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- 1969-1973 (Creation)
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1 envelope
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First edition of Bryan Stanley (B. S.) Johnson's experimental novel The Unfortunates, published by Panther Books Ltd in 1969, comprising loose leaves of the novel wrapped in a plastic binding and encased within a box, with printed instructions by Johnson on how to read the novel.
Together with press cuttings reviewing The Unfortunates; letters and cards, 1969-1973, from B. S. Johnson to Tony Curtis; and press cuttings announcing the death of B. S. Johnson in 1973. For The Unfortunates see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unfortunates
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- English
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Bryan Stanley William (B. S.) Johnson was an experimental novelist, poet, literary critic, television producer and filmmaker. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._S._Johnson)
See also NLW MS 23789C (https://archives.library.wales/index.php/letters-from-b-s-johnson-to-bryn-griffiths) and Sam Adams Papers (https://archives.library.wales/index.php/sam-adams-papers-2) within the National Library of Wales's collections.