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Pre-publication mock up of Stephen Spender's The Edge of Being

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MS. 21432
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Pre-publication mock up of The Edge of Being, created by Stephen Spender using an existing notebook (turned back to front) with printed page proofs pasted onto the pages (holograph poems by Spender can be partially read on the final seven pages). With holograph labels, title page, dedication and content pages. Inscribed by Spender to Peggy Ashcroft and Jeremy Hutchinson, 28 Mar 1949.

Dates

  • Creation: 1949

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 21432].

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Shelfmark:

MS. 21432

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 21432

Abstract

Pre-publication mock up of Stephen Spender's The Edge of Being, 1949.

Biographical / Historical

For biographical details, see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased by the Bodleian Library with the support of the Roy Davids Fund from Paul Rassam, 2021.

Related Materials

Bodleian Library

  1. MSS. Spender 1-370 - Papers of Stephen Spender, 1917-2004.
Title
Catalogue of pre-publication mock up of Stephen Spender's , 1949
Status
Published
Author
Rachael Marsay
Date
2022
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
Catalogued with the generous support of the Roy Davids bequest

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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