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....
Nearly complete '2nd Draft', identified as such by the author (in pencil) on the title page. Typewritten, unmarked, and paginated as follows: Title-page and epigraph (different to published epigraph although still from Italo Svevo). Chapter 1, pp. 1-8, 10-14. Chapter 2, pp. 15-25. Chapter 3, pp....
Will Self: The Butt (author's notes and 'post-it' notes)
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Autograph notes, and a large number of 'post-it' notes attached to sheets. The material has been sub-divided by the author, some under various headings including: 'Scene Plan'; 'Notes Second Draft'; 'Beginning'; 'Chapter 7'; 'Chapters 11, 13, 'The End'; 'The Insurgency'; 'Desert Trip'; 'Continu...
Will Self: The Butt (2nd draft, Chapters 1-9, revised and annotated)
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Typewritten '2nd Draft', chapters 1-9. Heavily revised and annotated in pencil. Title-page, and pp. 1-180. A few post-it notes attached, including one on the title-page which records: 'Begun 29.9.06 / Finished 18.8.07'.
Will Self: The Butt (2nd Draft, Chapter 10 onwards, revised and annotated)
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Typewritten '2nd Draft', from Chapter 10 to the end of the novel. Heavily revised and annotated in pencil, pp. 181-348. A note on the title-page (see previous file) records: 'Begun 29.9.06 / Finished 18.8.07'.
Will Self: The Butt (photocopied typescript, late draft)
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Photocopied typescript: Top card, in Self's hand: 'Photocopied typescript with some hand annotations'. Typed notes on 'Characters', 'Tribal/Ethnic Attitudes' and short glossary (3 sheets). Title-page, epigraph, and pp. 1-331 (there is no p. 109 - no text missing). Annotations only appear on p...
Will Self: The Butt (variant draft pages, beginning Chapter 15)
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Variant typewritten draft pages, beginning within Chapter 15: pp. 293-327 ('post-it' note p. 321); pp. 326-327; pp. 327-328; pp. 328-330; pp. 329-331; pp. 331-332 ('post-it' note p. 331); pp. 334-348.
Nearly complete typewritten draft, with top card bearing a Wylie Agency label marked in red ink: 'Original Typescript'. Comprises title-page, epigraph, and pp. 1-316 (there is no p. 109 - but no loss of text thereby). The text finishes (p. 316) at a mid-point in Chapter 16 (at published p. 338)...
Will Self: Liver (research material, author's notes and 'post-it' notes)
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A number of pencil notes and 'post-it' notes attached to separate sheets, together with other printed information: (1). Notes relating to 'Leberknödel' (20 x A4 sheets with 'post-it' notes attached, and 5 smaller notepad sheets). (2). Notes relating to 'Prometheus' (envelope bearing pencil notes...