Typescript drafts, [mid-1950s]-1958, of almost the entirety of Augustus John, Finishing Touches (London: Jonathan Cape, 1964). Each chapter is present with the exception of 'Gwendolen John' (pp. 79-81 in the book); the three chapters first published as Candid Impressions 1-3 in the Sunday Times, 28 September-12 October 1958, are represented by cuttings of the original articles (ff. 102-104). The drafts are a mixture of top copies and carbon copies; some contain emendations, mostly by the author (ff. 20-25, 42, 56-65, 69-75, 92-100, 105, 109, 112-121, 129-130), while the remainder are fair copies.
Finishing Touches: original typed version
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 NLW MS 24136D.
- Dates of Creation
- [mid-1950s]-1958
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- i, 136 ff. (text on rectos only)
Placed in melinex sleeves within ringed box at NLW.
- Location
- ARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Original order maintained.
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Note
Title based on contents.
'COMPLETE (original typed version) FINISHING TOUCHES' and 'A. John (fragments of autobiography)' (in ink on front of old folder, see f. i for a photocopy).
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