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Correspondence relating to the publication of Shikasta by Doris Lessing
Catalogue reference: JC 309/5
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This record is a file about the Correspondence relating to the publication of Shikasta by Doris Lessing dating from 1979-1982.
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JC 309/5
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Title (The name of the record)
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Correspondence relating to the publication of Shikasta by Doris Lessing
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Date (When the record was created)
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1979-1982
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Description (What the record is about)
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Book published as: Shikasta : re: colonised Planet 5 : personal, psychological, historical documents relating to visit by Johor (George Sherban), emissary (grade 9), 87th of the period of the last days / Doris Lessing (London: Jonathan Cape, 1979) ISBN 0224017675
Contents: editorial correspondence file. Includes: 6 letters from the author with sketches of the title page layout and remarks about the print and production of the book; 5 letters and 3 telegrams from Alfred A. Knopf, publishers of the book in the U.S.; 5 letters from publishers Gyldendal Norsk Forlag; 4 letters from solicitors Rubinstein Callingham. Accompanied by the production file which contains prelim proofs for the Knopf edition and production correspondence and estimates
Holographs, photocopies, typescripts and carbon typescripts.
From the Cape book files - 1979 Hol - Les & Les - Mac -
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/bd84c4df-af1d-4912-8921-f74cbb85228e/
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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 Shikasta by Doris Lessing