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Correspondence relating to the publication of David, from where he was lying by Tom...

Catalogue reference: JC 6/11

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JC 6/11
Title
Correspondence relating to the publication of David, from where he was lying by Tom Kaye
Date
1962
Description

Book published as: David, from where he was lying / by Tom Kaye, London: Jonathan Cape, 1962.
Contents: correspondence between Jonathan Cape Ltd. and Barrington Kaye [Tom Kaye being his pseudonym] (50 items), relating to original proposal of book; reviews of 'It had been a mild, delicate night'; terms of agreement; paperback rights; unattributed reader's report; correction of proof; jacket design; also 12 items of correspondence with Rubinstein, Nash & Co., solicitors, relating to their reading of the typescript for libel and obscenity; also publicity material in the form of a biographical note on the author.
Holographs, typescripts and carbon typescripts.
From the Cape book files - 1962 H - Kni.

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University of Reading: Special Collections
Creator(s)
Jonathan Cape Ltd
Physical description
1 folder (96 items)
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Correspondence relating to the publication of David, from where he was lying by Tom Kaye