| Description | 'Puffin book of magic verse' was edited by Causley and was first published in 1974 with illustrations by Barbara Swiderska. It includes the following poems by Causley: 'Colonel Fazackerley' and 'Tom Bone'.
1. Envelope of assorted manuscript notes on Christmas traditions, magic etc., presumably in preparation for compilation of 'The Puffin book of magic verse' (1974). On reverse of papers are the following typescript poems with manuscript revisions: 'My neighbour Mr. Normanton', 'A sailor sat on the watery shore' and 'The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould' (all published as part of Figgie Hobbin: poems for children (1970), n.d.
2. Bundle containing proofs, 27 Sep 1973
3. File of correspondence with editor, publishers, dust-jacket text, manuscript and typescript draft introduction, letters from poets enclosing potential poems for inclusion and illustration proofs, 1972-1973
4. File of papers including lists of selected poems, typescripts, manuscript copies and photocopies of selected poems, and analysis of poem line lengths, n.d.
5. Typescript with minor manuscript revisions [previously in pink ring-binder], n.d.
6. Dummy proof (uncorrected), two samples of dust jackets and manuscript list of possible poems for inclusion, n.d.
See also EUL MS 50a/LIT/4/3. |