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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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BH2 46/3
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Title (The name of the record)
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Correspondence relating to the publication of "Lights" by Patrick Stenson
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Date (When the record was created)
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1983 - 1987
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Description (What the record is about)
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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 (Who holds the record)
- 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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2 folders (289 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/9a0ff3ef-2c79-43fb-bcf8-580a1751092f/
Series information
BH1-3
Correspondence files
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This record is held at University of Reading: Special Collections
Within the fonds: BH
Records of The Bodley Head Ltd
Within the series: BH1-3
Correspondence files
Within the sub-series: BH2
Correspondence files (second deposit)
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Correspondence relating to the publication of "Lights" by Patrick Stenson