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

1 box

MS. 7164/12

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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