Letter to Jack London from Isbister & Co., Limited publisher, dated May 13, 1902

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ISBISlER   &   CO.,    LlMVidD.
15 &  16, Tavistock Street,
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London, W.C.
isbister's
school books,
prize book8,
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Office   of   MANAGING   DIRECTOR,
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Doar Sir,
I em glad to get your letter of April 28th.    ye are
in cosr~naic&tIon with Lipplncott's for the novel.      Shat  is to
say,  that wo have definitely closed for the English rights with
IIoGluro, who in transferring the Zsorican rights to Lippincott's
reoorved the English rights for us, but  it remains for us by
nogotiction with Lippincot^s to deoifle whether v© will buy a
sot of plates frco thczs,  or whether we will set the type for
ourselves o^er novo,      5*he decision of this matter depends
chiefly:-
Eirstly;  On whether the form and style of typchet by
the Lippincott's suits us,   and
f-?condly: On their being willing to use English
spelling throughout.
I have cczr-ianicated with them through their Manager,
who happens to be 2n London,  end oxpoot an eerly reply.
X!oply£sjg to your question as to what,  if any differences,  the boy£ng of platos make.    I would say that vhen one
rubllshor bays shoots of a book,  from another, a doflnite prloa
ia paid far ©coh copy, aeeonlins to the siso of Vm pass and