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MANSFIELD, Katherine. "Journal of Katherine Mansfield," a 122-page typescript, 4°, JOHN MIDDLETON MURRY'S COPY bearing his library reference on front blank, calligraphic title, bound in a black spring-back binder; "The Letters of Katherine Mansfield. Volume I," a 193-page typescript, 4°, JOHN MIDDLETON MURRY'S COPY bearing his library reference on front blank, calligraphic title, pp. 5-22 written in Murry's own hand, similarly bound in a black spring-back binder. (2)

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MANSFIELD, Katherine. "Journal of Katherine Mansfield," a 122-page typescript, 4°, JOHN MIDDLETON MURRY'S COPY bearing his library reference on front blank, calligraphic title, bound in a black spring-back binder; "The Letters of Katherine Mansfield. Volume I," a 193-page typescript, 4°, JOHN MIDDLETON MURRY'S COPY bearing his library reference on front blank, calligraphic title, pp. 5-22 written in Murry's own hand, similarly bound in a black spring-back binder. (2)

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The Journal of Katherine Mansfield was edited by her husband, John Middleton Murry, and published by Constable in 1927, while The Letters, again edited by Murry, were published by Constable in 2 volumes in 1928. These typescripts are probably final proofs for the printers. There are no annotations, save where Murry has overwritten in red ink on faded type, and the text appears unchanged from the final published works.

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