Proofs. Printed matter.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to trial sheets of printed matter that are checked against original manuscripts and on which errors can be corrected and alterations made.
Found in 405 Collections and/or Records:
Scripts, proofs, research notes and correspondence relating to works of David Thomson., Circa 1929-1987, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.10129/1-143
Dates:
Circa 1929-1987, undated.
Second corrected proofs of ‘Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile’ by John Hanning Speke, including the conclusion and appendices. , [1863, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.4874
Scope and Contents
The proofs have been heavily corrected by John Hanning Speke and by John Hill Burton, the editor of the work.Also included are further proofs of pages 1-15, 20-54, 56-62, 74-81, 155, and 597-658 (folios 24, 47, 67, 83, 136, 394, 412, and 441); the manuscripts of part of the conclusion, in Burton's hand, and Appendix E, in Speke's hand (folios 410 verso, 476); and two leaves of the ‘Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society’, volume iv (1860), containing a printed letter of...
Dates:
[1863, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscript and proofs of ‘Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile’ by John Hanning Speke.
Signed proof paperback copy of 'Reality and Dreams'., 1996.
File
Identifier: Acc.11621/66
Dates:
1996.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary papers of Muriel Spark.
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Papers concerning the creation and publication of the novel 'Reality and Dreams' by Muriel Spark.
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Proofs, including dust jacket proofs, and published editions of 'Reality and Dreams' by Muriel Spark.
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Proofs, including dust jacket proofs, of 'Reality and Dreams' by Muriel Spark.
'Some terrible letters from Scotland communicated by The Ettrick Shepherd.’
File
Identifier: MS.3810
Scope and Contents
Descriptions, in the hand of James Hogg, of real or imaginary incidents of the cholera plague of 1832 in Lothian, on the West Coast, and in Fisherrow, in letters purporting to have been written to him by Andrew Ker, alias Clapperton, Alexander McAlister, mate of the ‘Jane Hamilton’ of Port Glasgow, and James McL-- respectively.
Also printed proofs of an article by James Douglas, titled, 'The three plagues of Bombay' (folio 11).
Dates:
1832, 1899.
'The Icelandic Sagas' (1999)., 1998-1999.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/35-50
'The Icelandic Sagas' (2002)., 1999-2002.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/51-70
Three sets of proofs, with manuscript corrections by Sir Walter Scott and others, of his Introduction to ‘Trial of Duncan Terig, alias Clerk, and Alexander Bane Macdonald, for the murder of Arthur Davis’., [1831, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.3168
Scope and Contents
The printed work is mainly based on the second set of proofs, all the corrections to which are in Sir Walter Scott's hand, although a few of the alterations made by him to the third set are included.
Dates:
[1831, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Yule collection, chiefly of Scottish manuscripts of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, but including a Book of Hours and some Persian manuscripts.
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Material extracted from the papers placed in MS.3134 (xi): Letters of Sir Walter Scott to Thomas Thomson and other material relating to Scott.
Transcript by Charles Sharpe of ‘XII. mery jests, of the wyddow Edyth’ by Walter Smith., 1573.
File
Identifier: MS.16491
Scope and Contents
This is a transcript of the 1573 edition (STC 22870). The earlier edition (STC 22869.7), also extremely rare, was published in 1523.The transcript, which is careful to the point of copying the printer’s ornaments, is written on sheets watermarked 1824.Tipped in (folio iii) is a letter, 1841, to Charles Sharpe from a firm agreeing to undertake the production of work, but this does not appear to have taken place.A note by David Laing written on a fragment of...
Dates:
1573.
Two incomplete proof copies of "Herrin' Jennie" by Edward Albert., [1931, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.9071
Dates:
[1931, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
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Manuscript, typescript and proofs, undated, of ‘Herrin' Jennie’ by Edward Albert.
Two sets of corrected proofs of ‘Life of General Sir E. B. Hamley’ by Alexander Innes Shand., [1895, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.4801
Scope and Contents
One set of proofs lacks chapters xix-xxii of the printed edition; the other set (folio 116), corrected by Barbara Hamley, niece of Edward Hamley, lacks chapters xviii-xxxii.
