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Correspondence relating to the publication of Five decades by Irwin Shaw
Catalogue reference: JC 313/7
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This record is a file about the Correspondence relating to the publication of Five decades by Irwin Shaw dating from 1978-1979.
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JC 313/7
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Title (The name of the record)
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Correspondence relating to the publication of Five decades by Irwin Shaw
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Date (When the record was created)
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1978-1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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Book published as: Five decades : short stories / Irwin Shaw (London: Jonathan Cape, 1979) ISBN 0224016660
Contents: editorial correspondence file. Includes: 7 letters from literary agents Hope Leresche & Sayle; 6 letters from Delacorte Press, publishers of the book in the U.S.; ts table of contents; a photograph of the front cover of the dust jacket. Accompanied by the production file which contains production correspondence and estimates.
Holographs, photocopies, typescripts, carbon typescripts and a photograph.
From the Cape book files - 1979 Pym - Sha -
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/88e902de-6aca-4c87-9aee-72b28b76529a/
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JC BF
Book files
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Records of Jonathan Cape Ltd
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 Five decades by Irwin Shaw