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15 October 1956

Miss Violet Organ
10 Gramercy Park 
New York 3, N. Y. 

Dear Vi,

In accordance with our most pleasant interview, this letter will outline not only our offer of terms but the points we discussed in connection with the actual book itself. 

We would like to write a joint contract with you and Elizabeth McCausland on the following terms: $1500.00 advance payable to Miss McCausland, one half of signing and one half on delivery of a satisfactory manuscript (unless she prefers payment to be made monthly or on some similar basis), against royalties of 10% to 10,000, 12 1/2% from 10,000 to 15,000 and 15% thereafter. After the total advance has been earned, royalties up to $1500.00 will be paid to you. Thereafter all royalties earned by the book will be split fifty-fifty between you and Miss McCausland. All the authors' share of proceeds from sales of subsidiary rights - first serial, second serial, book club, excerpt, digest, foreign publication, dramatic, moving picture, etc., will be split fifty-fifty between you and Miss McCausland. This is figured after deduction of the publisher's share. In the case of first serial, foreign, dramatic, moving picture, and television rights the publisher's share will be 25% of all moneys received from sales of these rights; all moneys received from sale of book club, digest, excerpt and secondary serial rights will be split fifty-fifty between the authors and the publisher. Delivery sate is to be August 1st, 1957; the length to be 90,000 words. The book is to be copyrighted in the names of Violet Organ and Elizabeth McCausland, unless you and she decide you prefer the copyright to be in our name. The authors are to supply all material for illustrations, and will also provide the index (though we can, if you wish, find an indexer to do the job, at the usual fee of about $100.00). All other terms will follow regular publishing practice. 

In working on the book I believe you both agreed:

First, that Miss McCausland is to be given a free hand, in the writing, with the proviso that you are to have veto power over any facts which, after due discussion with her, you are convinced are misstatements. 

Second, that you will allow her free use of the Henri and related material in your possession. 

Third, that the Introduction to your biography will be included in the final book, unless we are all agreed that it will not be of advantage to the book in its present form, in which case you will be willing to rewrite it. (I don't remember that this point was ever carried quite as far as this conclusion, but it seems to me a reasonable basis for agreement.)