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151. Add MS 88931/7/1/4

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Title:
Drawings in Larger Mounts (part 1)
Scope & Content:
Comprises eight drawings. Rough sketches: 'Queen of Hearts'; crayon, ink and wash on paper (f.1); Queen of Hearts; pen and ink on brown paper (f.2); White Rabbit down the rabbit hole; watercolour and crayon on water-colour paper (f.3). Finished illustrations in pen and ink, with captions in Me...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1945-1954]
Extent:
1 oversize file

152. Add MS 88931/7/1/5

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Title:
Drawings in Larger Mounts (part 2)
Scope & Content:
Eight finished drawings in pen and ink on water-colour paper, with captions in Mervyn Peake's hand: Caterpillar; with caption 'Chapter Five. "Who are you said the caterpillar" (2nd paragraph)' (ff.1-2); Father William and son; with caption 'Chapter Five. "You are old, Father William" the young m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1945-1954]
Extent:
1 oversize file

153. Add MS 88931/7/1/6

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Title:
Proofs
Scope & Content:
Pulls (first proofs) of illustrations, cut and pasted onto card with captions in pencil in Mervyn Peake's hand. Proposed dimensions of printed drawings have been inscribed on mount. Partial set comprising 25 of the 31 illustrations: King of Hearts: 'Frontispiece'; Crocodile: 'Chapter 2. How dot...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1946]
Extent:

1 file

154. Add MS 88931/7/2

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Title:
Drawings for Through the Looking Glass
Scope & Content:
Comprising thirty one finished illustrations by Mervyn Peake and one rough sketch. Lacking drawings of Tweedledum and Tweedledee fighting and the head of the White Queen [these two illustrations were seemingly never returned by the original publishers, Zephyr Books; they do not appear on Maeve Gi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1945-1954]
Extent:
5 files

155. Add MS 88931/7/2/1

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Title:
Drawings (part 1)
Scope & Content:
One drawing of Alice materialising through the looking glass, in pen and ink on water-colour board. Inscribed 'Full ?page'.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1945-1954]
Extent:
1 file

156. Add MS 88931/7/2/2

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Title:
Drawings (part 2)
Scope & Content:
Ten pen and ink drawings, with inscriptions in Mervyn Peake's hand: White kitten: drawing on paper pasted onto bigger leaf; inscribed ‘Ch 1 “heading”’ (f.1); White Queen: drawing on water-colour board; inscribed ‘White Queen sitting on the edge of the shovel’ [in Maeve Gilmore's hand] (ff.2-3); ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1945-1954]
Extent:
1 file

157. Add MS 88931/7/2/3

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Title:
Drawings (part 3)
Scope & Content:
Nine drawings in pen and ink, with captions in Mervyn Peake's hand: Red King: drawing on water-colour board; with caption inscribed ‘Ch 4. “He had a tall red nightcap on, with a tassel, & he was lying crumpled up…’ (ff.1-2); Tweedledum and Tweedledee under umbrella; drawing on water-colour b...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1945-1954]
Extent:
1 file

158. Add MS 88931/7/2/4

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Title:
Drawings (part 4)
Scope & Content:
Nine drawings in pen and ink, with captions in Mervyn Peake's hand: Lion: drawing on card; with caption inscribed ‘Ch 7. ”What’s this?” he said, blinking lazily at Alice.’ (ff.1-2); Alice: drawing on paper pasted onto card; with caption inscribed ‘Chapter 8. … with such fury that Alice got behin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1945-1954]
Extent:
1 file

159. Add MS 88931/7/2/5

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Title:
Drawings (part 5)
Scope & Content:
Comprises four drawings. Rough sketch: White King struggling with pencil drawn beside reproduction of earlier sketch of King and pencil (f.1). Finished Drawings: Walrus and Carpenter; drawing in pen and ink on water-colour board (f.2); Humpty Dumpty sat on wall; drawing in pen and ink on water-...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1945-1954]
Extent:
1 file

160. Add MS 88931/8

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Title:
Sketchbook: 'Roehampton 1965'
Scope & Content:
Sketches by Mervyn Peake, made whilst he was hospitalised at Roehampton. Mostly consisting of drawings of heads in pencil and crayon. Some drawings dated October 1964 [in Maeve Gilmore's hand].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1964-1965
Extent:
1 file