Ditties for the Nursery [1949] (1954)
MS. Opie 170
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Ditties for the Nursery [1949] (1954)
Shelfmark
MS. Opie 170
Summary
Folder 1: [Original] manuscript, Jun 1948, and two typescript versions, [1948].
Folder 2: Paste-ups with illustrations; paper samples and specimen pages, [1948]
Folder 3: Galley proofs with corrections, [1948/1949]; proof copy of Ditties for the Nursery (Mason & Balfour), Oct 1949, ultimately not published.
Folder 4: Original drawings by Monica Walker; printer's proofs of illustrations, [1948/1949].
Folder 5: Correspondence with Oxford University Press relating to taking over the publication of Ditties for the Nursery from Mason & Balfour, 1951-1954; drafts of (new) cover texts; proof copy of Ditties for the Nursery (Oxford University Press), 1954.
Date
c.1948-1954
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (5 folders)
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Collection contents
Archive of Iona and Peter Opie
Publications
Opie books
Ditties for the Nursery [1949] (1954)
