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invoice

no. 1147 · issued 14 march 2026 · due 13 april 2026

overdue

from

phantom bookbinder llc

e. j. marrow, proprietor
18½ thatcher mews, top floor
new haven, ct 06511
after dark, by appointment only

ein 47-9921133 · ej@phantombind.example

bill to

the marlow estate

attn: vivienne marlow, executor
227 carlisle road
greenwich, ct 06830
estate matters, all hours

accounts@marlowestate.example

net 30 past due 17 days usd project: rebind of marlow library, vol. iii

itemized

datedescriptionqtyrateamount
22 feb full rebind, kelmscott edition news from nowhere, calf leather, raised bands, hand-marbled endpapers 1 $1,400.00 $1,400.00
22 feb page restoration: 14 leaves with foxing, 2 with water damage (the 1907 attic incident) 16 $45.00 $720.00
23 feb gold tooling, spine title and family crest (six dies, two passes) 1 $385.00 $385.00
26 feb house call, midnight (per signed addendum) 1 $250.00 $250.00
26 feb on-site consultation re: the volume that screams when you open it 2.5 hr $180.00 $450.00
27 feb silk slipcase, oxblood, embossed monogram 1 $165.00 $165.00
27 feb insured courier, return delivery (greenwich) 1 $60.00 $60.00
subtotal $3,430.00
discount, returning client (10%) −$343.00
ct sales tax (6.35% on $3,087) $196.02
late fee, two weeks past due $50.00
total due $3,333.02

payment terms

net 30, payable in usd. Wire, certified check, or direct transfer to the account on file. We do not accept cards (the machine is haunted, allegedly), cryptocurrencies, or anything described as "fungible." Late payments accrue at 1.5% per month, or one favor of equal weight.
past due notice. This invoice is now seventeen days past the due date. The volume in question has been kept in our climate-controlled vault since 27 february and a holding fee of $5/day applies as of 14 april. Please remit at your earliest convenience. We hate to ask twice. We are about to ask twice.
questions. Reach me at the cottage between dusk and midnight. The phone in the workshop is unreliable; emails are answered by candlelight, generally within 48 hours.

authorization

Work performed and warranted in accordance with the addendum signed by the executor on 21 february 2026. Invoice issued under the standard terms of phantom bookbinder llc.

signed

e. j. marrow
proprietor, phantom bookbinder llc

received by

vivienne marlow · executor

thank you for trusting us with the volume. it is sleeping soundly until you settle the bill.