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Correspondence from Norman Robb to Philip Kaplan
Norman Robb Bookseller 190 Lt Collins St Melbourne Victoria, Australia
June 12 1958
Dear Mr. Kaplan,
I am informed by Mr. Germer [Karl Germer], of California, that you recently purchased the Lund [Robert Lund] collection of Aleister Crowley writings. He thought that if I wrote to you directly you might be able to help me. I have one of the best collections of Crowley books and Crowleyana in the world—second only, I should say, to that of Gerald Yorke. In fact, I have several "originals" that Yorke has not got—though, of course, he has many things I haven't got! I have been in correspondence with him for years, and send him copies of everything I get hold of that he does not possess—as he does to me. For instance I unearthed in Sydney (in the possession of Frank Bennett's son-in-law) a copy of F.B. [Frank Bennett]'s diary of which I sent him a copy which was obviously used by John Symonds in his next book.
Germer sent me a copy of the catalogue of the Lund collection. I have all but two of the items mentioned and this is where you could help me, if you will. I should very much like to have photostat copies of "Alexandra" and of "Snowdrops from a Curate's Garden"—these being the only two things I lack from the list. I shall, of course, be only too happy to pay the costs of having the photostats made, if you will let me know what these are. (I can pay in N.Y. as I have a credit there.)
You may possibly be able to help me with other items. Using Yorke's bibliography at the end of "The Great Beast"; the number of the items I lack are:—[30 Alexandra] 32 (Rosa Decidua); 37, 47 (Snowdrops), 68-74, 76, 81, 84, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 98, 102, 104.
If there is anything I possess which you haven't got and would like, I should be only too glad to co operate.
Sincerely
N Robb.
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