Undated printed copies of poems ('The Wild Duck', 'The Swift comes the swift' and 'And the Phoenix has come') from poetry collection with a copy of the content page.
Partly typewritten and partly autograph. Contains correspondence between Hughes and Faber and Faber prior to the publication of Birthday Letters including queries about poems and their arrangement, corrections, discussion and explanation. Typewritten drafts and proofs for the cover of American ed...
Correspondence with American publisher re Birthday Letters
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Printed proof with autograph annotations and corrections, including a letter from Farrar, Straus and Giroux Inc., the American publishers of Birthday Letters sent to Charles Boyle of Faber and Faber with the US publisher's copy editor's corrections and queries. Three copies of the American dustco...
Undated typewritten poetry with autograph annotations consisting of drafts of the poems, 'Bride and Groom Lie Hidden for Three Days' and 'His Legs Ran About' which differ from the published versions. Notes on the poems in the collection are also included.
Contains autograph notes on loose leaf pages and in exercise books. Eight exercise books with the names and subjects of their former owners written on them contain prose notes and have been marked Valley 1-8. Loose leaf autograph prose notes, drafts and poetry drafts are also included relating to...