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Correspondence relating to the publication of The geometrical seaman by E.G.R. Taylor...
Catalogue reference: BH2 47/6
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BH2 47/6
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Title (The name of the record)
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Correspondence relating to the publication of The geometrical seaman by E.G.R. Taylor Eva Germaine Rimmington, 1979-1966 and M.W. Richey Michael William
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Date (When the record was created)
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1962 - 1976
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Description (What the record is about)
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Book published as: The geometrical seaman: a book of early nautical instruments / E.G.R. Taylor and M.W. Richey (London: Hollis & Carter for the Institute of Navigation, 1962)
Contents: editorial and other correspondence etc.. Includes: 15 letters from Richey at the Institute; 3 letters from publishers Éditions Maritimes et d'Outre Mer and 6 from literary agents D. Clairouin concerning French translation rights; and other papers.
Holographs, typescripts and carbon typescripts.
From the Bodley Head adult editorial files - 2nd series, 310-319. -
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- University of Reading: Special Collections
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- The Bodley Head Ltd
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 folder (87 items)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Prior permission from Random House is required. Please contact University of Reading, Special Collections for further information.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1a61f414-076b-4600-acbe-cf1aef602a57/
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BH1-3
Correspondence files
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Records of The Bodley Head Ltd
Within the series: BH1-3
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Correspondence relating to the publication of The geometrical seaman by E.G.R. Taylor Eva Germaine Rimmington, 1979-1966 and M.W. Richey Michael William