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Correspondence relating to the publication of "Lights" by Patrick Stenson

Catalogue reference: BH2 46/3

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This record is a file about the Correspondence relating to the publication of "Lights" by Patrick Stenson dating from 1983 - 1987.

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Reference

BH2 46/3

Title

Correspondence relating to the publication of "Lights" by Patrick Stenson

Date

1983 - 1987

Description

Book published as: "LIghts": the odyssey of C.H. Lightoller / Patrick Stenson, with an introduction by Walter Lord (London: Bodley Head, 1984) ISBN 037305930.
Contents: editorial and other correspondence etc.. Includes: 21 letters and 2 cards from Stenson; 2 letters and a ts draft of his introduction from Lord; 3 letters and 2 telex messages from W.W. Norton, publishers of the book in the United States of America; production estimates; an unsigned reader's report; picture permissions correspondence; a dust jacket and proof; photocopies of illustrations both used and rejected; photographs including 1 of the author; 1 letter and a list of queries from proofreader Simon Lawrence; and other papers.
Holographs, typescripts and carbon typescripts.
From the Bodley Head adult editorial files - 2nd series, 305-310.

Held by
University of Reading: Special Collections
Creator(s)
The Bodley Head Ltd
Physical description

2 folders (289 items)

Access conditions

Prior permission from Random House is required. Please contact University of Reading, Special Collections for further information.

Record URL
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Correspondence relating to the publication of "Lights" by Patrick Stenson