Contains undated photocopies of typewritten copies of Birthday Letters, one copy includes a contents page, whilst many of pages have autograph annotations on them. Two printed publisher's proofs with different autograph corrections and annotations are also included.
Contains mainly typewritten and autograph poetry drafts with autograph annotations and corrections. Some of the poems can be found in other collections including Howls and Whispers and Capriccio, whilst others are unpublished. Also includes correspondence with Faber and Faber publishers relating ...
Partly typewritten and partly autograph. Contains correspondence between Hughes and Faber and Faber prior to the publication of Birthday Letters including queries about poems and their arrangement, corrections, discussion and explanation. Typewritten drafts and proofs for the cover of American ed...
Correspondence with American publisher re Birthday Letters
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Printed proof with autograph annotations and corrections, including a letter from Farrar, Straus and Giroux Inc., the American publishers of Birthday Letters sent to Charles Boyle of Faber and Faber with the US publisher's copy editor's corrections and queries. Three copies of the American dustco...
Partly typewritten and partly autograph. Includes a notebook of heavily annotated autograph drafts, in which some poems have different working titles and others were not included in the published collection. An exercise book with prose notes relating to Capriccio, Assia Wevill and a book by de Bo...
Undated typewritten poetry with autograph annotations consisting of drafts of the poems, 'Bride and Groom Lie Hidden for Three Days' and 'His Legs Ran About' which differ from the published versions. Notes on the poems in the collection are also included.
Contains autograph notes on loose leaf pages and in exercise books. Eight exercise books with the names and subjects of their former owners written on them contain prose notes and have been marked Valley 1-8. Loose leaf autograph prose notes, drafts and poetry drafts are also included relating to...