‘Complete books of verse with notes for the Collected’, mostly originally in a ring-binder, inscribed thus on the cover, consisting of copies, with extensive manuscript amendments and suggestions or instructions to his editor, of previous published works.
Walk from the House (a photocopy), The Storms (disbound), Mortal Fire, 1970 edition (disbound), Mortal Fire, 1976 edition (disbound), originally in the binder at Add MS 89065/1/104, With copious amendments and indications of deletion from the final collection.
Cross Channel, Too much of Water (disbound), Earth Light (disbound), originally in the binder at Add MS 89065/1/104, With copious amendments and indications of deletion from the final collection.
Edge to Edge (inscribed ‘Text for collected poems, updated 2005-06’), Under the Breath (inscribed 'annotated for Collected, December 2005), originally in the binder at Add MS 89065/1/104, With copious amendments and indications of inclusion in the final collection.
Eight by Five, Local Habitation, originally in the binder at Add MS 89065/1/104, Local Habitation has a few manuscript amendments, but was not included in the final collection.
Typewritten text of Edge to Edge, being another copy of Add MS 89065/1/69, with folio numbers and manuscript amendments, inscribed ‘Corrected copy for second edition and Collected 1 (Began finalization 2009)’.
‘New & Collected Poems, Peter Dale, prep time 2008-2010’. Word-processed, with manuscript notes, and including several versions of the introductory and acknowledgements pages which bear the copyright date 2010. The title-page shows the new title 'Diffractions: New and Collected Poems, 1968-2...
First proof, computer print-out, with manuscript amendments, and with a covering letter with suggestions for amendment from Peter Jay of Anvil Press Poetry. 295 pages, two to the leaf.
Second proof, computer print-out, inscribed ‘Second set of proofs, third on PDF file, 9/12/11’. With manuscript amendments tagged with self-adhesive labels. 303 pages, two to the leaf.