Scope and Contents Material relating to the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, published by Booth-Clibborn Editions in November 1992. The book was written by Law, in collaboration with Lewis Chester, who previously wrote Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image, released in 1986. The book acts as both an autobiography for Law and as a form of promotion for ...

Scope and Contents

A hardback copy of the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited book, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, along with various promotion-related items.

Scope and Contents

A file containing a typescript draft version of Roger Law's autobiography, Still Spitting at Sixty, which is annotated with manuscript notes by Law's collaborative writer, Lewis Chester. This draft is also accompanied by copies of two letters sent by Chester to Law, one dated 25 June and the other 30 July 2004.

Scope and Contents A file containing manuscript and typescript letters and postcards, both originals and copies, along with email printouts of correspondence between Lewis Chester and Roger Law. This correspondence focuses mainly on both their work on Law's autobiography, Still Spitting at Sixty. However, the items present also cover Law's activities in Australia, and Chester's progress on his own book that he was writing at that time [The Trouble Maker: Michael...

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...

Scope and Contents

A file containing various material relating to the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. The followings items are present: a hardback copy of the book; a promotional t-shirt; and two examples of an invitation card to celebrate the release of the publication, held by Edward Booth-Clibborn on 10 November 1992 at the luxury store, Liberty, on Regent Street, London.

Scope and Contents

A file holding 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.

Scope and Contents A file containing a mix of paper-based material, relating to Roger Law's autobiography, Still Spitting at Sixty, collected or produced by Lewis Chester. The contents range from correspondence between Chester and Law to manuscript notes, and word-processed drafts of some of the book's chapters. The correspondence, which takes the form of letters, postcards and email printouts, mainly focuses on Chester's and Law's work on the book, but also provides information on...

Scope and Contents

Material connected to Lewis Chester's work on the book, Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image. This section has been split into the following: a box containing research material gathered by Chester, along with interview notes written by Chester and his partner, Lyn Owen; and a box containing administrative correspondence, draft manuscripts, and a handwritten script for a proposed musical based on the book, by Owen.

Scope and Contents The files of Lewis Chester, the collaborative writer on Roger Law's autobiography, Still Spitting at Sixty. Chester had previously written the book, Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image, and collaborated with Law on another publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. Material includes correspondence between Chester and Law, interview notes, and an annotated draft copy...

Scope and Contents A box containing paperwork created and gathered by Lewis Chester and his research assistant, Peter Jones, as part of their work on the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited book, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. The following are present: three sub-files with transcripts from interview tapes, featuring contributions from Roger Law, David King and other individuals; a hand-corrected manuscript for the book; and a sub-file containing...

Scope and Contents

A 2006 paperback edition of Roger Law's autobiography, Still Spitting at Sixty. Along with the printed text, there are various copies of artwork by Law throughout the book.

Scope and Contents A box containing a bundle of paperwork, separated into six sub-files, which relate to the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. The following are present:1. A synopsis for the book, which covers the intended contents of each chapter.2. A file containing contracts, a finalised version and drafts, along with correspondence regarding the agreement between Roger Law and...

Scope and Contents

A file containing an unbound version of the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, which contains annotated reference numbers next to the images found in the book, in red ink. There is also a small piece of paper that has a list of these reference numbers, which are missing from this copy.

Scope and Contents

Material relating to the physical production of the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image. This includes, but is not limited to: photocopies and other items containing images of photographs and press-clippings used to decorate the interior pages; paste-ups for the interior pages and dust jacket; and an annotated proof.

Scope and Contents A box containing seven sub-files with research material collected by Lewis Chester, connected to his work on the publication, Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image. The following are present: 1. A folder with letters received by Chester from Spitting Image's 'victims' (i.e. the celebrities and politicians that were the subjects of the show's activities). These individuals were asked by Chester for their opinion on...

Scope and Contents Issues and tearsheets for the British newspaper supplement, The Sunday Times Magazine. The following items are present:1. 19 February 1984 issue - pages 50 and 51 contain an article on the upcoming first series of Spitting Image, accompanied by a photograph of Roger Law, Peter Fluck and others buried amongst a number of puppets.2. Tearsheets from an October 1986 issue, which feature an article by Lewis Chester on his...

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...