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MS 450 01 04 04

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MS 450 01 04 04

Title

The Douglas Rutherford collection: Drafts for 'Treasures of Eton'

Level

File

Date

1975-1976

Extent & medium

8 files

Content description

Drafts for Rutherford's work on Eton, originally published in 1976 and written under the name James McConnell, including:

The first corrected version of the book, some sections in manuscript, some in typescript

Copy of 32 colour plates, with an incomplete manuscript of captions, along with corrected typescripts in various stages. Also included are captions and notes on other illustrations and a letter from MacConnell to Bill Winter and the reply

Copies of the 32 colour plates, with ozalids of colour plates, showing corrections, dated 18 November 1975

Incomplete corrected first proof

Corrected final proof

Published copy of the work, ed.James McConnell (London: Chatto and Windus, 1976). The edition is a presentation copy from Lord Caccia, autographed

Full set of photos taken by S.C. Moreton-Prichard used to illustrate the final text, with some unused extras

A set of assorted drawings and classroom doodles, which may have been considered for inclusion in the final work.
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