Correspondence relating to the publication of the first edition of the Larkin bibliography by Faber and Faber, and for proposals for a second edition by Faber and Faber
Scope & Content:
Correspondence with Faber and Faber, mainly signed, together with receipts and other material. Also includes order of service and homily for the memorial service of Charles Monteith of Faber and Faber, 1995.
Correspondence relating to the publication of the second edition of the Larkin bibliography
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, mainly signed, relating to the publication of the second edition of Bloomfield's bibliography of Larkin, eventually published by the British Library and Oak Knoll Press. Includes correspondence relating to the valuation of Bloomfield’s private collection of Larkin material, 1998.
Items written, edited or with contributions by Philip Larkin, including original pamphlets and periodicals, as well as photocopies made by Bloomfield for bibliographical research purposes. Also includes some correspondence relating to Bloomfield's acquisition of the material, including some autog...
One copy of the 'Silver Jubilee Flower Bowl Christmas Card' (B19), three copies of 'Femmes Damnées' (A11), one copy of 'New Eyes Each Year' (A13), two copies of 'The Mower' (A14), two copies of 'Aubade' (A15), one numbered 'VII' addressed to 'Barry' and the other numbered '51', and two copies of...
Copies of original items listed in Bloomfield's bibliography as Books and Pamphlets by Philip Larkin (A) or Works Edited or with Contributions by Philip Larkin (B).
One copy of 'The Explosion' (A9), signed by Larkin, with cardboard tube packaging, and three copies of 'The Trees' (A18), with cardboard tube packaging, together with note and letter.