd Esquire, 4 Trafalgar Square
Language
English
Coverage
Hastings House
Collection
Citation
A.P. Watt, “Letter from A.P. Watt to Frank Dodd Esquire,” S.R.Crockett Museum, accessed April 29, 2026, https://www.srcrockett.scot/themuseum/items/show/1262.