27 NOVEMBER 1993, Page 30

Trouble with numbers

Sir: My erstwhile partner in publishing, Anthony Blond, always was a bit shaky with his arithmetic — and not too hot on facts either (Books, 16 October). They Made Their Name was published in 1968 (not 1969); it contained not five first novels but four (but well done, Blond, you have two of the four titles right). So when Mr Blond says of the enterprise, 'We at Anthony Blond, meaning I', your readers will realise that he never could count to more than one. And, by the way, 1968 was our tenth anniversary, not our 21st.

Desmond Briggs

Old Werretts, Castle Combe, Chippenham, Wiltshire