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which would in case of Failure, was the whole to be published together involve a considerable sum of money
Two of these Fasciculi in a year each containing 25 plates will in my opinion be a proper number, it will be easy to get these finished without danger of disapointment & the purchasers, especialy those who chuse to have their Books colord in an expensive manner, will not think that the demands for money on their account occur too frequently & this policy will probably command ensure a quick sale to the Book.
The probable expence of one of these Fasciculi consisting of 25 plates with Letter Press number 500 copies is as follows
| 25 Plates engraving & Copper at £3 each | £75 |
| Rolling Press for 500 at 8s/ a hundred | 50 |
| Paper for Plates 25 Reams at £3.8. | 85 |
| Paper & Printing &c Letter Press | 78.12 |
| Putting in Boards at 2/6 each owing to their size | 62.10 |
| £351. 2. 0 |
Which supposing some contingencies brings the books to about 15/ each & for these books the book sellers will readily give 18/ each in order that they may sell them to their customers for a guinea & at this price I have no doubt the Public will think them very reasonable, the Company will, when the whole number is sold, be gainers of