Dymphna Cusack and Florence James original typescript of the 1988 edition of `Come in Spinner'
Dymphna Cusack and Florence James original typescript of the 1988 edition of `Come in Spinner'
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Date
1987-1988
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MLMSS 7846/Box 1X
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Physical Description
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0.47 metres of textual material (1 outsize box) - manuscript and edited photocopy of typescript
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Contents
The manuscript for the 1988 edition includes a photocopy of the original 1951 published text interleaved and extended by James’ restored text in typescript. This manuscript was delivered to the printer by James’ agent, Curtis Brown, for setting and printing.
This bound manuscript (396 leaves), includes an introduction to the novel by Florenc...
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Dymphna Cusack and Florence James original typescript of the 1988 edition of `Come in Spinner'
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A bookplate of Geoffrey Cains is inside verso of cover.
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Purchased from New Century Antiquarian Books, 2007
Administrative / Biographical history
"Florence James (1902-1993) was a novelist, editor and reviewer. She was born in New Zealand and educated at Sydney University where she began her long association with Dymphna Cusack. Together James and Cusack wrote two books, 'Four Winds and a Family', a story for children, and 'Come in Spinner' which won the Sydney Daily Telegraph prize in 1948"...
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MLMSS 7846/Box 1X
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nmQdj76n
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nmQdj76n
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839933
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