Papers for poems prepared for publication in Lee's three volumes of poems published in book form for the first time. Most of the poems had previously appeared in periodicals and/or in the two selections of poems made in 1942, and these earlier texts are in Add MS 88936/1/11.
Papers for 'My many-coated man'. Typewritten and typewritten copies, with autograph amendments of the poems in the collection, with two autograph versions of 'Boy in frost', later entitled 'Boy in ice'. With correspondence relating to the text of the poems both on their original publication and ...
Papers for 'The Sun my monument'. Most of the poems had been previously published in periodicals, and the drafts and texts presented to these periodicals are included below. Twelve other poems had been assembled as part of the abortive collection prepared in 1942, and original texts of these are...
Papers for 'The Bloom of candles'. Nine of the twelve poems of the collection are typewritten and typewritten copies, with autograph amendments. Most of the poems had been previously published in periodicals and the drafts and texts presented to these periodicals are included here. Contents: ...
First printed edition, with a few autograph amendments and with the title of the poem 'River Guadalquivir' changed to 'Guadalquivir'. Inscribed 'Author's copy'.
Poems in the collection from autograph to galley proof stage. Contents: I. Texts of poems included in the collection. Original texts included in the abortive collection are at Add MS 88936/1/11. 1. 'The armoured valley', also here entitled 'When birds do sing'; [1941]. First published in Pen...
Page proof. With a proof of 'River', which was inserted after the page proof stage to occupy two blank pages, and with a covering letter from Barbara Hepworth suggesting that an extra poem be added.
A reprint of 1961 of the published work; 1961. With a photocopy of 'Music in a Spanish town', and a letter from Hilary Sims of the Hogarth Press to Lee enclosing a revised draft of the blurb by C. Day Lewis for Lee's approval.