Alfie Gives a Hand , c.1983, c.1997, c.2004
File
MS. 7164/12
Held at the Weston Library
First published by The Bodley Head in 1983. Comprises:
- front and back cover colour artwork
- double page colour artwork (14 pieces)
- single page colour artwork (4 pieces)
- final rough dummy: 16 double sheets of black ink sketches and handwritten text and title page on single sheet
- first rough dummy: black ink sketches and handwritten text (15 sheets)
- draft manuscript and preliminary pencil sketch
Artwork for later editions of Alfie Gives a Hand:
- front and back cover colour artwork, The Bodley Head, 1997 edition
- painted green border for cover, The Bodley Head, 1997 edition
- preliminary pencil sketch for front and back covers, The Bodley Head, 1997 edition
- colour artwork and background wash for front and back covers, Red Fox edition, 2004 (3 pieces)
- preliminary pencil sketch for front cover, Red Fox edition, 2004 and photocopy of sketch
Dates
- Creation: c.1983, c.1997, c.2004
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. 7164/12
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk