Letter from Frederick A. Stokes Company to A.P. Watt
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from Frederick A. Stokes Company to A.P. Watt
Type
LETTER
Creator
M.A. Dominick (Treasurer)
Description
High electrotype metal prices prompting melting of old plates; books arranged through Watt now out of print with no likelihood of reprinting; contracts provide author option to purchase plates at cost of manufacture; offers three Crockett titles: Sir Toady Lion $150, Sir Toady Crusoe $150, Sweethearts at Home $150; also lists other authors including Ellen Thornycroft Fowler, Beatrice Harraden, Amy Le Feuvre, Horace A. Vachell
Date
1916-01-21
Subject
out of print, electrotype plates, Sir Toady Lion, Sir Toady Crusoe, Sweethearts at Home, metal prices, author purchase option, unsaleable books
Identifier
POST-1916-001
Contributor
A.P. Watt, Ellen Thornycroft Fowler, Beatrice Harraden, Amy Le Feuvre, Horace A. Vachell
Language
English
Coverage
New York
Collection
Citation
M.A. Dominick (Treasurer), “Letter from Frederick A. Stokes Company to A.P. Watt,” S.R.Crockett Museum, accessed May 4, 2026, https://srcrockett.scot/themuseum/items/show/1127.