Sven BERLIN (1911-1999) 'Coat of Many Colours' The lot is ma...

Hammer

£190

Sven BERLIN (1911-1999) 'Coat of Many Colours' The lot is made up of three folders and two envelopes all relating to Berlin's 1994 published novel, 'The Coat of Many Colours'. The first in the lot is a red folder titled 'Coat of Many Colours. An Autosvenography. Corrected text' which is a typescript containing a large number of handwritten annotations, the second folder of text is also a typescript and is titled 'Original Typescript Coat of Many Colours'. This text in particular begins with the chapter 'Disturbance in The West' and also includes a large number of handwritten annotations. The final folder titled, 'Coat Of Many Colours (Letters), contains multiple letters regarding the novel. The first envelope in the lot is titled 'The Coat of Many Colours. Pix 1-40.' and the second 'Coat Of Many Colours. Pix 75-119'. Both of which contain numerous photos that later appear in the published book. 'Coat of Many Colours' is the first of Berlin's 'autosvenography' series. The main body of the book discusses Berlin's time in post-war St. Ives, where he became part of the creative community of painters, poets and sculptors. The book covers the period until 1953 when Berlin leaves St. Ives with his horsedrawn wagon. After this point is where Berlin's second autosvenography, 'Virgo In Exile', then begins.