Typescript, inscribed ‘Third copy not current’, with manuscript amendments. 38 unnumbered leaves. Also diary page of 1969 with manuscript draft of ‘Genius’ from sub-series ‘The Gold Nib’, published in a varient form in Eight by Five (Presteigne: Rack Press, 2007).
Word-processed draft, with acknowledgements, notes and index, and copyright date of 1997. Inscribed ‘Early draft, incomplete & some duds to go. 73 leaves, but with an earlier version of leaves 61-65 which were revised to cover only leaves 61-64.
Word-processed draft on A6 leaves, with acknowledgements and notes, but without index, and with copyright date of 1998. Inscribed ‘With only surviving prose introduction’, although this also appears in earlier and later versions, and with a few manuscript amendments. Contents and notes give the ...
Word processed draft on A5 leaves, with acknowledgements and notes, but without index, and copyright date of 2000. Inscribed ‘Updated 2002’ and with manuscript amendments and additional epigrams and others struck through.
Proofs, etc. for the edition of 40 epigrams published by the Rack Press. Includes: Pencilled and manuscript drafts of make-up and contents of the volume.Unpaged proof with suggestions for blurb and copyright date of 2006.Photocopy of this with ‘Eight by five’ amended to ‘8 Eight by five 5’.Proof...
Another copy of the above, ring-bound. Inscribed on the cover ‘Working copy’ and on f. 2 ‘This text no longer reliable – minor changes & new epigrams to add’.
Another copy of the above, but inscribed ‘Second draft 1998. 2006. Numbered for 8 X 5’, although actually reaching only no 25, with 22 and 23 duplicated.