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just received from Shute 1, and of these 91, 48 have been [illegible] to you in proof and proofs [illegible] by you. The proofs of the other 43 are being made and snet to you form day to day under your understanding with our Ed-wards and Ten days more will finish them. W Edwards has approved W Shute's four [illegible] and has so notified you. We shall be able to [illegible] [illegible] 12 complete copies [illegible] 10th and allowing a week for the finding we can ship them to England for copyright purposes so as to publish there on or before February 10th. We can then publish here on or about Feb. 15th or 20th. All the printing of the 2000 copies will be done by the end of January.
I have sent to W Berry, the [illegible], and learn that the side die is [illegible], but the back die is not the [illegible] only just secured from the binder the thickness of the book. The [illegible] the die by the middle of next week.
Rice Kendall [illegible] have [illegible] us a [illegible] for the paper [illegible], some $2000. Do you wish us to pay this?
It would appear from this state of affairs that there is nothing to keep