BRACERS Record Detail for 48027

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Collection code
RA3
Recent acquisition no.
70
Box no.
6.42
Source if not BR
George Allen and Unwin Ltd.
Recipient(s)
Allen and Unwin
Unwin, Stanley
Sender(s)
BR
Date
1945/02/21
Form of letter
ALS(X)
Pieces
1
BR's address code (if sender)
TC
Notes and topics

BR has declined van Thal's offer. "I like the idea of a collected edition of my books, but of course that is for after the war."

Re paper shortage.

Transcription

BR TO ALLEN AND UNWIN / STANLEY UNWIN, 21 FEB. 1945
BRACERS 48027. ALS(X). George Allen and Unwin Ltd.
Proofread by K. Blackwell

<letterhead>
TRINITY COLLEGE,
CAMBRIDGE.
21.2.45

Dear Unwin

I have written to refuse van Thal’s offer.1 I should not have entertained it in the first place if I had realized he was after a book, not an article.

I like the idea of a collected edition of my books, but of course that is for after the war. In the meantime I don’t want to divert any of your stock of paper from my History so I don’t propose to offer you any small book at present.

Yours sincerely
Bertrand Russell.

  • 1

    van Thal’s offer Herbert van Thal of Home and van Thal Ltd. The topic of the book is unknown.

Permission
Everyone
Transcription Public Access
Yes
Record no.
48027
Record created
May 29, 2014
Record last modified
Jun 23, 2025
Created/last modified by
duncana