Proof copies of works by Graves

This material is held atSt John's College Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 473 RG/N/Pr
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1929 to 1975
  • Physical Description
    • 41 items

Scope and Content

The series contains proof copies, many annotated in ms, of a number of Graves's works, also one work by Laura Riding. Item 1 'The Shout' Shelfmark BC-57 / ML-3L-17 1929 Item 2 'But it Still Goes On' Shelfmark BC-38 1930 Item 3 'Progress of Stories' by Laura Riding Shelfmark BC-64 / BC-65 1935 Item 4 'The Common Asphodel' Shelfmark BC-40 1949 Item 5 'Occupation: Writer' Shelfmark BC-60 1950 Item 6 'Poems 1953' Shelfmark BC-63 1953 Item 7 'The Infant with the Globe' Shelfmark BC-37 1955 Item 8 'English and Scottish Ballads' Shelfmark BC-51 1956 Item 9 'Winter in Majorca' Shelfmark BC-69 1956 Item 10 'Goodbye to All That' (2nd edition). Shelfmark BC-56 1957 Item 11 'Poems Selected by Himself' Shelfmark BC-41 1957 Item 12 'Collected Poems 1959' Shelfmark BC-42 1959 Item 13 'Collected Poems 1959' Shelfmark BC-43 1959 Item 14 'You Win Houdini' Shelfmark BC-68 1960 Item 15 'Collected Poems, 1961' Shelfmark BC-45 1961 Item 16 'More Poems 1961' Shelfmark BC-45 1961 Item 17 'New Poems 1962' Shelfmark BC-49 1962 Item 18 'New Poems 1962' Shelfmark BC-48 1962 Item 19 'The Comedies of Terence' Shelfmark BC-73 1962 Item 20 'The More Deserving Cases' Shelfmark BC-52 1962 Item 21 'The Reader Over Your Shoulder' (2nd edition) Shelfmark BC-59 1962 Item 22 'The Siege and Fall of Troy' Shelfmark BC-50 1962 Item 23 'The Siege and Fall of Troy' Shelfmark BC-58 1962 Item 24 'The Virgil Cult' Shelfmark BC-72 1962 Item 25 'New Poems 1962' Shelfmark BC-67 1963 Item 26 'Ann at Highwood Hall' Shelfmark BC-46 1964 Item 27 'Collected Short Stories' Shelfmark BC-61 1964 Item 28 'Collected Short Stories' Shelfmark BC-54 1964 Item 29 'Oratio Creweiana 1964' Shelfmark BC-62 1964 Item 30 'Collected Poems 1965' Shelfmark BC-70? 1965 Item 31 'Colophon to "Love Respelt"' (and ms draft of poem 'The Perfectionists') Shelfmark BC-39 1967 Item 32 'Poetic Craft and Principle' Shelfmark BC-44 1967 Item 33 'Poems 1965-1968' Shelfmark BC-36 1968 Item 34 'The Crane Bag' Shelfmark BC-33 1969 Item 35 'Poems 1968-1970' Shelfmark BC-35 1970 Item 36 'Poems: Abridged for Dolls and Princes' Shelfmark BC-64 1971 Item 37 'Poems 1970-1972' Shelfmark BC-34 1972 Item 38 'Poems 1970-1972' Shelfmark B[C?]-47 1972 Item 39 'Poems 1970-1972' Shelfmark BC-53 1972 Item 40 'Poems 1970-1972' Shelfmark BC-55 1972 Item 41 'Collected Poems 1975' Shelfmark BC-66 1975

Custodial History

Bundle of proof copies arrived separately from the main collection of Graves's working library, but still bears library shelfmarks, which are recorded with the descriptions.

Related Material

Reference: RG/A/P1965; Reference: RG/A/P1965-68; Reference: RG/A/P1970-72; Reference: RG/A/P1975; Reference: RG/A/PADP; Reference: RG/A; Reference: RG/B/CSS; Reference: RG/B; Reference: RG/D/SFT; Reference: RG/E/IWG; Reference: RG/E/WM; Reference: RG/G/FESB; Reference: RG/G/CCB; Reference: RG/H/CO/15-21; Reference: RG/H/O/14-20; Reference: RG/E/CT; Reference: RG/H/O/74-76;