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2. Letter from R. B. McKerrow to W. Bang, July 6, 1914

I am sending you a little sermon on the importance of bibliography to
editors of Eliz. lit (reprinted from the Bibliographical Soc.'s Transactions),
which may perhaps interest you. Strictly speaking I ought not to send it out
yet [next parenthetical phrase interlined] (though it was printed months
ago) as the vol. from which it is "reprinted" has not been issued yet, but I
do so because if I delay any longer you will be on your holiday. If you have
time to look at it, I should be very much obliged if you could give me the
names of any people—say 6 or 8—whom you think it might interest. I have
a number of free copies to give away, & am anxious to send them where they
might be useful. I am sending one to De Vocht, and shall later send copies
to all those of your "Materialists" who have edited texts. You may, however,
know some students of this side of the subject whose names I have not come
across.

If the book seems likely to be of any use I hope later to do something
more elaborate on the same subject.

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