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Publication agreement between Ainsworth and Chapman and Hall for his novel The lord mayor of London : autograph document : Brighton, 1862 Mar. 6.

BIB_ID
282203
Accession number
MA 3.19
Creator
Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882.
Display Date
1862 Mar. 6.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 22.8 cm
Notes
Ainsworth gives his address as Brighton and Chapman and Hall's address as 193 Piccadilly.
Bound in a volume containing 15 of Ainsworth's letters, 2 engravings, and signed autograph agreements for the publication of 8 of his novels.
The publication agreement originally stipulated that Ainsworth was to receive £400 for the novel; this amount has been crossed out and £350 has been written above it.
This copy of the publication agreement is signed by Ainsworth; Chapman and Hall would have signed a second copy and returned it to Ainsworth.
Summary
Laying out the terms under which Chapman and Hall will publish two editions of The lord mayor of London.