Proofs. Printed matter.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to trial sheets of printed matter that are checked against original manuscripts and on which errors can be corrected and alterations made.
Found in 414 Collections and/or Records:
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.]
File
Identifier: MS.4817
Scope and Contents
The manuscript begins on folio 1, and the corrected proof on folio 31.
Dates:
[1819, or before.]
Manuscript and corrected proofs of an apparently unpublished article, 'The Bersaglieri' by George Cadogan., 1864.
File
Identifier: MS.4781
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.
Dates:
1864.
Manuscript and corrected proofs of Sir James Barrie's preface to ‘The coral island’ by R M Ballantyne., [1913, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.15941, folios 200-217
Dates:
[1913, or before.]
Manuscript and proof of Nigel Tranter of 'Mail royal', containing jacket covers., 1989.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11170/44-47
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes corrected manuscripts and typescripts of 24 novels, with related proofs, research notes and art-work.
Dates:
1989.
Manuscript and proofs of ‘Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile’ by John Hanning Speke., [1863, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.4872-4874
Scope and Contents
Dates:
[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.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.4831-4837
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.
Dates:
[1857, or before-1859, or before.]
Manuscript and typescript drafts of 'Something leather', by Alasdair Gray, with proofs, illustrations and related correspondence.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10371/1-32
Scope and Contents
Includes nine manuscript and typescript drafts of the novel, drafts of individual chapters, and related notes, correspondence and illustrations. Post-publication material includes copies of the US hardback edition, revised paperback edition, and cuttings of UK press coverage of the book.Alasdair Gray's descriptions have been retained in the scope and contents notes for each file, and include insights into his working process, comments on how the novel progressed, and how...
Dates:
1968-1991.
Manuscript and typescript drafts, research materials, proofs and correspondence concerning 'The book of prefaces', by Alasdair Gray.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.11769/1-70
Dates:
1985-2000.
Manuscript and typescripts of Nigel Tranter of 'Druid sacrifice', containing research notes and corrected proof., 1993.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11170/61-65
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes corrected manuscripts and typescripts of 24 novels, with related proofs, research notes and art-work.
Dates:
1993.
Manuscript drafts, corrected typescripts and proofs of 'A history maker', by Alasdair Gray.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.11203/1-12
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1967, 1985, 1993-1994.
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.
File
Identifier: MS.23051
Scope and Contents
Includes four letters, 1928-1929, of the Reverend W S Crockett, minister of Tweedsmuir.
Dates:
[Circa 1828], 1928-1929.
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].
File
Identifier: MS.4816
Scope and Contents
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).
Dates:
?1885, [1885, or before].
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.]
File
Identifier: MS.4828
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.
Dates:
[1850, or before-1853, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscript and proofs of parts of ‘My novel’ by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton.
Manuscript of portions of 'Essay XIX: motive power' by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton., [1863, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.4838
Scope and Contents
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).
Dates:
[1863, or before.]
Manuscript of ‘The life and times of Henry Lord Brougham, written by himself’., 1861-1867.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.4767-4779
Scope and Contents
The manuscript, which was compiled between 1861 and 1867, is in several hands besides that of the author, Henry Peter Brougham, and incorporates portions of his journals, memoranda, and letters. MSS.4767-4770 correspond to volume i, MSS.4771-4774 to volume ii, and MSS.4775-4778 to volume iii of the printed work. MS.4779 consists of manuscript and proofs mostly of appendices and prefatory matter.Parts of the text are missing at the following places: between MS.4767 and...
Dates:
1861-1867.
Manuscript of ‘The life and times of Henry Lord Brougham, written by himself’., 1861-1867.
Item
Identifier: MS.4779
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The manuscript, which was compiled between 1861 and 1867, is in several hands besides that of the author, Henry Peter Brougham, and incorporates portions of his journals, memoranda, and letters. MSS.4767-4770 correspond to volume i, MSS.4771-4774 to volume ii, and MSS.4775-4778 to volume iii of the printed work. MS.4779 consists of manuscript and proofs mostly of appendices and prefatory matter.Parts of the text are missing at the following places: between MS.4767 and...
Dates:
1861-1867.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscript of ‘The life and times of Henry Lord Brougham, written by himself’.
Manuscript, typescript and proof of Nigel Tranter of 'The captive crown', containing jacket cover., 1977.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11170/24-27
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes corrected manuscripts and typescripts of 24 novels, with related proofs, research notes and art-work.
Dates:
1977.
Manuscript, typescript and proofs, undated, of ‘Herrin' Jennie’ by Edward Albert., [1931, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9068-9071
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
[1931, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
Manuscript, typescripts and proof of 'A judge of men' by James Allan Ford., 1966-1967, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27489-27492
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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).
Dates:
1966-1967, undated.
Manuscript, typescripts and proof of Nigel Tranter of 'Children of the mist', containing jacket cover., 1992.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11170/56-60
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes corrected manuscripts and typescripts of 24 novels, with related proofs, research notes and art-work.
Dates:
1992.
Manuscript, typescripts and research notes of Nigel Tranter of 'Tapestry of the boar', containing corrected proof and jack cover., 1993.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11170/66-71
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes corrected manuscripts and typescripts of 24 novels, with related proofs, research notes and art-work.
Dates:
1993.
Manuscripts and proofs of portions of ‘The invasion of the Crimea’ by Alexander William Kinglake., [1877, or before; 1880, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.4810-4811
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.
Dates:
[1877, or before; 1880, or before.]
Manuscripts and proofs of stories, articles and poems of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDairmid'., 1927-1968, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26035
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Corrected galley proof of the short story, 'The Dead Harlot'. (Folio l.) This was published in ‘New tales of horror by eminent authors’ (London, 1935), pages l44-148, but had already appeared in ‘Scottish Nation’, volume 2, number 7 (1923), page 8, under the title 'In the fulness of time’.(ii) Newspaper cuttings and galley proof of the story 'A' body's lassie'. (Folio 3.) The cuttings from the ‘Scots Observer’, 14 May 1927, have...
Dates:
1927-1968, undated.
Manuscripts and proofs of various articles by Thomas De Quincey., [1827, or before], 1832, 1839, 1849.
File
Identifier: MS.4789
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Manuscript of two articles, 'The vision of sudden death', and 'The dream fugue', published in "Blackwood's Magazine", December 1849. (Folio 1.) (ii) Manuscript, undated, of an apparently unpublished article in the form of a letter "To the Editor of Blackwood's Magazine". This concerns his own article, 'On murder considered as one of the fine arts', published in "Blackwood's Magazine" in two parts, in February 1827, and November 1839....
Dates:
[1827, or before], 1832, 1839, 1849.
Manuscripts and proofs of various works of John Wilson ('Christopher North')., [Circa 1814-1852, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.4887
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Manuscript of part of a review of ‘The man of Ton: a satire’ by Sir John Dean Paul, published in “Blackwood's Magazine”, June 1828. (Folio 1.)(ii) Manuscript of the conclusion of an article, "On Hogg's memoirs", published in “Blackwood's Magazine”, August 1821. Also included are the manuscripts of an apparently unpublished article, circa 1814, and fragments of an article, circa 1821, both concerning James Hogg. (Folio 5.)...
Dates:
[Circa 1814-1852, or after.]