[Leica] Maybe of interest?

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Ted, that's terrible. If the publisher is still active, even if he/she is 
working in a burger joint, I wouldn't let them forget what they did to you.

Of course, if your friends around the world knew the phone number of the 
head of the defunct publishing house, they might remind him/her of his/her 
failings.....say once a month for a year.... in the middle of the Canadian 
night....

Douglas




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 8:49 PM
Subject: [Leica] Maybe of interest?


> MAYBE OF INTEREST? Collector's copy book!
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> Many LUG members during past years have purchased one or the other of my
> coffee table size hard cover all B&W Leica available light shot books on 
> the
> MEDICAL PROFESSION..
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> 1/ "This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler."
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> An edition of 250 copies with a leather hand bound cover special edition.
> All author signed and numbered copies. Plus another edition of a 1000 with
> standard dust jacket cover over regular cover.
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> 2/ Re-published: "DOCTOR's WORK. The Legacy of Sir William Osler."
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> Recently I was browsing "USED BOOK" internet locations looking for any of 
> my
> 8 published books with various publishing house's during past years. When 
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> discovered two copies of the "Leather hand bound Special Editions?"
> READY???
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> One listed as "SPECIAL COLLECTOR COPY.... hand signed & numbered....
> "$2000.oo." USA dollars! The other $3000.oo! :-) Jeeeeeeeeeeesh if only I
> had a half dozen copies??????????? :-) :-)
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> In any event I thought you might be interested with the end part of this
> publishing adventure?
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> The publisher made a major sale of copies to the American Medical Assn. I
> mean bigtime sale! My royalty cheque in USA funds was to be for 
> $60,000.oo!
> Yep absolutely honest! HOWEVER!! :-)
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> OH and before I get to the final lines...... Converting that amount to
> Canadian dollars at the time it would've amounted to??? "80,000.oo! Yeah I
> know yer all breathing deep and thinking all kinds of nice things etc!
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> HOWEVER? The publisher put himself into receivership and I received
> NADDA!!!!! NOT A PENNY!!! :-(
> Nor a penny for my near ten years of photo production time in between
> regular paying assignments about the world.
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> To say the least we shed a few tears!
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> Have a nice day CREW! :-) If you don't smile at this yer going to be sick 
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> a dog!!!! :-( :-( :-( AAAAAAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!
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> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
> And every word is true!
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