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Correspondence relating to the publication of Death and life of great American cities...
Catalogue reference: JC 6/7
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- JC 6/7
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Title (The name of the record)
- Correspondence relating to the publication of Death and life of great American cities by Jane Jacobs
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1962
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Description (What the record is about)
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Book published as: Death and life of great American cities / by Jane Jacobs, London: Jonathan Cape, 1962.
Contents: correspondence between Jonathan Cape Ltd. and Random House, Inc., publishers of New York (24 items), relating to terms of agreement; offset fee; form of requirements for Cape edition; proposed condensed edition by Reader's Digest; also 7 items of correspondence with Jane Jacobs, relating to discussion of reviews; opinion on suggested change of title for U.K. edition; includes publicity material in the form of biographical note; details of sending of review copies; mentions reader's report by John Connell.
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From the Cape book files - 1962 H - Kni. -
Held by (Who holds the record)
- University of Reading: Special Collections
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Jonathan Cape Ltd
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 folder (84 items)
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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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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/82c60a0a-bf78-426c-9498-ba2bcc23be5c/
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JC BF
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Correspondence relating to the publication of Death and life of great American cities by Jane Jacobs