"The Kind of Poetry I Want", 1961
Scope and Contents
1. Original manuscript of "The Kind of Poetry I Want", 49 ff., pen, no date. Also includes the correspondence dated 1961 of bookseller Kulgin D. Duval with printer Giovanni Mardersteig from the Officina Bodoni, Verona, and R. H. Boothroyd, from the Stamperia Valdonega, Verona, concerning the printing of the text.
2. "The Kind of Poetry I Want", extracts, 18 ff., pen, pencil, and typescript.
Dates
- Creation: 1961
Creator
- MacDiarmid, Hugh, 1892-1978 (Scottish poet) (Author, Person)
- Mardersteig, Giovanni, 1892-1977 (German-born printer and typographer) (Correspondent, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 box : 59 folios, + 10 envelopes containing letters, and 2 loose letters
Full Extent
1 file
Previous reference
Gen. 8951; Gen. 8952.
Physical Description
1. In a yellow levant morocco solander box lettered in gilt on the spine "The Kind of Poetry I Want - Hugh MacDiarmid - Original Manuscript". The original manuscript's pages have been individually rehoused in polyester sleeves.
2. In a blue slip-case lettered in gilt on the spine "The Kind of Poetry I Want - Original Manuscript - Hugh MacDiarmid".
Subject
- Duval, Kulgin Dalby, 1929-2016 (Bookseller and book collector) (Correspondent, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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