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Total number of records: 14

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Brotherton Collection14
English Literature14
Leeds Poetry14

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SubjectCount
book covers14
proofs (printing)9
correspondence5
books reviews4
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)2
grants-in-aid1
press releases1
proofs1
scottish gaelic poetry translations1

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People and organisationsCount
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)5
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)2
Crossley-Holland, Kevin1
Harrison, Tony (1937-)1
Penguin Books1

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Cover Proofs

1993

2 colour cover proofs for Selected Poems (1993).

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Cover Proof

Penguin Books

Jun-1985

Photocopied (?) proof of the cover to 'Wilfred Owen: The Poems,' accompanied by a compliments slip from Donald MacFarlan at Penguin.

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Proofs of Collected Poems

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1985

These files contain proofs of Geoffrey Hill's 'Collected Poems', and some related items. They include: - 18 colour proofs of the cover for Collected Poems, with a further colour copy of the cover on...

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Canaan: Draft Collection

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1996

Photocopied draft of Geoffrey Hill's collection 'Canaan'. With 'cover' including black and white image as used on the cover of the published work; title-page with ms note 'Copyright ? 1996 by Geoffrey...

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Proofs of Canaan

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1996

This file contains a set of corrected page proofs for Geoffrey Hill's collection 'Canaan'. The proofs are dated 16/5/96. The proofs are accompanied by a colour proof of the book cover; 1 typescript le...

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Canaan: US Edition

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1996-1997

This file contains papers relating to the American Edition of Geoffrey Hill's 'Canaan', published by Houghton Mifflin in 1997. Includes 2 typescript letter from Christopher Carduff to Hill (19 Novembe...

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Proof of Brand (3rd Edition)

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1995-1996

This file contains a proof of the Penguin 3rd edition of 'Brand' (92 ff), with Geoffrey Hill's ms corrections and occasional textual revisions. The draft is dated in ms on the title-page 18 January 19...

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Poems to Eimhir

8 March 1971 - 20 January 1988

Papers relating to Iain Crichton Smith's translation of Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean's [i.e. Somhairle MacGill-Eain] 'Poems to Eimhir'. Includes 7 typescript letters from Giles Gordon at publishers Goll...

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Newcastle is Peru (2nd ed.)

Harrison, Tony (1937-)

[1973-1974]

Items related to the second edition of Tony Harrison's 'Newcastle is Peru' (Northern House Poets; 23). Includes 1 ts letter to Jon Silkin from Philip Bomford of Northern Arts (22 May 1973); and a proo...

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The Fisher Queen

1983-1990

Papers and correspondence relating to Fred Beake's 'The Fisher Queen' (Northern House Poets; 31). Includes photocopied typescript poems by Beake, some with Jon Silkin's ms annotations; correspondence ...

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Ben Dorain

1986-1990

Papers relating to the Northern House reprint of Iain Crichton Smith's translation of Duncan Ban Macintyre's 'Ben Dorain' (originally published by Akros in 1969). Includes 4 ms letters and 1 typescrip...

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Wesleyan Proofs

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1965-1966

Galley and page proofs for the Wesleyan University Press edition of 'Poems New and Selected,' with ms corrections to text in Silkin's hand (galleys) and mark-up for the printer (page proofs). Both set...

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