Alice March 10, 1965 to Talk Mr. Leonard E. Read President Foundation for Economic Education, Inc. Irvington-on-Hudson, New York Dear Leonard: A week or two ago I received a letter from Chester Kerr of The Yale University Press inquiring whether we would like to take over publication rights to Human Action. He said that there had been SO much criticism of the way they had handled the book that he thought it might be better if some other firm took it over. I gather from his letter that their last printing was 2, 500, and that all or most of these have been sold. He said that they would be willing to lease us their plates, but if their printing was unsatisfactory, why would ours be any better from the same plates? Needless to say, I would like very much to have this dis- tinguished book on our list. I don't know what the market for it would be, but I should think that we could sell enough to keep it in stock if we didn't have to pay for new compo- sition and plates. This, obviously, is the rub, because if a new and satisfactory edition is to be brought out it seems Henry to me that the book will have to be completely reset. Regnery I understand that you are familiar with the whole situation insofar as Yale Press is concerned. I would like very much Company to have your advice and suggestions, and also to know whether you think the book would have to be set all over again. I have PUBLISHERS been in touch with Professor von Mises, by the way, who seems 114 West Illinois Street quite pleased with the prospect of a new publisher. Chicago, Illinois 60610 All this started as the result of an inquiry to Yale a year or 527-3300 so ago in which I asked whether we might be able to bring out one or two chapters of the book in our Gateway paperback series. I had thought particularly of the chapter on the market and several others related to it. This is something I would XERO XERO COPY COPY XERO XERO COPY COPY