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Holbrook Jackson, autograph manuscripts

Archive Collection: BC MS 20c Jackson

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Holbrook Jackson, autograph manuscripts

Level: Collection

Classmark: BC MS 20c Jackson

Creator(s): Jackson, Holbrook (1874-1948)()

Date(s): c.1930-1940

Language: English

Size and medium: 3 folders and 1 vol. held in 1 box; manuscript, typescript, and press cuttings.

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8509

Collection group(s): English Literature

Description

Comprises the following autograph manuscripts written by Holbrook Jackson: (1) 1 vol. (191 pp.), containing an original manuscript entitled 'Bookmarkings II. 1931-1940', evidently compiled for a projected book of literary quotations. Although it appears to be only a second volume, it is quite complete in itself, with separate indexes for bibliography, subjects, and authors; (2) 1 loose-leaf folder containing an original manuscript and typescript draft of his anthology entitled 'The fall of man'/'The decadence of man', which includes some press cuttings pasted on to some of the leaves; (3) 1 folder containing manuscript and typescript text of three chapters of a book entitled 'Gentle reader - Preferences in print' by Jackson, probably written ca. 1935; and (4) 1 folder holding some loose manuscript notes and bibliographical references and including a press cutting pasted on to one leaf, apparently prepared for his publication 'The reading of books' (1946).


The manuscript text is closely written in Jackson's bold and very legible hand. Item (1) is written in a hardback notebook with a cloth covered spine and the printed inscription 'Ex libris Holbrook Jackson' pasted on to the inside front cover. Item (2) is held in a dark red blindtooled leather cover, with a printed label bearing Jackson's name and address in London pasted on to the inside front cover. Item (3) is held in a damaged blue folder, which bears on the outside front cover a small label with the words 'Gentle reader, etc.' written in ink on it. Item (4) is held in a reddish brown folder, which bears on its outside front cover two labels with the words 'Bookmanship, by Holbrook Jackson, I' and 'Published as The reading of books - 1946' written in ink on each of them respectively.

Biography or history

Holbrook Jackson (1874-1948), the author, editor, and editorial director of National Trade Press Ltd and of Heywood and Co. Ltd. For fuller details of his life and achievements see 'Who was who', Vol.4.

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