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Memorandum of agreement by Eyre Coote to let to Michael Delany the dwelling house or cottage and premises situate on the Dublin Road, Maryborough, being the eastern half of the premises of which he is now caretaker from week to week from 30 April 1898 for the weekly rent of 4 shillings to be paid on Saturday in every week. Also an agreement for contract by Martin Rourke to execute works at Michael Delany’s houses in Dublin Road in consideration of the sum of £48 15s. He is to supply all materials and to complete the whole in good and workmanlike manner within two months from the date of the contract under a penalty of £1 per week.

Memorandum of agreement between John Hyde, Castle Hyde, county Cork, esquire, of the first part and William Lane Hyde, Templenoe, county Cork, esquire; Jeremiah Lillis, Thomas Sullivan, John Regan, Cornelius Regan and James Casey, all of Creg [Cregg], county Cork, labourers; Peggy Daly of Creg, spinster; Thomas Hewett of Creg], blacksmith; and James Curtin of Creg, farmer, of the second part. The said parties to become weekly tenants to John Hyde on the lands of Creg otherwise Bawnard, previously held by John Carroll. Conditions: sixpence a week to be paid by each tenant.

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 A. B. Ljus Forlag, Stockholm, Sweden (publishers), granting publishers licence to translate and publish The Last of Summer in volume form in Swedish, subject to conditions regarding royalties and payment of monies, translation of work and publishing rights. Notes payment of royalty of 7.5 % of the published price of all copies sold up to three thousand, and of 10% of the published price of all copies sold beyond three thousand, and a sum of £40 payable on signature of agreement, in advance of royalties and percentages.

Letter from Elizabeth Bird, David Higham & Associates Limited, Authors’ Agents, 5-8 Lower John Street, Golden Square, London W1R 4HA, to Kate O’Brien, 177 The Street, Boughton, Faversham, Kent, dated 10 October, stating ‘I’m so glad you’re pleased Chivers want to do a Large Print edition of Without My Cloak’, and enclosing the memorandum of agreement dated 5 October, between Cedric Chivers Limited, Portway, Bath, Somerset, and David Higham & Associates Limited, granting to publishers an exclusive licence to publish an edition of Without My Cloak in hard cover volume form for persons with impaired vision printed in large type not less than 15 point for a period of three years from date of agreement, on behalf of the London and Home Counties Branch of the Library Association in the English language throughout the world. Notes conditions relating to royalties, copyright and publishing rights. Royalty of 10% of published price on all copies of the licensed edition sold, wherever sold, with certain provisions. Also grants sum of £50 upon signature of agreement by both parties being in advance and on account of all royalties and percentages.

Signed memorandum of agreement between Kate O’Brien, care of Ann Watkins, Incorporated, 77 Park Avenue, New York City, New York (author), and Doubleday, Doran & Company Incorporated (publishers), regarding the publishing rights of The Summer’s Flower and A Spanish Novel, noting conditions relating to copyright, royalties, publishing rights, and advancing the author $1250 on The Summer’s Flower, payable in six equal monthly instalments on receipt of signed contract, and the sum of $1250 on publication date of A Spanish Novel or two-thirds of the amount earned on The Summer’s Flower by publication date of A Spanish Novel or whichever sum is greater. Includes some passages crossed out in ink.

Signed memorandum of agreement between Kate O’Brien (author), and [M. Turner], general editor of the series ‘Britain in Pictures’, Rocks Farm, Withyham, Sussex, for the author to undertake a contribution of approximately 14,000 words in length on the subject of English diaries and journals to be included in the series, with a payment of £50 to the author for world rights, to be paid within 14 days of date of publication. Signed by Turner.

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.

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 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.