From John Goss
I noted with interest the mention of Robert Maxwell’s Pergamon Press holding rights to the translations of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (Letters, 6 June). Not long after Maxwell’s death, I was asked to value a large collection of works held at a warehouse in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire. The collection included translations of Academy works, never released for sale. There were also words of wisdom from Kim Il-Sung of North Korea, the wit of Enver Hoxha of Albania, and any number of copies of Mao Tse-tung’s Little Red Book.
Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, UK
