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Correspondence relating to the publication of The education of a poker player by...
Catalogue reference: JC 320/5
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This record is a file about the Correspondence relating to the publication of The education of a poker player by... dating from 1977-1980.
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JC 320/5
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Title (The name of the record)
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Correspondence relating to the publication of The education of a poker player by Herbert O. Yardley
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Date (When the record was created)
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1977-1980
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Description (What the record is about)
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Book published as: The education of a poker player : including where and how one learns to win / Herbert O. Yardley ; introduced by A. Alvarez (London: Jonathan Cape, 1979) ISBN 0224016075
Contents: editorial correspondence file. Includes: 1 letter from Al Alvarez; letters from literary agents Deborah Rogers Ltd (4) and Laurence Pollinger Ltd (3); 1 letter from Simon & Schuster, publishers of the book in the U.S.; ts copy of the introduction. Accompanied by the production file which contains specimen pages, a proof of the blurb and production correspondence and estimates.
Holographs, photocopies, typescripts and carbon typescripts.
From the Cape book files - 1979 Wis - Yar -
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)
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2 folders
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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/85f6d429-e525-40f4-932b-7ea363cf3940/
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JC BF
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Within the series: JC BF
Book files
Within the sub-series: JC 302/1-JC 320/5
Book files for books published in 1979
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Correspondence relating to the publication of The education of a poker player by Herbert O. Yardley