Promotional visit to Moscow and St Petersburg (June/July 2006), organised by the British Council. Itinerary, fax communication, and a British Council colour poster (425 x 300mm, folded) for The Light of Day.
1. February 1989. British Council tour, readings and interviews. Itinerary and associated communication, with 5 colour photographs (each 90 x 125mm). Also, photocopies of local newspaper coverage of the visit. 2. September 1992. Schedule for visit, with card and colour photograph (90 x 125mm) o...
1. Three letters (1984) relating to Swift's first tour for the British Council, to Germany and to Austria. With a British Council folding leaflet ('Contemporary Writers') that includes an appreciation of Swift by Richard Walker (British Council, New Delhi). 2. Visit to Munich and Amsterdam (Pen...
Autograph drafts and various drafts and notes for particular chapters, final typescript, and corrected proofs. Note: the draft manuscript material is divided by chapter number and not by the name designations (e.g. 'Harry' and 'Sophie') used in the novel as published. First published 1988.
1. British Council tour (April 1990). Itinierary for trip - Milan, Turin, Rome, Naples. 2. October 2003. Promotion of the Italian publication of The Light of Day (La luce del giorno) - itinerary and associated communication, with a copy of the cover of the Italian publication and a photocopy of...
Press reviews (1996) collected by Pan Macmillan Australia, with a covering letter (1997). Material as cuttings or as photocopies (and sometimes in both formats). The covering letter refers to a division of press material collected (reviews, Booker Prize press, and Bestseller lists and related p...
1. Portrait by Judy Goldhill (June 1980), for Company magazine. Black and white, 225 x 150mm. 2. Two portraits by Tara Heinemenn (1982), for Penguin Books. Both black and white, 165 x 115mm. 3. A letter from Fay Godwin (1 October, 1983) asking to take Swift's portrait. Letter annotated in penc...
1. Portrait by Mark Douet (1991), for the publication of Ever After. Black and white, 160 x 110mm. 2. Two portraits by Steve Pyke (1993), for the French publication of Ever After. Both black and white, 200 x 200mm. With postcard (23 March, 1993) from the photographer. 3. Portrait by Sophie Bas...
1. An autograph essay on Hamlet, written whilst Swift was a student at Dulwich College. The essay is marked and annotated by Swift's teacher in red ink. 2. Twelve essays written by Swift when he was an undergraduate at Cambridge University (1967-70), on the following authors or works: Love's La...