Complete and final typewritten draft, unmarked save for very occasional editorial correction in black ink. Two typewriters used, changing at p. 101. Dated 'May, 2008' on p. 292. With unnumbered front matter and title-pages: 'Foie Humain', pp. 1-70. 'Leberknödel', pp. 71-200. 'Prometheus', pp. 2...
Will Self: Liver (Viking/Penguin page proofs and editorial communication)
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(1). Printed e-mail messages to Self from Tony Lacey (2 sheets) and Jon Elek (5 sheets) regarding the final draft. Both messages sent 2 June 2008. (2). Autograph notes by Self headed 'Liver Proofs'. Made on 2 small sheets of notepaper from Chateau Marmont, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood. (3). Cov...
Bloomsbury USA trade edition of Liver, signed by Will Self on the title-page. The front fly-leaf of this copy is inscribed (in pencil) by one of the book's dedicatees, the artist Marc Quinn: 'For Will and Deborah with much love and thanks for everything' (2010). This unique copy is numbered by ...
Will Self: Walking to Hollywood (scrapbook of 'post-it' notes)
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A scrapbook in which a large number of 'post-it' notes have been placed, composition prompts generated during the drafting of Walking to Hollywood. For further 'post-it' notes, see Add MS 89203/2/4/147.
Will Self: Walking to Hollywood (authors notes, and 'post-it' notes)
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Various autograph notes and 'post-it' notes (attached to single sheets) subdivided into 17 parts according to the section of the book to which they refer, as well more generally sub-divided (e.g. 'Tropes', 'Observations', 'Images', 'Ideas'). For further 'post-it' notes, see Add MS 89203/2/4/146....
Will Self: Walking to Hollywood ('Very Little', earliest draft)
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Undated typewritten draft, annotated in pencil: (1). 'Sherman Oaks', pp. 1-10. (2). 'Round the Horn', pp. 11-21. (3). 'The Reichmanns' (title revised in pencil to 'Fin du trottoir roulant'), pp. 22-39. (4). 'There is Hope - Make the Call', pp. 40-44, 44-51. There are two pp. 44 (same text, diffe...
Will Self: Walking to Hollywood ('Walking to Hollywood', earliest draft)
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Undated typewritten draft, annotated in pencil: (1). 'The Consultation', pp. 1-22. (2). 'My Name is Bond', pp. 23-48. (3). 'Among the Chocodiles', pp. 49-77. (4). 'Timber Just in Lake', pp. 78-96. (5). 'My Dinner with Bret', pp. 97-115. (6). 'The Happy Detective', pp. 116-132. (7). 'The Pitch', ...
Will Self: Walking to Hollywood ('Spurn Head', earliest draft)
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Undated typewritten draft, annotated in pencil: (1). 'Spurn Head', pp. 1-27. Corresponds to published chapter 'Daycare' (draft pp. 1-18) and to part of the succeeding chapter 'Static Homes' (draft pp. 18-27). (2).Untitled chapter, pp. 19-36. Corresponds to published chapter 'Static Homes'. A dif...