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Memorandum of items of real estate of the 4th Earl of Limerick, deceased and May, Dowager Countess of Limerick, deceased, sold between 18 March 1929 and 11 March 1943.

Signed memorandum of agreement between Kate O’Brien, care of Pearn, Pollinger & Higham Limited, 39/40 Bedford Street, Strand, London, W.C.2 (author), and Messieurs William Heinemann Limited, 99 Great Russell Street, London W.C.1 (publishers), regarding the next three novels to be produced by the author, referring to publishing rights and copyright.

Signed memorandum of agreement between Kate O’Brien care of David Higham, Associates Limited, 39-49 Bedford Street, Strand, London, W.C.2 (author), and Messieurs William Heinemann Limited, 15-16 Queen Street, Mayfair, London, W.1 (publishers), relating to an untitled autobiography, noting conditions relating to copyright, extent of the publication, royalties, Book Society, sub-licences, and payment of monies. States that the author shall deliver a work of about sixty thousand words no later than 31 December 1965, with royalties of 15% on all copies sold to seven thousand five hundred, 17.5% on all copies sold thereafter, with provisions for copies sold overseas or in Great Britain for purposes of export and for cheaper editions. Also states that a sum of £350, of which £100 was already paid to author, is payable on delivery of complete typescript of work for publication. Includes amendments in ink and some lines crossed out.

Signed memorandum of agreement between Kate O’Brien, care of Pearn, Pollinger & Higham Limited, 39/40 Bedford Street, Strand, London, W.C.2 (author), and United Authors Limited, 1, Craven house, Kingsway, London, W.C.2 (publishers), granting the licence to translate and publish The Last of Summer, in volume form in French, noting conditions regarding royalties, payment of monies, translation of work and publishing rights. Notes that a royalty of 5% of the published price of all copies sold and a sum of £75 payable on signature of the agreement by both parties, in advance for royalties and percentages. Amended in ink.

Signed memorandum of agreement between Kate O’Brien, care of Pearn, Pollinger & Higham Limited, 39/40 Bedford Street, Strand, London, W.C.2 (author), and United Authors Limited, 1, Craven house, Kingsway, London, W.C.2 (publishers), granting the licence to translate and publish The Last of Summer, in volume form in German, noting conditions regarding royalties, payment of monies, translation of work and publishing rights. Notes that a royalty of 5% of the published price of all copies sold and a sum of £100 payable on signature of the agreement by both parties, in advance for royalties and percentages. Amended in ink.

Signed memorandum of agreement between O’Brien care of Pearn, Pollinger & Higham Limited, 39/40 Bedford Street, Strand, London, W.C.2 (author), and Mr. Saturnino Calleja, Madrid, Spain (publishers), granting publishers licence to translate and publish The Anteroom in volume form in Spanish, subject to conditions regarding royalties and payment of monies, translation of work and publishing rights. Notes payment of £75 as to one-half upon signature of agreement and the other half to be paid upon publication of work or within twelve months of agreement, whichever date is earlier, for an edition of five thousand copies, and a sum of £20 payable upon printing each subsequent edition of one thousand copies.

Signed memorandum of agreement between O’Brien care of Pearn, Pollinger & Higham Limited, 39/40 Bedford Street, Strand, London, W.C.2 (author), and Mr. Saturnino Calleja, Madrid, Spain (publishers), granting publishers licence to translate and publish The Last of Summer in volume form in Spanish, subject to conditions regarding royalties and payment of monies, translation of work and publishing rights. Notes payment of £75 as to one-half upon signature of agreement and the other half to be paid upon publication of work or within twelve months of agreement, whichever date is earlier, for an edition of five thousand copies, and a sum of £20 payable upon printing each subsequent edition of one thousand copies.

Signed memorandum of agreement between Kate O’Brien care of Pearn, Pollinger & Higham Limited, 39/40 Bedford Street, Strand, London, W.C.2 (author), and Mr. Saturnino Calleja, Madrid, Spain (publishers), granting publishers licence to translate and publish Without My Cloak in volume form in Spanish, subject to conditions regarding translation of work, publishing rights and royalties. Also gives the publisher the first option to publish the author’s next two full length works, and to publish all of her earlier works as yet unpublished in the Spanish language. Notes payment of £75 as to one-half upon signature of agreement and the other half to be paid upon publication of work or within twelve months of agreement, whichever date is earlier, for an edition of five thousand copies, and a sum of £20 payable upon printing each subsequent edition of one thousand copies.

Letter from David [Higham], Managing Director of David Higham & Associates Limited, Authors’ Agents, 76, Dean Street, Soho, London W.1 to Kate O’Brien, 177 The Street, Boughton, Faversham, Kent (22 October 1964) referring to her new house and the enclosed signed memorandum of agreement (2 October 1964), between O’Brien care of David Higham & Associates, Ltd, Grantor, and Penguin Books Limited, publishers, granting publishers exclusive right and licence to produce and publish That Lady, subject to conditions regarding copyright, royalties and payment of monies, and publishing rights. Notes royalty of 7.5% on all copies sold calculated on the United Kingdom published price, and after three years from date of first publication, the Grantor shall be paid 10% of the net amount received except copies sold at cost price or less no royalty shall be payable. A sum of £100 will be payable on signature of the agreement and the second half to be paid on first publication of said book.

Signed memorandum of agreement between Kate O’Brien care of Pearn, Pollinger & Higham Limited, 39/40 Bedford Street, Strand, London, W.C.2 (author), and Messieurs Hallwag Verlag of Berne, Switzerland (publishers), granting publishers licence to translate and publish Mary Lavelle and The Land of Spices in volume form in German, subject to conditions regarding royalties and payment of monies, translation of work and publishing rights. Notes royalty of 7.5% of the published price of all copies sold up to three thousand, and 10% of the published price of all copies sold beyond three thousand, sum of £50 payable on each of works upon signature of the agreement in advance of royalties and percentages.