Notes (including photographs of Chatham Navy Memorial), maps for locations in London, Chatham, and Canterbury, working drafts in autograph and typescript, and proofs. First published 1996.
1. Three photocopied road maps: Bermondsey, London; Chatham and Rochester; Canterbury. The map of Bermondsey has several markings and annotations, and the map of Canterbury is annotated to indicate Butchery Lane. 2. With original white storage envelope marked 'Chatham Navy Memorial', 13 colour ...
With a covering letter (3 May 1966) from Macmillan, the final typescript, together with some specimen pages showing revised layout. Text numbered 1-255.
Second set of proofs (as photocopied sheets) for first edition (Picador, 1996). Format: A4 sheets, two printed pages per sheet. With very occasional marginal comments in pencil.
Last Orders: Typescript Draft Designated 'A3', with Notes
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1. Complete typescript draft designated 'A3', with corrections throughout in pencil. Sheets numbered continuously, 1-257. With an additional sheet 171 ('Ray's Rules'), and an additional sheet of autograph text accompanying sheet 241. 2. Various notes (typescript) referring to typescript A3, inc...
Last Orders: Autograph Manuscript (1), Chapters 1-31
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Draft manuscript arranged by numbered chapters. This file contains chapters 1-31. However, there is no material numbered chapters 9 or 11. For the remainder of the autograph draft, see Add MS 88919/7/5.
Last Orders: Autograph Manuscript (2), Chapters 32-71
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Draft manuscript arranged by numbered chapters. This file contains chapters 32-71. However, there is no material numbered chapter 66, 68, 69 or 70. For previous chapters of the autograph draft, see Add MS 88919/7/4.
Various notes (manuscript and typescript), many of which appear to be points of information and detail to be checked, organised by Swift as follows: 1. 'Plan of Previous Rejected Version'; 2. 'A/Plan (MS)'; 3. 'A2/R' - 235 numbered points [39 sheets typescript]; 4. 'A2/T List' - 70 numbered ...
Last Orders: 'Previous Versions' of Eight Chapters
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Eight chapters (typescript, with corrections in pencil) designated as 'previous versions'. With title sheet to file in Swift's hand. The chapters are numbered: A/CH1, A/CH3A, A/CH8, A/CH18, A/CH24, A/CH29, A/CH49A (with 1 sheet notes in pencil designated '49B'), A2/CH54. Footers to each sheet ...