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Promotional materials. Information artefacts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Printed matter or objects devised to advertise or promote products, causes, or other concerns, especially those items given away to prospective consumers, clients, or contributors. Not used with reference to items produced before the late 19th century.

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Cover proofs and promotional material for Ian Rankin’s novel anthologies., 2000-2001.

 File
Identifier: MS.50444
Scope and Contents

Cover proofs, 2000-2001, of Ian Rankin’s novel anthologies. Folios 1-7.

'Rebus: The St Leonard's Years' (Folios 1-3) 'The Jack Harvey Novels' (Folios 4-7)

Includes letter from Susan Lamb of Orion Publishing Group Ltd regarding the jack Harvey cover proofs. (Folio 4)

Advertisement, 2001, for an anthology of Ian Rankin's Rebus novels, 'Three Great Novels'. Folios 8-10.

Dates: 2000-2001.

Developmental notes of Ian Rankin for his novel ‘The Black Book’; with related press cuttings and cover proofs., Circa 1992-2000.

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Identifier: MS.50317
Scope and Contents Research, working and editorial notes, circa 1992-1993, of Ian Rankin relating to the development of the plot and characters for ‘The Black Book’. Folios 1-82.Some of the notes include references to specific drafts, including first and second drafts. Otherwise, as most of the notes are undated, the relation between the notes and the drafts is often unclear. Some notes have been revisited and subsequently annotated by Rankin as his development of the novel progressed. As far as...
Dates: Circa 1992-2000.

Press cuttings and pamphlets taken by Ian Rankin as research for his novel ‘The Hanging Garden’; with a synopsis of, and cover proofs for, the novel., 1989-2000.

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Identifier: MS.50348
Scope and Contents Press cuttings and leaflets, 1989-1997, taken by Ian Rankin as research for his novel ‘The Hanging Garden’. Folios 1-108.Press Cuttings.The newspaper and magazine cuttings and pages contain articles relating to plot and character development for Rankin’s novel ‘The Hanging Garden’.The cuttings are arranged by topic. Within each topic, the articles are arranged chronologically, with those undated at the end of each topic.War Criminals/Crimes...
Dates: 1989-2000.

Press cuttings collected by Ian Rankin as research for his novel ‘Dead Souls’; with the synopses of, and cover proofs and publicity material for, the novel., 1992-2000.

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Identifier: MS.50322
Scope and Contents The newspaper and magazine cuttings and pages contain articles relating to the plot and the character development for Rankin’s novel ‘Dead Souls’.The cuttings are arranged by topic, and chronologically under each topic.Crimes against children. Folios 1-30. Crime (other). Folios 31-47. Missing children. Folios 48-72. Other. Folios 73-78.Two copies of the synopsis, 1997, of ‘Dead Souls’. Folios 79-86.Cover proofs, 1998-2000, of ‘Dead Souls’ from...
Dates: 1992-2000.

Press cuttings collected by Ian Rankin as research for his novel ‘Set in Darkness’; with related promotional material, publicity schedule, and cover proofs., 1997-2000.

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Identifier: MS.50392
Scope and Contents Press cuttings and information sheets, 1997-1999, collected by Rankin as research for ‘Set in Darkness’. Folios 1-52.The newspaper cuttings and forms contain information relating to plot and character development for Rankin’s novel ‘Set in Darkness’.The cuttings are arranged by topic. Within each topic, the articles are arranged chronologically, with those undated at the end of each topic.Scottish Parliament (Folios 1-7) World’s End Murders (Folios...
Dates: 1997-2000.

Press printouts and cuttings taken by Ian Rankin as research for his novel ‘Fleshmarket Close’; with miscellaneous material relating to the publication of the novel., 2002-2004.

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Identifier: MS.50340
Scope and Contents Printouts of news articles, 2002-2003, sent to Ian Rankin by email from Senay Boztas and Edward Neil. Folios 1-83.Newspaper and magazine cuttings, 2002-2004. Folios 84-124.The newspaper and magazine cuttings and pages contain articles relating to plot and character development for Rankin’s novel ‘Fleshmarket Close’.The cuttings are arranged by topic. Within each topic, the articles are arranged chronologically, with those undated at the end of each...
Dates: 2002-2004.

Promotional materials for various novels of Ian Rankin. , 1997-2003.

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Identifier: MS.50441
Scope and Contents Booklets, leaflets, and other promotional campaign materials, 2007-2008, published by Orion Books Ltd. Folios 1-28.Includes letter from Susan Lamb at Orion regarding the materials (Folio 3).Promotional booklet for the Ian Rankin novels, 2007, published by Little, Brown and Company. Folio 29.Promotional leaflet, undated, for various Ian Rankin novels, in Dutch produced by Luitingh – Sijthoff (publishers). Folio 30. Promotional materials,...
Dates: 1997-2003.

Typescripts of 'The Falls' by Ian Rankin; with related working papers and promotional materials., Circa 1999-2003.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50331-50335
Scope and Contents Cover proofs and dust jacket proofs for novel ‘The Falls’, UK and US editions. OrionFolios 1-7.Cover proof of BBC Radio 4 dramatization of Ian Rankin's novel 'The Falls'.Folios 8-9.Advertisements for ‘The Falls’ on the cover of The Bookseller magazine (2 copies and a print-out of the cover) and inside St Martin's Paperback catalogue.Folios 10-77.Franking machine labels.Folios 78-80.Listing for BBC...
Dates: Circa 1999-2003.