[Leica] Maybe of interest?

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

MAYBE OF INTEREST? Collector's copy book! 

Many LUG members during past years have purchased one or the other of my
coffee table size hard cover all B&W Leica available light shot books on the
MEDICAL PROFESSION..

1/ "This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler." 

An edition of 250 copies with a leather hand bound cover special edition.
All author signed and numbered copies. Plus another edition of a 1000 with
standard dust jacket cover over regular cover.

2/ Re-published: "DOCTOR's WORK. The Legacy of Sir William Osler." 

Recently I was browsing "USED BOOK" internet locations looking for any of my
8 published books with various publishing house's during past years. When I
discovered two copies of the "Leather hand bound Special Editions?"
READY??? 

One listed as "SPECIAL COLLECTOR COPY.... hand signed & numbered....
"$2000.oo." USA dollars! The other $3000.oo! :-) Jeeeeeeeeeeesh if only I
had a half dozen copies??????????? :-) :-)

In any event I thought you might be interested with the end part of this
publishing adventure?

The publisher made a major sale of copies to the American Medical Assn. I
mean bigtime sale! My royalty cheque in USA funds was to be for $60,000.oo!
Yep absolutely honest! HOWEVER!! :-) 

OH and before I get to the final lines...... Converting that amount to
Canadian dollars at the time it would've amounted to??? "80,000.oo! Yeah I
know yer all breathing deep and thinking all kinds of nice things etc!

HOWEVER? The publisher put himself into receivership and I received
NADDA!!!!! NOT A PENNY!!! :-(
Nor a penny for my near ten years of photo production time in between
regular paying assignments about the world. 

To say the least we shed a few tears! 

Have a nice day CREW! :-) If you don't smile at this yer going to be sick as
a dog!!!! :-( :-( :-( AAAAAAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!

cheers,
Dr. ted :-) 
And every word is true!