Scope and Contents
Correspondence, texts and related matreials, principally concerning publications under the Spectacular Diseases imprint. The collection includes letters from authors, translators and printers, and poetry and prose submitted and typeset for publication.
Dates
- Creation: 1986-2015
Creator
- Green, Paul, b 1947 (poet, publisher and bookseller) (Person)
- Spectacular Diseases (publisher) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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).
Biographical / Historical
Spectacular Diseases was the imprint of Paul Green. Operating in Peterborough, Green produced a periodical with that title, the first issue appearing in 1976, and, between 1978 and 2011, a series of poetry and prose monograph publications. Green also traded as a bookseller.
Extent
0.08 cubic metre(s) (8 boxes) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated, 2018.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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