Proofs. Printed matter.
Found in 422 Collections and/or Records:
Magazine files and content files of 'Cencrastus' magazine., 1989-2004.
Manuscript and corrected proof of ‘Some passages in the life of Mr Adam Blair’ by John Gibson Lockhart., [1822, or before.]
In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.
Manuscript and corrected proof of ‘The poetical works’, second edition, by Thomas Aird; with the manuscript of 'Our young painter' by Aird, as published in 'The poetical works', fifth edition., [Before 1856, 1878].
Manuscript and corrected proof of 'The poetical works', second edition (folio 1).
Manuscript of 'Our young painter' (folio 223).
Manuscript and corrected proof of the 'Postscript to the third edition' of "Peter's letters to his kinsfolk" by John Gibson Lockhart., [1819, or before.]
The manuscript begins on folio 1, and the corrected proof on folio 31.
Manuscript and corrected proofs of an apparently unpublished article, 'The Bersaglieri' by George Cadogan., 1864.
In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.
Manuscript and corrected proofs of Sir James Barrie's preface to ‘The coral island’ by R M Ballantyne., [1913, or before.]
Manuscript and proof of Nigel Tranter of 'Mail royal', containing jacket covers., 1989.
Includes corrected manuscripts and typescripts of 24 novels, with related proofs, research notes and art-work.
Manuscript and proofs of ‘Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile’ by John Hanning Speke., [1863, or before.]
Manuscript and proofs of ‘What will he do with it?’ by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton., [1857, or before-1859, or before.]
In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.
Manuscript and typescript drafts and proofs., 1954-2003, undated
Many of the folders of previously uncollected writings have been annotated by Archie Bevan with lists of magazines, newspapers, etc where these works had previously been published.
Manuscript and typescript drafts of 'Something leather', by Alasdair Gray, with proofs, illustrations and related correspondence.
Manuscript and typescript drafts, research materials, proofs and correspondence concerning 'The book of prefaces', by Alasdair Gray.
Manuscript and typescripts of Nigel Tranter of 'Druid sacrifice', containing research notes and corrected proof., 1993.
Includes corrected manuscripts and typescripts of 24 novels, with related proofs, research notes and art-work.
Manuscript drafts, corrected typescripts and proofs of 'A history maker', by Alasdair Gray.
Drafts, proofs and some source materials and correspondence for 'A history maker', by Alasdair Gray.
Alasdair Gray's own manuscript drafts are accompanied by typescript transcriptions produced by his typist Scott Pearson, which are then in turn heavily annotated and corrected by Gray. These annotations then inform the next set of manuscript drafts, giving a unique insight into how the book developed and grew.
Manuscript of a lecture titled 'Psalm 1st' by Sir Walter Scott, later published as 'The blessedness of the righteous, discourse II', and proof sheets of the same with corrections in Scott's hand., [Circa 1828], 1928-1929.
Includes four letters, 1928-1929, of the Reverend W S Crockett, minister of Tweedsmuir.
Manuscript of an apparently unpublished article, 'A terrible doom', and corrected proof of 'The Attaman: a tale of the Kosaks' by Jayne Emily De Laszowska., ?1885, [1885, or before].
The contents are as follows:
(i) Manuscript of 'A terrible doom' (folio 1);
(ii) Corrected proof of 'The Attaman: a tale of the Kosaks' (folio 25).
Manuscript of Books X and XI (chapters xiii-xvii, and part of chapter xviii) and corrected proof sheets of Book X (chapter ii) of ‘My novel’ by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton., [1850, or before-1853, or before.]
In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.
Manuscript of portions of 'Essay XIX: motive power' by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton., [1863, or before.]
The contents are as follows:
(i) Manuscript of portions of 'Essay XIX: motive power' (folio 1);
(ii) Corrected proof of part of the essay(folio 64).
Manuscript of ‘The life and times of Henry Lord Brougham, written by himself’., 1861-1867.
Manuscript of ‘The life and times of Henry Lord Brougham, written by himself’., 1861-1867.
Manuscript, typescript and proof of Nigel Tranter of 'The captive crown', containing jacket cover., 1977.
Includes corrected manuscripts and typescripts of 24 novels, with related proofs, research notes and art-work.
Manuscript, typescript and proofs, undated, of ‘Herrin' Jennie’ by Edward Albert., [1931, or before.]
The manuscript for Edward Albert's best known novel. It is an attempt at a 'realistic' portrayal, in the manner of Zola, of working-class conditions in Edinburgh at the turn of the century.
Manuscript, typescripts and proof of 'A judge of men' by James Allan Ford., 1966-1967, undated.
James Allan Ford was educated in Edinburgh and entered the Civil Service in 1938, rising to become Principal Establishment Officer in the Scottish Office. During the second World War he served in the defence of Hong Kong and later drew on this experience for his novel ‘The brave white flag’ (London, 1961).
Manuscript, typescripts and proof of Nigel Tranter of 'Children of the mist', containing jacket cover., 1992.
Includes corrected manuscripts and typescripts of 24 novels, with related proofs, research notes and art-work.
Manuscript, typescripts and research notes of Nigel Tranter of 'Tapestry of the boar', containing corrected proof and jack cover., 1993.
Includes corrected manuscripts and typescripts of 24 novels, with related proofs, research notes and art-work.