Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 (Novelist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1850 - 1894
Places
- Samoa (nation) (Residence)
- Edinburgh (inhabited place) (Place of Birth)
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
File
A Christmas Carol and Treasure Island Working Drawings, 1978 - 1980
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/1/2
Scope and Contents
A large visifile containing felt-tip pen and pencil working drawings, relating to Luck & Flaw's work on the illustrated versions of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island novels. The former was published in 1979, by the Penguin Books imprint, Allen Lane. The latter was shelved after work was completed in 1981, and the illustrated book was not published until 1986, following the success of ...
Dates:
1978 - 1980
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. 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).
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File for 1995, 1995
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/1/1/1/12
Scope and Contents
A file containing press-clippings, both originals and photocopies, taken from various British newspapers and some magazines. There is also the occasional cutting from international publications as well. The contents of these clippings feature articles and other items on the following topics, but are not limited to: the opening of a Treasure Island-themed diorama at the National Aquarium of Scotland, which had life-size models of characters made by Spitting Image...
Dates:
1995
Conditions Governing Access:
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National Aquarium of Scotland, 1994 - 1995
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/5
Scope and Contents
A file containing correspondence, invoices and other documentation relating to a Treasure Island-themed diorama, created by Spitting Image Productions Limited for an exhibit at Deep Sea World, the national aquarium of Scotland.
Dates:
1994 - 1995
Conditions Governing Access:
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File
Treasure Island, 1980 - 1981
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/3/2
Scope and Contents
A box containing photographic material relating to plasticine models produced by Luck & Flaw for an illustrated version of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, Treasure Island. Work on this book took place between May 1980 and March 1981. However, the project was shelved after completion and the illustrated book was not published until 1986, following the success of Spitting Image. The majority of the box's contents are comprised of...
Dates:
1980 - 1981
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. 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).
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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
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