Letter from Douglas Cockerell, W. H. Smith & Son's Bookbinding Workshops, Letchworth, Herts, Head Office of the Firm, 186 Strand, to [Robert] Harrison, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society, Burlington House, London Mentions an enclosed note [enclosure not present] of introduction from Professor Silvanus [Phillips] Thompson. Expresses his intention to visit Harrison the next day (Tuesday) afternoon and hopes to find him available. Shares his experience inspecting the Royal Society library while working on the Committee of the Society of Arts on Leather for Bookbinding, noting that the library's condition was similar to many others in London. Suggests the recipient could benefit from current knowledge to avoid using improperly prepared leather in the future. 7 December 1908