or either of the subsequent ones
which fell into their hands – is still
reaping, via the paperback
editions, the benefit of John
Lehmann’s flair and foresight.
Macdonald’s certainly proved a
sorry exchange for John. All that
their chief director, a certain
Captain Eric Harvey MC, could
find to say to me when in 1953 I
delivered my typescript of Italian
Food was, ‘Do you mean to say that
Mr Lehmann contracted to pay you
an advance of £300 for this book?
For a cookery book? No wonder his
firm wasn’t paying. Ah well, let’s
hope we get our money back.’
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