[Leica] Maybe of interest?

[Ken Carney]

Douglas,

I wouldn't advise that.  Morally, Ted is justified in beating the 
publisher to a pulp, setting the remains on fire and pissing on the 
ashes.  I don't think any of us could disagree with that.  But, in a 
court of law, and I know this sounds crazy, he might be found to be the 
aggressor.  So, caution is indicated.  Or at the least a burner cell phone.

Ken

On 11/13/2014 6:54 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> 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.
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> 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....
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> Douglas
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> ----- 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?
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>> 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 I
>> 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 as
>> a dog!!!! :-( :-( :-( AAAAAAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!
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>> cheers,
>> Dr. ted :-)
>> And every word is true!
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