| Description | 'Puffin book of salt-sea verse' was edited by Causley and was first published in 1978 with illustrations by Antony Maitland.
1. Folder containing manuscript and typescripts drafts, with photocopies of poems for inclusion. Includes draft lists of poems for inclusion and replacement poems. Previously contained in blue ring-binder file, c 1978
2. File containing assorted papers. Includes green notebook of queries, photocopies and typescript of poem texts (some signed by the poet, including Patricia Beer, Brian Patten, George Tardios, Donald Davies, Anne Stevenson and Pete Morgan) and letters from potential contributors. Previously contained in yellow wallet folder, 1973-c 1978
3. File containing papers relating to compilation of poems, including mainly typescripts and photocopies of proposed texts. Also contains letters from potential contributors with some signed poems (including D M Thomas) and letters of permission to publish from various publishing houses. Also contains Penguin Books Ltd and draft introduction. Also contains draft indexes of first lines and titles, draft contents' pages and proof illustrations. Previously contained in green wallet folder, 1977-1978
4. Lay-out dummy proofs, including a letter from Penguin Books Ltd to Causley, 17 Mar 1978
5. Galley proofs, corrected, c 1978
6. Proofs [marked 'extra'], corrected, c 1978
7. Dummy proof dust jacket, c 1978
8. Bundle of 'original' manuscript, returned to Causley by Kestrel Books Oct 1978, containing beige file of typescript with manuscript annotations by Causley, and loose page mock-ups with draft illustrations, c 1978 |