[Describes how Stribling came to the Chemical Bank & Trust Company , New York , to pick up a copy of a check list of his publications compiled by Stone; says that Stribling promised Stone one of his manuscripts as payment for Stone's labor of love in compiling Stribling's work; says that Stribling talked about his new novel The Parade of The Wooden Soldiers he had just delivered to Doubleday Doran for publication and he got information on investment trust stocks.]

[Addressed to Curtis Brown . ]

[Discusses his collection of Stribling first editions; encloses a clipping from the Herald Tribune with rare praise of Stribling as a result of the uproar connected with Maybeth Mitchell 's book; offers to do a bibliography of Stribling's first editions.]

[Gives him permission to do a bibliography of his "firsts"; talks of an upcoming trip to New Orleans . ]

[Answers questions in regard to his early publications; suggests second hand book store in New York for rare copies, especially one of Red Sand ; names the magazines in which he published children's stories; offers to have a look at Stone's check list; announces plans to come to New York in the summer.]

[Encloses a 2 page, typed list of Stribling's works; discusses his progress with the bibliography; says he has not found a copy of Red Sand yet; hopes to get more information from the Library of Congress ; asks for more information regarding Stribling's other work.]

[Tries to get publishing company's help in regard to Stribling's The Cruise of The Drydock , to be published by their predecessor, Reilly & Britton , 1917; presents specific questions.]

[Says he is unable to locate the records of Reilly & Britton regarding the publication of the book and that on longtime employee says only one edition was issued; tells him that the plates were destroyed some years ago.]

[Expresses gratitude for the return of the checklist, the catalogue and a list of short stories that Stribling prepared; says the checklist will appear in Publisher's Weekly ; promises to have more questions for him at their meeting in the summer.]

[Says that the company's records show that there was an edition of 350 copies of Unfinished Cathedral prior to publication in 1934; says there were 250 signed copies, 1935, prior to publication and that no copies of the advance edition are left; suggests advertising in Publishers Weekly . ] (includes autograph note)

[Thanks him for the information in regard to The Cruise of the Drydock . ]

[Thanks him for information given in regard to Stribling's two books and for the advice given to advertise in Publisher's Weekly . ]

[Sends the checklist; says he has not been able to find a copy of Red Sand ; apologizes for sending him a carbon copy; wants to hang on to the original as Thomas Sigismond Stribling made notations on it.]

[Promises him copies of Publisher's Weekly when the checklist appears in it; says he located a brand new copy of Cruise of The Drydock at a bookshop in New York City ; requests some information on he publishing of the book to put it the bibliography.]

[Sends him a copy of Publisher's Weekly which contains a checklist of his works; looks forward to the compilation of the bibliography; says he will ask for information on the location of manuscripts.]

[Informs Stone that he has two different copies of Thomas Sigismond Stribling 's book Fombombo and gives a detailed description of the books; forwards this information because Stone's checklist does not mention a "first" and a "later" issue.]

[Says he would like to purchase the copy of Fombombo bound in grey cloth with green lettering; promises to make further checks on the publication of the book.]

[Expresses pleasure that Stone likes Three Bars of Flesh ; mentions a complimentary review of it in the New York Times ; writes from Florida where he is doing short stories; plans to go to Germany this summer for a lengthy stay.]

[Says he will send a manuscript with Easter greetings for Stone's collection; says the story will appear in the Saturday Evening Post . ]

[Sends him Thomas Sigismond Stribling 's manuscript, " The Dip " and a letter, according to Stribling's instructions.]

[Includes list of books which contain stories by Stribling.]