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Faber & Faber Limited (Book Publisher) (1929-) (United Kingdom)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1929-

Places

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

 File

Correspondence between Holbrook (1 letter, print-out copy) and staff of Faber & Faber (5 letters), 22 Oct. 1980-26 Aug. 2008

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9987/7/1/91
Scope and Contents

The Faber and Faber correspondents include Michael Durnin, Matthew Hollis, Phyllis Hunt and Mavis Pindard.

Dates: 22 Oct. 1980-26 Aug. 2008
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply to access. Users of the collection are required to complete a Researcher Undertaking Concerning Access under the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to Archives Which Would Otherwise Be Closed. Two files are restricted on grounds of confidentiality, and a number of files are not available for research on account of the poor physical condition of the documents they contain.
 File

Correspondence, Manuscripts and Miscellaneous Material, 1985 - 1986

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/2/1/2
Scope and Contents A box containing three sub-files with material connected to Lewis Chester's work on the publication, Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image. The following are present:1. A folder holding general and administrative correspondence relating to Chester's involvement in the publication.2. A folder containing draft manuscripts of the book, along with notes and a small amount of related correspondence.3. A folder holding a...
Dates: 1985 - 1986
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

File Bundle, 1985

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/1/1
Scope and Contents

A file containing material relating to the publication, The Appallingly Disrespectful Spitting Image Book, published by Faber & Faber. The file holds the following: a paperback copy of the book; page proofs; an invitation card for a release event for the publication, held at The Camden Palace on 4 October 1985; and an instructions sheet for the erection of a promotional book stand [see entry MS Add.10275/3/3/8/1/2].

Dates: 1985
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

File Bundle, 1985 - 1986

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/2/2
Scope and Contents

A file containing material relating to the publication, Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image. The following are present: a paperback copy of the book; and a sub-file containing correspondence and draft copies of agreements between Spitting Image Productions Limited, the author, Lewis Chester; and the publisher, Faber & Faber.

Dates: 1985 - 1986
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Financial Correspondence and Accompanying Material, 1986 - 1989

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/9/1/2
Scope and Contents A file of correspondence, invoices and other material of a financial nature, addressed to Roger Law and to Peter Fluck. Topics include, but are not limited to: fees paid to Law and Fluck from Central Independent Television, relating to their contract, repeat fees, and the sale of Spitting Image to international markets; fees paid to Law and Fluck from Faber & Faber, regarding their work on the Treasure Island publication; the sale of...
Dates: 1986 - 1989
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

General Public Correspondence, 1984 - 1987, 1990

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/8/2
Scope and Contents A file containing mostly manuscript letters received by Spitting Image Productions Limited from members of the general public. Topics include, but are not limited to: praise and criticism over Spitting Image; requests from students for information about the show and its production; requests for pictures of the puppets and information about available merchandise; and enquiries on whether the show accepts script submissions from the public. There are also...
Dates: 1984 - 1987; 1990
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Letter from Faber & Faber Ltd., Sassoon's publishers (London) to Siegfried Sassoon re relations with Viking Press, 4 Apr. 1936

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9375/275
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

A collection of 1094 letters, postcards and other items known as 'Sassoon's residual correspondence' although it does also include a number of items addressed to other persons particularly to his wife, Hester, and his mother, Theresa Thornycroft.

Dates: 4 Apr. 1936
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Sub-Series

Memoranda of agreement between Faber & Faber publishers, (London), and Siegfried Sassoon to publish his poems and prose works, 1928-1964

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8889/4/1-10
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The collection largely comprises letters addressed to Sassoon although there are few other recipients such as Glen Byam Shaw and Georgiana Theresa Thornycroft, Siegfried Sassoon's mother. There are also some postcards; draft and unpublished copies of poems; bills; and other related papers.

Dates: 1928-1964
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Promotional Book Stand and Bin, 1985

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/1/2
Scope and Contents

A cardboard promotional stand and book bin for the publication, The Appalling Disrespectful Spitting Image Book. The stand features the Michael Heseltine 'Action Mad Man' puppet illustration, which depicts Heseltine in military gear and accompanied by a wolverine with a studded collar (SI/218 (a)). The photographic image of the Heseltine illustration was taken by Mark Westwood.

The stand and book bin come in four parts.

Dates: 1985
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Sub-Sub-Series

The Appallingly Disrespectful Spitting Image Book, 1985

 Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/1
Scope and Contents

Material relating to the publication, The Appallingly Disrespectful Spitting Image Book, created by Spitting Image Productions Limited, and published by Faber & Faber in 1985. This section has been split into the following: a file containing a copy of the publication, along with other items; and a promotional stand and book bin that would have been erected in bookstores.

Dates: 1985
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Sub-Sub-Series

Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image, 1983 - 1986

 Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/2
Scope and Contents Material relating to the book, Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image. This publication was a collaboration between Spitting Image Productions Limited and The Sunday Times journalist, Lewis Chester. The book was published in 1986 by Faber & Faber. This section has been split into the following: draft manuscripts, research material and correspondence files gathered by Lewis Chester and his partner, Lyn Owen, in the course...
Dates: 1983 - 1986
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Treasure Island, 1986

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/3
Scope and Contents A file containing a paperback copy of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, Treasure Island, which features plasticine model illustrations made by Luck & Flaw, photographed by John Lawrence Jones. The cover of the book also bears the Spitting Image logo. Accompanying the book is a set of photographic proofs for the cover and illustrations (L+F/61 to 82).The original work by Luck & Flaw was done in 1980 and 1981, but it was...
Dates: Publication: 1986
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.