1. Covers from Hamish Hamilton (dustjacket), Knopf and Vintage International. 2. 2006. A new cover proof (with attached card from Simon Prosser, Hamish Hamilton) for the Penguin edition.
1. Picador. Two dust jackets and proofs. 2. 15 February, 2007. Letter from Alfred A Knopf, with four proposed jackets. 3. 26 July, 2007. Letter from Knopf with final proof (using the beach photograph from the Picador edition).
Assorted promotional materials, comprising: 2 colour photographs (180 x 125mm) of displays for Learning to Swim and Waterland; folded poster (600 x 270mm) for Waterland, featuring eel; folded leaflet for Waterland; large folded leaflet for Last Orders, showing promotional display stand (pint of ...
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, Booker Prize Nomination, and Winifred Holtby Prize
Scope & Content:
1. Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize (1983). Two letters to Swift, from Rosemary Goad and Robert McCrum of Faber and Faber. 2. Nomination for Booker McConnell Prize for Fiction (1983), for Waterland. Invitation card for the Presentation Dinner (26 October, 1983) at Stationers' Hall, with menu. Also...
Correspondence and information relating to the Award (1987) for Il paese dell'acqua (Waterland). The file includes five photographs: four of the presentation in colour (each 100 x 150mm) and one portrait of Swift in black and white (125 x 85mm).
Meilleur Livre Etranger (1994), and James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1996)
Scope & Content:
1. Meilleur Livre Etranger (1994). Three faxes concerning travel arrangements and interview schedule. 2. James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1996). Two letters to Swift, with a reply from Swift (1997) advising that he will be unable to attend the award ceremony. Prize awarded for Last Orders, shar...
1. University of East Anglia. Two letters (1997) concerning the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters, conferred July 1998. 2. University of York. Correspondence (1997-98) concerning the award of an honorary doctorate (DUniv), 9 July 1998. With an invitation card, a copy of Swift's acceptance sp...