Will Self: The Book of Dave (4th/5th draft, Chapters 13-16)
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Continuing 4th/5th draft, unmarked: Chapter 13, pp. 415-452. Chapter 14, pp. 453-489. Chapter 15, pp. 491-523 (there is no page numbered 490).Chapter 16, pp. 525-555 (there is no page numbered 524).
Will Self: The Book of Dave (chapter notes, glossary, illustrations)
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(1). Various autograph notes (dated 2005) and post-it notes attached to sheets. Includes notes headed 'Time Line' and 'Dave and Smoking'. (2). Draft glossary and glossary notes. (3). Faxes from illustrator Martin Rowson (endpaper maps of 'The Island of Ham' and 'The Ing Archipelago'): 23 Jan 2...
Will Self: The Book of Dave (final draft before proof)
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Complete word-processed draft, identified on the title-page as 'Final before Proof'. Dated '7/11/05'. Printed double-sided and in small font: title-page, epigraph, and pp. 1-384. Tabs attached at right margin indicating corrections.
Will Self: The Book of Dave (editorial and proof-reading comments)
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Editorial comments from Donna Poppy, Tony Lacey, Zelda Turner, and Hunter Hayes: (1). Donna Poppy. Word-processed letter (Poppy to Self, 10 Nov 2005, 2 sheets), with 'first lot' and 'second lot' of 'proof queries' (3 sheets). Word-processed letter (Self to Poppy, 23 Jan 2006) listing 'notes on s...
Will Self: The Book of Dave (draft copy-edited by Donna Poppy, Chapters 1-7)
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Chapters 1-7, annotated and edited by Donna Poppy in black ink. Self's annotations in reply are in red ink. The file includes two colour negatives discovered loose within the pages and now placed preceding the title-page (two photographs of bearded man holding crucifix in one hand and a statue ...
Will Self: The Book of Dave (Penguin page proofs, Chapters 9-16)
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Page proofs for Penguin edition (Viking, 2006), Chapters 9-16 and 'Arpee-English' glossary. Continues from previous file (which has a cover sheet dated 14 Dec 2005). Very occasional annotations by Self in pencil.
Incomplete first draft, identified as such by Self (in pencil) on an unnumbered top sheet. The draft is typewritten and begins near the beginning of Chapter 5. Chapters numbered and text paginated as follows: Top sheet identifying text as '1st draft' (in pencil, author's hand). [Chapter 5], pp....