The Puffin Book of Nursery Rhymes (1963), c.1960-1981
File
MS. Opie 190
Held in our offsite storage facility
Comprises:
- Folder 1: Correspondence relating to The Puffin Book of Nursery Rhymes, mainly with Puffin Books editor Kaye Webb at Penguin Books Ltd., 1960-1981. Includes correspondence relating to 'The Puffin Club', to reprints and foreign language editions of The Puffin Book of Nursery Rhymes, to requests for permission to use excerpts; correspondence with illustrator Pauline Baynes; correspondence relating to the Premio Europeo 'Citta di Carole' (European Prize of the City of Carole) 1964.
- Folder 2: Publicity and reviews, including drafts of blurb and publicity texts, c.1963-1964. Also includes newspaper cuttings, mainly relating to Penguin Books, and to paperback books in general, c.1961-1970.
Dates
- Creation: c.1960-1981
Extent
1 box (2 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Opie 190
Creator
- From the Collection: Opie | Iona Margaret Balfour | nee Archibald | 1923-2017 | book collector and historian of the lore of childhood (Person)
- From the Collection: Opie | Peter Mason | 1918-1982 | book collector and historian of the lore of childhood (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk