Ramsey Campbell - For the Rest of Their Lives, Autograph Manuscript


Availability: In Stock Out Of Stock
Code: 7159

£0.00 £0.00
Earn 0 Rewards Points

SOLD
ADD TO WISHLIST

Liverpool, n.d. [c1983]. Manuscript. Unbound. The original, autograph manuscript of Ramsey Campbell's Obsession (provisionally titled For the Rest of Their Lives). 11 notebooks entirely in the author?s hand. Campbell?s process is to write by hand and then type the manuscript up. The notebooks comprise of the novel (in five spiral-bound notebooks) and notes thereof (six smaller notebooks), they are hand-paginated and complete. Very closely written, in Campbell?s somewhat difficult hand (I?m a fine one to talk). Obsession is the story of a group of children, each wanting for something and finding their wishes fulfilled with horrible consequences. Campbell?s first note on the story reads ?Several children ? each with a pressure in the family? decide or are persuaded to try magic or visit someone who can help?. Campbell deposited his manuscripts, typescripts and correspondence with the Science Fiction Foundation Collection at the University of Liverpool. The present manuscript, along with the other that we are offering (stock code 7160) are the only copies we know of currently in private hands. No copies recorded at auction. Liverpool hold typescripts and galleys of the present title. An important piece and a rare opportunity to own a manuscript by the author referred to in the Oxford Companion to English Literature as ?Britain?s most respected living horror writer?. Physical description: 11 notebooks. Five A4 spiral-bound notebooks comprising the main body of the novel. One A5 school exercise book containing notes, chapter outlines, cross-references and five memo books containing preliminary and progression notes. (1) Spiral Bound Notebook. Dimensions: 251mm x 200mm x 6mm, titled 'For the rest of their lives', and inscribed by Campbell thus 'For Stuart Schiff - / the only copy that / isn?t called Obsession! / All the best from / Ramsey Campbell?. Remaining 49 leaves filled recto only, in the author?s hand. The verso is reserved for note-taking. (2) titled ?For the rest of their lives 2?, recto and verso as above. (3) as two, but titled ?3?, (4) as two, but titled ?4?. (5) as two, but titled ?5? and comprising just 25 pages. All five written in blue ink, with notes in blue and black. Roughly 48 lines per page. (6) Exercise book. Dimensions: 202mm x 64mm x 4mm. 50 leaves, 34 populated in the author?s hand, mostly to rectos, with some notes to the versos. Numerous page cross-references, some crossed out, others not. (7) Memo Book. Dimensions: 65mm x 10mm x 3mm. 48 leaves, filled verso and recto in the author?s hand. These are mostly early notes and notes made during writing, many with page references. (8) As seven. (9) As seven. (10) As seven. (11) As seven, but only 25 leaves filled. The notes get progressively more detailed, showing preliminary ideas and a good outline of the story. Approximately 500 pages in total. Numerous amendments and strike-throughs throughout. [7159, Hyraxia Books].


Have a question?







You may also like

Stephen King & Peter Straub - The Talisman - Donald M. Grant, 1984, Signed Limited Edition.

Stephen King & Peter Straub - The Talisman - Donald M. Grant, 1984, Signed Limited Edition.

£1,312.50 £1,750.00
Olaf Stapledon - Odd John - Methuen, 1935, First Edition.

Olaf Stapledon - Odd John - Methuen, 1935, First Edition.

£318.75 £425.00
Vernor Vinge - apartness Typescript - None, nd [~1965], Manuscript.

Vernor Vinge - Apartness Typescript - n.d. ~1965.

£337.50 £450.00
Olaf Stapledon - Odd John - Methuen, 1935, First Edition.

Olaf Stapledon - Odd John - Methuen, 1935, First Edition.

£1,125.00 £1,500.00
Bob Shaw - Typescript for Medusa's Children with Jacket Mock-Up and Editorial Amendments - Gollancz, 1976, Manuscript. Signed

Bob Shaw - Typescript for Medusa's Children with Jacket Mock-Up and Editorial Amendments - Gollancz, 1976.

£506.25 £675.00
Hanns Heinz Ewers [trans. William Henry Lowe] - Supernatural Tales [Horrible German Tales] - No Publisher, 1915, Manuscript.

