Royalty Payments and Correspondence for Miss Fatima Jinnah’s Book “Gulbang-i-Hayat”

Sub title : Fatima Jinnah -- Royalties | Fatima Jinnah -- Correspondence | Gulbang-i-Hayat -- Publishing | Book industries and trade -- Pakistan | Publishers and publishing -- Pakistan | Ferozsons -- Correspondence

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Gulbang-i-Hayat | Book royalties | Ferozsons | Publishers | Royalty account

Date of publication: 1954

Language: English

Page: 15 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29086

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah; Gulbang-i-Hayat; royalty; Ferozsons; book

Abstract: A set of five documents from Ferozsons publishers (1954‑1962) relating to Miss Fatima Jinnah’s book “Gulbang-i-Hayat”. Includes a 1954 cheque for Rs. 22 with a royalty account sheet, a 1957 royalty statement showing 33 copies sold (royalty Rs. 33), and subsequent cheques for Rs. 33 (1957), Rs. 57 (1961), and Rs. 50 (1962). The letters request acknowledgment of receipt.

Description: A 19 November 1954 letter from Ferozsons (Karachi) encloses a cheque of Rs. 22 along with a royalty account sheet for “Gulbang-i-Hayat” for the period ending 30 September 1954. A royalty statement dated 17 December 1957 shows that 33 copies were sold (at Rs. 5 each, total Rs. 165) with royalty at 20% (Rs. 33). A covering letter from Ferozsons Lahore (24 December 1957) encloses a cheque for Rs. 33. A 4 August 1961 letter from Ferozsons Karachi encloses a cheque for Rs. 57 for the period ending 30 June 1961. A 10 February 1962 letter from Ferozsons Lahore encloses a cheque for Rs. 50 for the period ending 31 December 1961. All letters request acknowledgment. These documents illustrate Miss Fatima Jinnah’s earnings as an author. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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