The Classic Fairy Tales (1974), c.1974-1980
File
MS. Opie 200
Held in our offsite storage facility
Comprises:
- Folder 1: Manuscript drafts and notes for Introduction and chapters up to 'Sleeping Beauty', n.d. [c.1974]
- Folder 2: Manuscript drafts and notes for chapters from 'Red Riding Hood' to end, and for blurb and cover text, n.d. [c.1974]
- Folder 3: Drafts of layout and typography, sample pages, [proofs of] dust covers [UK and US versions], comments and corrections for (galley) proofs, for first edition, 1974, and for paperback edition 1980. Also includes publicity material for 1974 edition, such as press release, brochures, Christmas cards.
Dates
- Creation: c.1974-1980
Extent
1 box (3 folders)
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Opie 200
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:
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