Proofs. printed matter
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Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
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Assorted proofs for "Missionary travels and researches in South Africa" by David Livingstone., ? 1856-? 1857.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42430-42435
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
? 1856-? 1857.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning David Livingstone.
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Manuscripts by David Livingstone in which are recorded his journeys and experiences in Africa; with related proofs, sketches, a photographic print and a printed portrait.
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Manuscript, "Missionary travels and researches in South Africa", by David Livingstone; with related proofs.
Author’s proofs for 'The Icelandic Sagas' Vol.1, Introduction to Eigil’s Saga., 1999.
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Identifier: Acc.13542/36
Scope and Contents
Proofs for: Introduction, Audun’s Tale, Grænlendinga Saga, Eirík’s Saga, The Tale of Thorstein Stangarhögg, Eigil’s Saga.
Dates:
1999.
Author’s proofs for 'The Icelandic Sagas' Vol.1, Njál’s Saga to Glossary., 1999.
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Identifier: Acc.13542/38
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Proofs for: Njál’s Saga, Glossary.
Dates:
1999.
Author’s proofs for 'The Icelandic Sagas' Vol.2, Grettir’s Saga and Glossary., 2002.
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Identifier: Acc.13542/58
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From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
2002.
Author’s proofs for 'The Icelandic Sagas' Vol.2, Gunnarr ƥiðrandabani’s Tale to Hænsa-ƥórir’s Saga., 2002.
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Identifier: Acc.13542/57
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Proofs for: Gunnarr ƥiðrandabani’s Tale, Fóstbrœðra Saga, Hreiðarr’s Tale, Vatnsdæla Saga, Hænsa-ƥórir’s Saga.
Dates:
2002.
Collection of cuttings of John Francis Campbell, principally being proofs of his own contributions to newspapers., 1859-1880, and undated.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.50.7.6f
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A letter of Sir John R Dasent is included among proofs for an article on ‘The Mythology of the Aryan Nations`, 1870.
Dates:
1859-1880, and undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
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Original manuscripts of John Francis Campbell`s non-Gaelic publications, mostly based on his journals, and volumes of scientific material, reflecting his particular interest in glaciation, meteorology and thermography.
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Miscellaneous small items of John Francis Campbell.
"Complete Catalogue of Works Published", proof with annotations., March 1925
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Identifier: Acc.13328/920
Scope and Contents
Volume contains manuscript and typescript annotations and notes, alongside a loosely inserted order form.
Dates:
March 1925
"Complete Catalogue of Works Published", proof with annotations., March 1926
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Identifier: Acc.13328/922
Scope and Contents
Volume contains manuscript annotations and notes.
Dates:
March 1926
"Complete Catalogue of Works Published", proof with annotations., January 1929
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Identifier: Acc.13328/928
Scope and Contents
Volume contains manuscript and typescript annotations and notes, alongside a loosely inserted supplementary book list (also dated January 1929).
Dates:
January 1929
Corrected proofs for `On the swirl of the tide`., 1992
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Identifier: Acc.13709/19
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From the Series:
Files of papers relating to the literary output of Don and Bridge MacCaskill.
Dates:
1992
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Don and Bridget MacCaskill.
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Working papers for books and articles by Don MacCaskill and Bridget MacCaskill.
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Correspondence, notes, typescripts and proofs of `On the swirl of the tide`on the lives of otters in the wild by Bridget MacCaskill, with photographs by Don MacCaskill.
Corrected proofs prepared by Bridget MacCaskill for the revised edition of `Listen to the trees`., 2007.
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Identifier: Acc.13709/21
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From the Series:
Files of papers relating to the literary output of Don and Bridge MacCaskill.
Dates:
2007.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Don and Bridget MacCaskill.
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Working papers for books and articles by Don MacCaskill and Bridget MacCaskill.
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Typescript of Don MacGaskill`s autobiographical work, `Listen to the trees` and corrected proofs of the revised edition.
Correspondence, notes, proofs and press cuttings concerning 'Letters and Journals of Lord Byron', by Thomas Moore and to the events surrounding the destruction of the memoirs of Lord Byron, 1821-1835, 1938, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43538
Scope and Contents
The letters here have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname. Notes relating to Lord Byron have then been placed, with printed material ordered chronologically at the end of the sequence.When first made available for consultation, before foliation, this folder contained notes relating to a meeting regarding the placement of a statue of Lord Byron. These were identified during cataloguing as relating to notes in Ms.43533, so have been moved to that folder at...
Dates:
1821-1835, 1938, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence and other material concerning publications relating to Lord Byron after his death.
Correspondence, notes, typescripts and proofs of `On the swirl of the tide`on the lives of otters in the wild by Bridget MacCaskill, with photographs by Don MacCaskill., 1973-2001.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13709/17-19
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Files of papers relating to the literary output of Don and Bridge MacCaskill.
Dates:
1973-2001.
Correspondence of John Philp Wood regarding his edition of 'The peerage of Scotland’ by Robert Douglas, with manuscript notes on proof-sheets., 1785, 1794-1813, 1836.
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Identifier: MS.2252
Scope and Contents
On folio 356 are notes of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe dealing with various families.
Dates:
1785, 1794-1813, 1836.
Drafts and corrected proofs of ‘Letters to the Right Honorable Lord Mansfield’ by Andrew Stuart, in which he justified his actions in the Douglas Cause., [1773, or before.]
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Identifier: MS.5365
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A note at the beginning of MS.5365 gives details of the drafts, and a statement of the probable relationships between them and the final printed version.
Dates:
[1773, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers, chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Papers of Andrew Stuart, the second son of Archibald Stuart, of Torrance, Writer to the Signet.
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Papers of Andrew Stuart concerning the Douglas Cause.
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Drafts and corrected proofs of ‘Letters to the Right Honorable Lord Mansfield’ by Andrew Stuart, in which he justified his actions in the Douglas Cause.
Fragments of letters, mostly undated, to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Pullen; with miscellaneous letters and papers concerning Pullen and the editorship of “Murray’s Handbooks for Travellers”., ? 1883-? 1903.
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Identifier: MS.40988
Scope and Contents
Letters of, to and concerning Henry Pullen. Folios 1-20.Incomplete letters, and dissociated parts of letters, mostly postscripts, of Henry Pullen to John Murray, publishers: folios 1-13.Contemporary copies of two letters, 1896 and 1897, of Hallam Murray to Henry Pullen: folios 14-17.Memorandum, 6 April 1891, of William Clowes and Sons, Limited, to John Murray IV, concerning the printing of Murray’s “Handbook for Travellers in Northern Italy”. The...
Dates:
? 1883-? 1903.
Heavily marked, incomplete proofs, "Nineveh and its Remains", by Austen Henry Layard., 1849.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42349-42350
Scope and Contents
These are heavily annotated proofs of both Volumes I and II of 'Nineveh and its remains' by Austen Henry Layard. Both volumes have original pagination and are incomplete, although only a few pages are missing from each.
Dates:
1849.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of various works by Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of the works of Austen Henry Layard concerning his journeys through, and his archaeological excavations and diplomatic missions in, the Ottoman Empire.
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Manuscript, with marked proofs, of "Nineveh and its Remains" by Austen Henry Layard.
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Two sets of marked proofs, "Nineveh and its Remains", by Austen Henry Layard.
Heavily marked, incomplete proofs, "Nineveh and its Remains", volume I, by Austen Henry Layard., 1849.
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Identifier: MS.42349
Scope and Contents
The proofs here are for Volume I of 'Nineveh and its remains' by Austen Henry Layard, which was published by John Murray in 1849. The proofs have been heavily revised.
There are proofs for pages 1-62, 65-78 and 97-371. The page numbers are taken from the original pagination on the proofs.
Dates:
1849.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of various works by Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of the works of Austen Henry Layard concerning his journeys through, and his archaeological excavations and diplomatic missions in, the Ottoman Empire.
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Manuscript, with marked proofs, of "Nineveh and its Remains" by Austen Henry Layard.
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Two sets of marked proofs, "Nineveh and its Remains", by Austen Henry Layard.
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Heavily marked, incomplete proofs, "Nineveh and its Remains", by Austen Henry Layard.
Heavily marked, incomplete proofs, "Nineveh and its Remains", volume II, by Austen Henry Layard., 1849.
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Identifier: MS.42350
Scope and Contents
The proofs here are for Volume II of 'Nineveh and its remains' by Austen Henry Layard, which was published by John Murray in 1849. The proofs have been heavily revised.
There are proofs for pages 1-317 and 320-482. The page numbers are taken from the original pagination on the proofs.
Dates:
1849.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of various works by Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of the works of Austen Henry Layard concerning his journeys through, and his archaeological excavations and diplomatic missions in, the Ottoman Empire.
