Page proofs (two printed pages per sheet) of the first edition: London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987. With occasional corrections throughout in Ballard's hand.
1. Martin Amis, autograph fax (1 November 1996): 'writing a piece about Crash, book + film, and wanted a couple of minutes to talk about the novel's reception in 1973'. 2. Martin [Bax], autograph postcard (franked Norfolk, Connecticut, 8 December 1971). Upper portion of message faded, referring...
The Kindness of Women (Autograph Manuscript): Chapters 1-3
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Title page followed by chapters 1-3, entitled, ordered and numbered by the author as follows: Chapter 1 ('Bloody Saturday'): 1-16, 16A, 17-34, 35A (on the verso of 34), 35-49. Several sheets have text on their versos. Chapter 2 ('Escape Routes'): 50-7, 57A, 58-62, 62A, 63-88. Chapter 3 (witho...
The Kindness of Women (Autograph Manuscript): Chapters 7-9
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Chapters 7-9, entitled, ordered and numbered by the author as follows: Chapter 7 ('The Island'): 257-62, 262A, 263-84, 284A, 285-96. Chapter 8 ('The Kindness of Women'): 296 (second sheet with this number), 297-318, 318A, 319-35. Chapter 9 (without title): 336-51, 352A (on the verso of 351), ...
The Kindness of Women (Autograph Manuscript): Chapters 13-15
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Chapters 13-15, entitled, ordered and numbered by the author as follows: Chapter 13 (without title): 503-29, 530A insert (on the verso of 529), 530, 531A insert (on the verso of 530), 531-2, 533A insert (on the verso of 532), 533, 534A insert (on the verso of 533), 534-42. Chapter 14 (without ...
Notes on Conversations with Professor Jonathan Waxman
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Notes (5 sheets) typed by Ballard relating to conversations with his physician, Professor Jonathan Waxman. The outline notes, divided into 11 'sessions', are a synopsis for a projected publication. The conversations began in November 2008. Together with related notes (1 sheet) made by Fay Balla...
Two letters from Margaret Braidwood, British Columbia: 30 November 1996 (typescript), pleased that Ballard is 'interested in the numerous papers and bits and pieces' from the files of her husband, William Braidwood, Chairman of the British Residents' Association 'from just before the Far East Wa...
The Burning World [The Drought]: Typescript 2 (assorted pages)
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Assorted typescript pages in draft, exhibiting considerable revisions and additions by hand, often on both sides of the paper (and including, on the verso of p. 58, what appears to be a child's doodling). The pages are numbered as follows: 1, 2, 2, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16...
1. 27 May 1994. Letter to Ballard from Tim Waller (Harper Collins Publishers) listing six points for attention. Annotated in red ink by Ballard. 2. Set of page proofs, exhibiting occasional markings and annotations throughout.