The Lion and the Unicorn ; Abel's Moon ; The Shirley Hughes Collection ; A Life Drawing , 1995-2002
File
MS. 7164/43
Held at the Weston Library
The Lion and the Unicorn, first published by The Bodley Head in 1998. Comprises original manuscript, correspondence with publisher and related papers, 1995-1997.
Abel's Moon, first published by The Bodley Head in 1999. Comprises:
- front and back cover colour artwork
- front cover artwork with title text on overlay sheets
- double page colour artwork (15 pieces)
- single page colour artwork: half-title and endpiece (2 pieces)
- preliminary colour cover sketches (2 pieces)
- final rough dummy: 16 double sheets of black ink and pencil sketches and text
- rough layouts and sketches
- draft manuscripts with corrections
- correspondence from publishers, 1998
The Shirley Hughes Collection, first published by The Bodley Head in 2000. Comprises:
- pencil illustrations (8 pieces) and small piece of colour artwork for 'Angel on the Roof'
- roughs and sketches
A Life Drawing, first published by The Bodley Head in 2002. Comprises 12 photocopied illustrations and sketchbook studies.
Dates
- Creation: 1995-2002
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. 7164/43
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk