Proof copy of John le Carré, A Small Town in Germany
Proof copy of John le Carré, A Small Town in Germany (Heinemann, 1968), amended throughout by Julie Cockburn, a trainee proof reader at Heinemann in the late 1960s. The text is printed on the rectos only and at this stage lacks the closing words of the published version, ‘in a voice of Saxon calm’. Some of the pages have been misbound: as pp.1-148, 139-48, 159-307.
Dates
- Creation: 1968
Extent
307.0 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. d. 4015].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. d. 4015
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 6724
Abstract
Proof copy of John le Carré, A Small Town in Germany (Heinemann, 1968), amended throughout by Julie Cockburn, a trainee proof reader at Heinemann in the late 1960s.
Biographical / Historical
David John Moore Cornwell (b.1931), pen name John le Carré, is a British author of espionage fiction, and former intelligence officer.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Julie Cockburn, 2011.
Topical
- Title
- Proof copy of John le Carré, A Small Town in Germany
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Original catalogue by Judith Priestman. EAD version by Rachael Gardner
- Date
- 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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