Hanns Heinz Ewers [trans. William Henry Lowe] - Manuscript Translation for Supernatural Tales [Horrible German Tales] - No Publisher, 1915.

£3,937.50 £5,250.00
E.V. Odle - Typescript of Juggernaut [with] A Signed First Edition of The Clockwork Man - Heinemann, 1923, Signed First Edition.

E.V. Odle - Typescript of Juggernaut [with] A Signed First Edition of The Clockwork Man - Heinemann, 1923.

£1,875.00 £2,500.00
Elliott O'Donnell - The Author's Archive of Letters and Ephemera, with a Collection of First Editions - Various, n.d., Manuscript.

Elliott O'Donnell - The Author's Archive of Letters, Manuscripts and Ephemera, with a Collection of First Editions

£11,250.00 £15,000.00
Oliver Herford [and Alfred E. Sterner?] - Through the Register - A Christmas Story - Original Manuscript - No Publisher, n.d. [pre-1921], Manuscript.

Oliver Herford [and Alfred E. Sterner?] - Through the Register - A Christmas Story - Original Manuscript - No Publisher, n.d. [pre-1921].

£476.25 £635.00
Philip R. Bjorling [ed] inc. Andrew Lang and S. Baring-Gould - The Divining Rod; and Water-Finders - No Publisher, 1902, Manuscript.

Philip R. Bjorling [ed] inc. Andrew Lang and S. Baring-Gould - The Divining Rod; and Water-Finders - No Publisher, 1902, Manuscript.

£150.00 £200.00
Roger Zelazny - Lord of Light - Doubleday, 1967, First Edition.

Roger Zelazny - Lord of Light - Doubleday, 1967, First Edition.

£1,200.00 £1,600.00
Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire - Micromegas - J. Robinson, 1752, First Edition.

Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire - Micromegas - J. Robinson, 1752, First [Pirated?] Edition.

£618.75 £825.00
Derek W. Withington - Operation Jericho [with] If Chaos Comes - Original Manuscripts - No Publisher, n.d., Manuscript.

Derek W. Withington - Operation Jericho [with] If Chaos Comes - Original Manuscripts - No Publisher, n.d.

£75.00 £100.00
Alan Garner - The Weirdstone of Brisingamen - Collins, 1960, Signed First Edition.

Alan Garner - The Weirdstone of Brisingamen - Collins, 1960, Signed First Edition.

£1,687.50 £2,250.00
W. Graham Robertson - The Fountain of Youth - Manuscript Archive - No Publisher, n.d. [c1931?], Manuscript.

W. Graham Robertson - The Fountain of Youth - Manuscript Archive - n.d. [c1931?].

£2,062.50 £2,750.00
Roger Dee - The Eyes by Thousands [Worlds Within Worlds] Original Manuscript - Science-Fiction Plus, n.d. [1953], Manuscript.

Roger Dee - The Eyes by Thousands [Worlds Within Worlds] Original Manuscript for Science-Fiction Plus [1953].

£150.00 £200.00
Tim Powers - Deliver Us From Evil - Charnel House, 2010, Limited Edition.  Signed

Tim Powers - Deliver Us From Evil - Charnel House, 2010, Signed Limited Edition.

£281.25 £375.00
Stephen King - Christine - Donald M. Grant, 1983, Limited Edition.  Signed

Stephen King - Christine - Donald M. Grant, 1983, Signed Limited Edition.

£1,500.00 £2,000.00
Christopher Priest - An Infinite Summer Manuscript w/ Proof and First Edition - Faber, 1979, First Edition.

Christopher Priest - An Infinite Summer Manuscript w/ Proof and First Edition - Faber, 1979, First Edition.

£562.50 £750.00
Oliver Onions - Poor Man's Tapestry - Michael Joseph, 1946, Manuscript.

Oliver Onions - Poor Man's Tapestry - Michael Joseph, 1946, Manuscript.

£375.00 £500.00

This website is Copyright © 2019. Email: shop@hyraxia.com, Phone: 07557 652 609

Powered by ShopWired, UK Ecommerce Platform