Fur, Feather and Fin

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 210 NLW MS 24085i & iiD
  • Dates of Creation
      [mid-1960s]-1968
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      NLW MS 24085iD: vi, 42 ff. (text mostly on rectos)
      NLW MS 24085iiD: ii, 91 ff. (text on rectos only)
      NLW MS 24085iD: Bound in card covers using three brass paper fasteners; 'FUR [FEATH]ER [AN]D FIN by Clifford and Marcella Dyment' (typed label on front cover).
      NLW MS 24085iiD: Tied with red ribbon.
  • Location
      ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Corrected authors' typescript, [mid-1960s], for Clifford and Marcella Dyment's collection of amusing animal poetry 'Fur, Feather, and Fin' (NLW MS 24085iD), together with a copy of the limited edition (No. 11 of 500) of the book, Fur, Feather, and Fin (London: Carrefour Press, 1968), signed by Clifford Dyment and illustrator Hafis Bertschinger (NLW MS 24085iiD).
The typescript contains a few pencil emendations by Clifford Dyment, mostly unused in the published version (NLW MS 24085iD, ff. 5 verso, 14, 15, 27, 32, 33, 42), including four additional lines to 'The Camel' (f. 5 verso). The typescript also includes an 'Explanation and Extenuation' by the authors, also omitted from the published version (f. v).

Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order at NLW.

Note

Original title.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

NLW MS 24085iD: Covers worn.

Related Material

For a typescript draft of 'The Crow' (f. 71) see NLW MS 24080D, f. 108.

Additional Information

Published