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KENNETH L. ROBERTS KENNEBUNK BEACH MAINE

cumulated a number of very rare books, some of them beautifully bound, bearing on the Ar- nold expedition----Dearborn's diary, two Melvin's diaries, Henry's diary, two Cod- mans, Arnold's LIFE OF ARNOLD, George Can- ning Hill's worthless Life of Arnold, Thayer's diary, Caleb Haskell's diary, the defence [xxxx-mistake]Lt. Thomas Anbury's TRAVELS IN THE IN- TERIOR PARTS OF AMERICA, etc., as well as some unusual Arnoldiana----one of his pike- heads, dug from the ruins of the Intendant's Palace in Quebec, prints of him, a very fine letter, and so on. If I thought that the whole thing was going to be cased and shown together, I would be tempted to loan you the works, as we girls say.

Mr. Tarkington has predicted to the publishers that if they can get the sales of the book through th 10,000 mark, it will go to 200,000. Apparently the tough job is the first 10,000. If you, with your wide exper- ience of the Maine reading public, should have an idea that you think would be valuable to the publishers in the early marketing of the book, I wish you would drop a not to Mr. Russell Doubleday, Doubleday Doran & Co., Garden City, N.Y, and tell him about it. He would appreciate it very much.

With best wishes I am Very sincerely yours,

[Signed] Kenneth L. Roberts x[underline]