Box 1

"This is just to say thank-you for your considerate word of July 30th."

"I'm sorry that I overlooked answering your query before; please do give my name to the person who is collecting your books."

"The person to whom I referenced is Professor S- M. Harper, of FLorida State University, Tallahassee, Fla." ... "He became acquainted over some letters of mine to Yeats..."

"I suddenly thought that it might be to sensible point for me to tell you that I am considering acting as an Authors Guild Bulletin faculty for offering a book of mine..."

"I'm not really surprised at Harper's Row remaindering The Telling. This seems to be the general practice now."

"There was no limited, signed edition, in the case of either the British or the American publication of the book. I am not clear as to what you wish to know as to the Athlone Press edition."

"What would you think of signing and numbering 100 copies of The Telling? This would be rather unusual; sort of a limited, signed edition after the fact, but we should be able to sell quite a few..."

"I thank you for your letter of September 2nd, and for your thinking on this matter of the disposing of 100 copies of The Telling. I shall act on your thinking. I have 50 copies of the book here, 50 more reserved for me, to be sent at call."

...

"As to the thought of including The Telling in catalogue conceived of as a salute to International Women's Year..."

"I'm afraid that signing labels won't do. Book collectors frown on this practice."

Letter 1: "It would be helpful to me at this time, when I am in need of working some plans involving..."

Letter 2: "Something as to possible arrangement, for reprint, of earlier writings of mine..."

Letter 3: "Since I am sending you a couple of communications, I thought it would be of general convenience if I sent you a note on an idea I presented tentatively..."