Edward Thomas proofs

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 210 NLW MS 24064C
  • Alternative Id.
      (alternative) vtls006765587
  • Dates of Creation
      1897, 1915
  • Language of Material
      English  English.
  • Physical Description
      37 ff. ; 225 x 115 mm. and less.
  • Location
      ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Scope and Content

Proofs, 1897, 1915, of parts of two books by Edward Thomas, containing a few corrections and revisions in the author's hand.
The proofs for The Woodland Life (Edinburgh and London, 1897), his first published volume, consist of a single gathering (paginated 1-16), being the beginning of the article 'The Sweet o' The Year' (ff. 1-8). As well as the inscription 'Mother. May 7. 1897' (on f. 1) there are a few emendations in ink (ff. 3 recto-verso, 8). The proofs for Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds (London, 1915), his only book written for children, consist of four loose gatherings (paginated [i]-viii, 1-48), comprising most of the first eleven chapters, and contain several minor corrections in pencil (ff. 9-36).

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically at NLW.

Note

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 24064C.

Custodial History

Presumably remained in the possession of Thomas's family, among them his brother Julian, along with the contents of NLW ex 2879.

Related Material

See also NLW MS 24044D, ff. 12-14, and NLW ex 2879.

Additional Information

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