Papers of R. B. McKerrow

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
31 Note by E. S. de Beer on Nashe’s The Unfortunate Traveller Item early 20th c.
32 Brief note by McKerrow of an article by Don Cameron Allen entitled ‘The Anatomie of Absurditie: A Study in Literary Apprenticeship’ (Studies in Philology, xxxii (1935), 170–6) Item c. 1935
4 Papers removed from Notes on Bibliographical Evidence File early 20th c.
2 Leaf from a book sale catalogue Item early 20th c.
1 Printed prospectus for An Introduction to Bibliography, including specimen pages Item 1927
2 Note of the title of George Wither’s Divine Poems by Way of a Paraphrase on the Ten Commandments (1688), in an unidentified hand Item c. 1930
5 Leaves from a book sale catalogue issued by J. & J. Leighton Ltd, 25 Haddon Street, Regent Street, London Item c. 1927
1 Draft dramatis personae for The Devil’s Charter, by R. B. McKerrow Item early 20th c.
3 Instructions for binding an interleaved copy of The Devil’s Charter (not Adv. c. 25/79), by R. B. McKerrow Item early 20th c.
10 Letter from F. P. Wilson to Sir Basil Blackwell Item 3 Dec. 1957
4 Letter from Max Förster to R. B. McKerrow Item 27 Oct. 1927
3 Papers removed from The Works of Thomas Nashe File early 20th c.
1 Revised proof of the title-page of The Works of Thomas Nashe, vol. i, marked ‘a’ Item 6 Oct. 1903
5 Note by A. W. Pollard, containing a suggested explanation for the appearance of the type in an unidentified book Item early 20th c.
10 Rough note by McKerrow, relating to Nashe’s Christes Teares over Jerusalem Item early 20th c.
12 Revised proof of a leaf from The Works of Thomas Nashe (iii. 131-2), annotated by McKerrow Item early 20th c.
13 Notched slip of paper, for measuring numbers of lines on a page Item early 20th c.
16 Rough notes by McKerrow Item early 20th c.
18 Rough note by McKerrow, mentioning Gabriel Harvey(?) Item early 20th c.
21 Note by McKerrow of a cross-reference in an index: ‘Barker see Barbar Item early 20th c.
29 Cutting from the Daily Chronicle, containing a review by Harold Massingham of McKerrow’s Works of Thomas Nashe (5 vols.), headed ‘An Old English Author’ Item 22 Sept. 1910
34 Notes by McKerrow on copies of Nashe’s Tragedie of Dido Item early 20th c.
35 Notes by McKerrow on copies of Nashe’s Tragedie of Dido Item early 20th c.
4 Part of a leaf from a 1914 diary, numbered and folded to show the arrangement of pages on a 12mo sheet, with rough calculations in McKerrow’s hand Item c. 1914
5 Leaf from Paper and Progress, containing part of ‘An Abridged Composing-Room Glossary’ by G. A. Sayers Item early 20th c.
5 Papers removed from An Introduction to Bibliography File early 20th c.
4 Memorandum of a telephone call, with an indistinct note by McKerrow Item 25 July 1930
6 Leaf from book sale catalogue No. 18 issued by The Sign of the Huntsman, Southborough, Kent Item c. 1930
8 Sheet of paper numbered and folded to show the arrangement of pages on an octavo sheet, and the arrangement of the corresponding type-pages (cf. An Introduction to Bibliography, p. 35) Item c. 1927
7 Cutting from The Tribune, containing an article by William Archer on The Devil’s Charter, under the heading ‘About the Theatre’ Item 21 Sept. 1907