Accession number
PML 194883
Creator
Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936-
Published
London : Chatto & Windus, 2009.
Credit line
Man Booker Prize Collection, purchased on the Gordon N. Ray Fund and the Drue Heinz Fund, 2010.
Notes
Publisher's A4 page proofs in the form of a computer printout, with crop marks in the margins and text and preliminary pages formatted for publication.
Dated header at top of each page reads: 160P_tx:990j_tx 12/2/09 11:38 Page [i-618].
"Free proof copy - Not for resale / This is an uncorrected book proof made available in confidence to selected persons for specific review purposes and is not for sale or other distribution. ..."--Half t.p.
With printed email (1 p.) from Alison Samuel, Publishing Director, Chatto & Windus, to Peter Straus, dated Oct. 7, 2009, stating that only 25 copies of the A4 photocopies were made as a "stop-gap between proofs and finished copies," with only 3 or so of the 25 copies ultimately sent out and the rest discarded.
Dated header at top of each page reads: 160P_tx:990j_tx 12/2/09 11:38 Page [i-618].
"Free proof copy - Not for resale / This is an uncorrected book proof made available in confidence to selected persons for specific review purposes and is not for sale or other distribution. ..."--Half t.p.
With printed email (1 p.) from Alison Samuel, Publishing Director, Chatto & Windus, to Peter Straus, dated Oct. 7, 2009, stating that only 25 copies of the A4 photocopies were made as a "stop-gap between proofs and finished copies," with only 3 or so of the 25 copies ultimately sent out and the rest discarded.
Description
617 p. ; 30 cm
Provenance
Booker Prize collection of Peter Straus.
Binding
Photocopies in black plastic spiral binding, with color printed cover sheet reproducing the dust jacket design of the Chatto & Windus 1st ed., designed by Stephen Parker.
Classification
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