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PRESIDENT McGRAW-HILL BUILDING COLLEGE DEPARTMENT

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VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER ‘ ‘ PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT

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SECRETARY De acai ” TRADE DEPARTMENT

December 16
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Dr. Forrest C. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen: |

IT have been away from the office on a business
trip and all your many letters were awaiting me when I
returned today.

First of all, I want to answer your letter of

December 11 in which you tell us you are disappointed
at the drawing on the cover of the book. I chose it
myself and think it excellent. It is a.drawing from
Page 279, Exhibit 96. It is to my mind as an exact
a reproduction as can be made by a person cutting a

die by. hand. I do-not like to criticize, but
the one on the BASKETBALL BIBLE to me is pretty poor
for the reason it attempted to show so much detail
that it ia not clear. Also, I- do not think-an expert
basketball man would critize our drawing for, as I
said, it is from an actual action picture. I would
not want to change it, for cutting RES ihn dies by
hand is, first of all, expensive.

In the next place, a publisher does not have
the time, if he ever wants to get books out, to teke
up every detail with an author. We do not do it, nor
do most publishers. ;

To check my own thinking, I have submitted
the drawing on the cover to various people, who like
myself played basketball, and they thought it was great.

Since receiving your books, have you noted
any mistakes in the text or otherwise? We printed
3,000 copies and almost 1,200 already have been sold.
When we have to go to press again, which I hove will
be soon, we should make any corrections, so if you
will let me know what have come to your mind, I shall
be much obliged.