Letter from C.A. Storey to W.L. Raynes in reply to Raynes letter (GMT/1/3/6). He is glad the minute book has been retrieved. Storey does not know who could undertake the cataloguing of the 11000 books belonging to Ellis but suggests it is desirable to consult Nicholson. He writes of hearing of 6000 in the library of a British Arabist had been acquired by a library at Philadelphia but realising this was not the Ellis volumes.
Sans titreDraft letter from C.A. Storey to W.L. Raynes to state his agreement with the movement of the money and to return the signed cheque. He suggests that Luzac will not be able to undertake much regarding sorting their publication stock and explains about their current disorder.
Sans titreLetter from C.A. Storey to W.L. Raynes to state his agreement to the purchase of the stock. He also writes concerning publication stock left at Dow & Lester and wonders whether Cox and Allen will be able to undertake the work declined by Heffer (binding). He writes that the printing of Professor Minorsky's publication has reached an advance stage and presumes Heffer will need the 500 facsimiles of the Persian text to bind with Minorsky's translation and commentary. These were prepared by Mr R.B. Fleming of London who may possibly still have them. He asks Raynes to ask Nicholson where they might be.
Sans titreLetter from C.A. Storey to W.L. Raynes to state that he would prefer the investments to stand in the names of Gibb (who is in Oxford) and Arberry as they are both younger than him and likely to hold the stock for a prolonged period. He also writes concerning a Minute Book that Ellis brought to meetings which must contain information of interest for the Trustees. He wonders if it could be obtained from the Executors.
Sans titreNote concerning the cost of printing Mathnawi Volume V, in Storey's hand.
Sans titre"E.J.W. Gibb Memorial Series: New Series, XIV" - containing the acknowledgements for the frontispiece of a publication and a list of trustees.
Sans titreLetter from C.A. Storey to W.L. Raynes to state that he met Raynes' clerk when leaving the office that morning who had given him the numbers of the volumes requested by Luzac. Storey expects to be able to find these. He asks Raynes to obtain the plates for the lettering of the bindings from Dow & Lester. Once they come, he thinks the binding will be able to proceed.
Sans titreLetter from C.A. Storey to W.L. Raynes to inform Raynes of his visit to Cox & Allen's premises where he saw the brasses on their plates. He writes that they do not all seem to be present. He then went with the senior Binder to the stock in Mill Lane and found various of the volumes that were needed.
Sans titreDraft letter from C.A. Storey to W.L. Raynes to give a list of the volumes that appear to be missing in their stocks.
Sans titreList of parcels of stock and their contents.
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