Virginia Boston to Rebecca West, [1977?]

"Dear Dame Rebecca, I believe Miron Grindea mentioned to you that the 400th Jubilee issue of ADAM will be entirely devoted to the London Library and that you have very kindly promised a piece that could be preface to the other contributors. You recalled for Mr. Grindea a particular episode when you 'pinched' a book on Yugoslavia that you had urgent need of, while the rest of the shelf was destroyed by fire, you had saved a valuable reference book for the Library which you were able to return..."