The volume as published contains three additional chapters and many alterations.
Dates:
[1895, or before.]
Two variant copies of script, 'The Gorbals story', by Robert McLeish, proofs for published version., 1985.
File
Identifier: Acc.10893/195
Dates:
1985.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland).
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Papers and productions of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland).
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Production files of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland).
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Production files of 'The Gorbals story' by Robert McLeish.
Typescript and corrected proofs of '100 little poems' by Lady Margaret Sackville., [1928, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.27481
Scope and Contents
The dedication (folio 3) and first poem (folio 7) are in manuscript. The typescript has manuscript corrections by both Lady Margaret Sackville and Charles Graves.
Dates:
[1928, or before.]
Typescript and proof copy of ‘Guild addresses’ by Sir Charles Dalrymple., 1914.
File
Identifier: MS.25662
Scope and Contents
The typescript, with manuscript annotations, of 'Guild addresses' begins on folio 1. The proof copy which is incomplete begins on folio 214.
Dates:
1914.
Typescript and proofs of 'Sun & candlelight' by Marion Angus., [1927, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.27479
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Typescript, with a few manuscript corrections (folio 1). Charles Graves supplied the preliminary pages in manuscript. Included is a manuscript copy by Marion Angus of 'Memory' (folio 17), and the typescript of 'A Breton Woman sings' (folio 26) which was omitted from the published version. (ii) First and revised proofs with manuscript corrections (folio 31).
Dates:
[1927, or before.]
Typescript drafts and proofs of 'India, Minto and Morley' by Mary Caroline, Countess of Minto., 1907-1910, [1934, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12852-12861
Dates:
1907-1910, [1934, or before.]
Typescript, with manuscript corrections of ‘Lyrics of Pierre de Ronsard, Vandomois’, chosen and translated by Charles Graves., 1966.
File
Identifier: MS.27478
Scope and Contents
The typescript is preceded by the manuscript of the 'Biographical Introduction' (folio 1), and followed by two colour proofs of the dust-jacket (folio 165).
Dates:
1966.
Typescripts and manuscripts of J B S Haldane for projected books., 1933-1964.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20564-20565
Typescripts and proof of articles and books of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., [Circa 1936]-1950, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27065
Scope and Contents
Includes a large part of an intended book, circa 1936, on Scottish literature and the Scottish Renaissance Movement (folio 1).
Dates:
[Circa 1936]-1950, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Prose works of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Articles and short pieces of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Fragments of articles and books of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
Typescripts and proof of ‘The four strangers’ by Edward Albert., [1932, or before], 1932.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9076-9077
Dates:
[1932, or before], 1932.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
Typescripts and proofs of Muriel Spark, relating to autobiography, 'Curriculum Vitae'., 1991-1992, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10989/268-275
Dates:
1991-1992, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary papers of Muriel Spark, containing manuscripts, research material for critical works, and papers concerning her autobiography, 'Curriculum vitae'.
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Papers of Muriel Spark, relating to her autobiography.
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Papers of Muriel Spark, relating to autobiography, 'Curriculum vitae' (London: Constable, 1992).
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Notebooks, manuscript volumes, typescripts and proofs, relating to 'Curriculum Vitae', by Muriel Spark.
Typescripts and proofs of ‘The Wallace’ and ‘Figs and thistles’ by Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1959.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26171-26179
Typescripts, manuscripts and proofs of poems, articles and other pieces for 'Chapman'., Undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.10684/1-22
Typescripts, manuscripts and proofs of works of and concerning Robert Boothby., [1947-1991].
Series
Identifier: Acc.12929/42-58
Typescripts, manuscripts, research notes, correspondence and other papers of Duncan Fraser and of Standard Press publishers, Montrose.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8058/1-239
Scope and Contents
Including corrected typescripts and proofs of historical and topographical works, and circa 400 letters and copies of letters.
With papers, 1928-1959, of the Standard Press, Montrose.
Dates:
1765-1983.