A complete typescript, with editorial corrections in pencil (not in Ballard's hand), and including in draft the publisher's layout (Victor Gollancz Ltd) for the front matter.
1. Front matter, in draft (9 sheets), to the first edition (London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1984). 2. In typescript, chapters 1-8. Sheets numbered 1-105, with publisher's editorial corrections in pencil (not in Ballard's hand).
Autograph draft manuscript, in blue ink. Here divided into six files, each file subdivided within by chapter. Note: since the manuscript is written continuously, chapters do not usually begin at the head of a new sheet.
The Day of Creation (Autograph Manuscript): Chapters 1-6
Scope & Content:
Chapters 1-6 in autograph draft. Most chapters have, in several places, interleaved numbered sheets which are usually smaller in size than the main sequence of numbered sheets and are designated (by the author) by a main sheet number followed by a letter, e.g. '2A' (and variants thereof). Chapt...
The Day of Creation (Autograph Manuscript): Chapters 7-11
Scope & Content:
Chapters 7-11 in autograph draft. Most chapters have, in several places, interleaved numbered sheets which are usually smaller in size than the main sequence of numbered sheets and are designated (by the author) by a main sheet number followed by a letter, e.g. '75A' (and variants thereof). Cha...
The Day of Creation (Autograph Manuscript): Chapters 12-17
Scope & Content:
Chapters 12-17 in autograph draft. Most chapters have, in several places, interleaved numbered sheets which are usually smaller in size than the main sequence of numbered sheets and are designated (by the author) by a main sheet number followed by a letter, e.g. '188A' (and variants thereof). C...