Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, That is one dirty deal. gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 2:49:11 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [Leica] Maybe of interest? MAYBE OF INTEREST? Collector's copy book! 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.. 1/ "This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler." 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. 2/ Re-published: "DOCTOR's WORK. The Legacy of Sir William Osler." 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??? 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??????????? :-) :-) In any event I thought you might be interested with the end part of this publishing adventure? 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!! :-) 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! 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. To say the least we shed a few tears! Have a nice day CREW! :-) If you don't smile at this yer going to be sick as a dog!!!! :-( :-( :-( AAAAAAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKK!!! cheers, Dr. ted :-) And every word is true! _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information