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Manuscript, with marked proofs, of "Nineveh and its Remains" by Austen Henry Layard.
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Two sets of marked proofs, "Nineveh and its Remains", by Austen Henry Layard.
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Heavily marked, incomplete proofs, "Nineveh and its Remains", by Austen Henry Layard.
Incomplete manuscript, "Narrative of an expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries", by David Livingstone; with related proofs and a watercolour sketch., 1864-1865.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42436-42438
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1864-1865.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning David Livingstone.
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Manuscripts by David Livingstone in which are recorded his journeys and experiences in Africa; with related proofs, sketches, a photographic print and a printed portrait.
Incomplete manuscript, "The Threshold of Life, or Friendly Counsels to Youth In a series of Familiar Letters", by ?D.J. Coulton; with related proofs., Circa 1853.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42599-42600
Scope and Contents
The name of the author has been supplied from an entry in the letterbook of John Murray for 28 June 1853.
Dates:
Circa 1853.
Incomplete, marked proofs, 'A contemporary narrative of events connected with [=Contemporary account of] the separation of Lord and Lady Byron; also an account of the destruction of Lord Byron`s memoirs', by John Cam Hobhouse., 1870.
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Identifier: MS.42299
Scope and Contents
The arrangement of these parts differs from the final edition in that the appendix follows the account of the destruction of the memoirs, although there is a manuscript note on it advising that is should follow page 182 of the finished volume.The proofs for this work are annotated throughout.
The proofs want everything from page ix to page 176. They comprise therefore of:the title page and part of a preface: folios 1-4;five pages of the account...
Dates:
1870.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning John Cam Hobhouse.
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Manuscripts by John Cam Hobhouse, with related proofs.
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Proofs, and privately printed edition of, 'Contemporary account of the separation of Lord and Lady Byron; also of the destruction of Lord Byron`s memoirs', by John Cam Hobhouse.
Incomplete, marked proofs, "Discoveries in the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon", by Austen Henry Layard., 1853.
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Identifier: MS.42358
Scope and Contents
The proofs here are for the main body of text that forms the work by Layard. They start on page xvii of the introduction and continue until part way through chapter IX. The proofs have been annotated throughout by Layard, with many additions and deletions.
Dates:
1853.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of various works by Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of the works of Austen Henry Layard concerning his journeys through, and his archaeological excavations and diplomatic missions in, the Ottoman Empire.
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Manuscript and marked proofs, "Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon", by Austen Henry Layard.
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Proofs, "Discoveries in the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon", by Austen Henry Layard.
Incomplete, marked proofs, "Nineveh and its Remains", volume I, by Austen Henry Layard., 1849.
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Identifier: MS.42351
Scope and Contents
These are proofs are for Volume I of 'Nineveh and its remains' by Austen Henry Layard. The proofs are incomplete, wanting pages 369 onwards using the original pagination. The proofs are enclosed within a wrapper annotated, 'Ly's Proof Sheet. Corrected. Nineveh vol. 1. For ?3rd ed. Mr Murray's compl.'
Dates:
1849.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of various works by Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of the works of Austen Henry Layard concerning his journeys through, and his archaeological excavations and diplomatic missions in, the Ottoman Empire.
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Manuscript, with marked proofs, of "Nineveh and its Remains" by Austen Henry Layard.
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Two sets of marked proofs, "Nineveh and its Remains", by Austen Henry Layard.
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Marked proofs, "Nineveh and its Remains", by Austen Henry Layard.
Incomplete marked proofs, "Nineveh and its Remains", volume II, by Austen Henry Layard., 1849.
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Identifier: MS.42352
Scope and Contents
The proofs here are for Volume II of 'Nineveh and its remains' by Austen Henry Layard. The proofs have been heavily annotated, with many additions, corrections and deletions.
Although these are not a complete set of proofs, only a few pages are missing. There are proofs for pages 1-252, 271-272 and 275-484. The page numbers are taken from the original pagination on the proofs. In addition there are six folios that have been added throughout the proofs with corrected text.
Dates:
1849.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of various works by Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of the works of Austen Henry Layard concerning his journeys through, and his archaeological excavations and diplomatic missions in, the Ottoman Empire.
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Manuscript, with marked proofs, of "Nineveh and its Remains" by Austen Henry Layard.
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Two sets of marked proofs, "Nineveh and its Remains", by Austen Henry Layard.
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Marked proofs, "Nineveh and its Remains", by Austen Henry Layard.