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Correspondence from to Gerald Yorke to Louis Wilkinson and Karl Germer
2 April 1948
Dear Louis,
The following has occurred to me if you and Germer as executors publish Golden Twigs and the Book of Wisdom [Liber Aleph] over here.
1. How will you get the balance of the stock when published to America in view of present export restrictions? If you do not sell the stock to Germer, I doubt if you will be allowed to send it. Symonds [John Symonds] should be able to get expert advice on this from the export department of the Hulton Press.
2. I believe you will find it easier to send unbound sheets rather than bound books. If so do not bind up too many over here.
3. If as a result of regulations you cannot send the unsold bulk of the printed stock of these two books to U.S.A. is it worth while completing the printing over here? There will be few sales, and you will be involved in storage charges over an indefinite period.
4. It is possible you might get the requisite export license by proving that the books have been paid for by American money.
I am sending a copy of this letter to Germer. It merely expresses possibilities which occurred to me last night.
Yours,
Gerald Yorke.
Dear Germer,
I expect the above has already occurred to you. Have you received the ring and the original of Liber Legis yet? Probably not the latter. Gardner [Gerald Gardner] is back, but I shall not see him until May. John Symonds has completed the shipping documents for all except the typescripts and the few books already declared to the [Official] Receiver. I have not yet had the bill, so the goods are not yet shipped. They are packed and have left John's flat. You will find a few duplicate typescripts, and the original MSS of The World's Tragedy. I think the duplicate MSS include two copies of your diary 1925 (?) to 1930 under the title of Doctor Y.Z. Achad [Charles Stansfeld Jones] writes me reams, Liber 31 is in the post to me. I am trying to get him to write direct to you. He has a lot of stuff that has not survived elsewhere, such as a typed copy of all A.C.'s letters to him from 1913 to 1916, as well as later letters. I am trying to get copies.
Yours,
Gerald Yorke.
My regards to Jane Wolfe.
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