RICHARD JEFFERIES COLLECTION. Vol. XII A-D. Autograph drafts, with autograph revisions, and a few printed versions, of miscellaneous essays by Richard Jefferies, some incomplete, all with autograph revisions, some signed by him; [circa 1874]-1887. A few, dictated by Jefferies during his illness, are in the hand of his wife. Variously published. Four parts.
RICHARD JEFFERIES COLLECTION. Vol. XIV A, B. Autograph drafts, with autograph revisions, of miscellaneous works by Jefferies, many incomplete, with miscellaneous autograph notes; [circa 1874]-1887. Two parts.
RICHARD JEFFERIES COLLECTION. Vol. XV A, B. Autograph drafts, with autograph revisions, with a few printed versions and 20th century facsimiles, of miscellaneous works by Jefferies, many incomplete or fragments, with miscellaneous autograph notes; [circa 1874]-1948. Two parts.
RICHARD JEFFERIES COLLECTION. Vols. XVI-XIX. Autograph notebooks of Jefferies containing his notes, some in shorthand, recording his thoughts and observations on various aspects of nature and life, presumably used in the composition of some of his works; [circa 1874]-1887. Some of these volumes were published in The Nature Diaries and Note-Books of Richard Jefferies, with an essay, 'A Tangle of Autumn', Billericay, 1941. Four volumes.
RICHARD JEFFERIES COLLECTION. Vol. XX A, B. Correspondence of Richard Jefferies with members of his family and various publishers, with a few other letters relating to his works; 1860-1944. Included are descriptions of a few of the letters extracted from auctioneers' sale catalogues. Two parts.
RICHARD JEFFERIES COLLECTION. Vol. XXVIII A-D. Typescript copies, probably made by Samuel J. Looker, of a few works of Richard Jefferies and of letters relating to his literary career, with a copy of his marriage certificate; 1859-1921. Four parts.
Scope & Content:
Samuel J. Looker, writer and former owner of manuscripts of Richard Jefferies: Correspondence, essays, transcripts etc., rel. to works of Richard Jefferies: circa 1937-1964: Mostly copies, partly signed.