Beschreibung:

Bellow, Saul An important archive of autograph notebooks and typescripts of Humboldt's Gift and the unfinished novel Zetland. [Chicago, London, Spain, v.p., c. 1970–1975] The collection comprises: Autograph notebook of a portion of Humboldt's Gift, inscribed and signed ("For Barley with love, Saul. W. I. P."), 48 pages (including 3 detached) (12 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.; 311 x 206 mm). Original blue wrappers; faded — Autograph notebook of a portion of Humboldt's Gift, 32 pages (one detached) (12 3/4 x 8 in.; 324 x 203 mm). Original cloth-covered wrappers. Laid in: 2 pages of typescript (paginated 217 and 218), one with corrections in Bellow's hand, accompanied by carbon copies; also an autograph postcard from Alison Scotter(?) (29 April) — Autograph notebook of portions of Humboldt's Gift and Zetland (written dos à dos to one another), Vrnjacka Banja [Serbia], 17 June 1970, 88 pages (11 1/4 x 8 in.; 285 x 203 mm). Original half cloth, marbled boards; some wear. Laid in: 2 pages of typescript (on one leaf) paginated 17 and 116, with corrections in Bellow's hand — Autograph notebook signed ("Saul Bellow") of portions of Zetland, 67 pages (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.; 267 x 190 mm). Original stiff printed wrappers, white tape spine — Typescript of the opening section of Humboldt's Gift, with numerous autograph corrections, additions, deletions, 47 pages (11 x 8 3/4 in.; 278 x 216 mm); some browning or fraying at extremities of some leaves — Carbon typescript inscribed and signed ("2nd draft. Saul Bellow") of the opening section of Humboldt's Gift, 47 pages (11 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.; 323 x 213 mm), with a few autograph additions; horizontal fold. Accompanied by a manila envelope, inscribed by Bellow to Barley Alison — Two typescripts of the first chapter of Zetland, with numerous corrections, additions and deletions in Bellow's hand, 16 and 10 pages (11 x 8 1/2 in.; 278 x 216 mm); some browning and discoloration in margins of some leaves.