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Page proofs of The Chosen One with the author's corrections in pencil. Paper; unbound. Formerly Rhys Davies MS 4.

Pencil draft of the autobiographical volume Print of a Hare's Foot. Rewritten versions of chapters 1, 2 and 4 (ff. 380-404). Paper; 404 leaves; unbound. Formerly Rhys Davies MS 5.

Later pencil draft of Print of a Hare's Foot. Foliated by the author 1-292 but reduced by the removal of leaves to a later draft (NLW MS 21534C) where some of them survive; others after removal were apparently rewritten for MS 7 and no longer survive. Paper; 258 leaves; unbound. Formerly Rhys Davies MS 6.

Typescript of Rhys Davies's autobiography, 'Print of hare's foot', with slight revision partly in the author's hand and partly in another, all deriving from the revision first made in NLW MS 21536C. Includes a final chapter 'Country' that was omitted in the book. Paper; ii + 286 leaves; unbound. Formerly Rhys Davies MS 8.

Advance proof copy in wrappers of Rhys Davies's autobiography, 'Print of hare's foot', with author's pencil corrections. Paper; unbound. Formerly Rhys Davies MS 11.

Autograph fourth pencil draft of Nobody answered the bell, foliated by the author 1-226, many sections are now wanting; some of them to be found incorporated in NLW MS 21543C, ff.154-157 (numbered by author 22-25), seem to represent a draft of the novel coming between NLW MSS 21541 and 21542C. Paper; 157 ff.; unbound. Formerly Rhys Davies MS 15.

Carbon copy of NLW MS 21544C with the same pencil revision. Paper; ii + 193 ff.; unbound. Formerly Rhys Davies MS 18.

Papers, 1940-1956, of Louis F. Quinain, comprising letters, 1940-1956, to him from his friend Rhys Davies, together with drafts of Davies's novel Tomorrow to Fresh Woods (London, 1941).

Some eighty-nine letters and cards, 1940-1956, from Rhys Davies to his friend Louis F. Quinain, containing mainly personal news and comments on the progress of his work; also included are a copy of The Welsh Nationalist, July 1941, with a few jottings by the writer, and brief notes for a story in the hand of his brother, A. Lewis Davies.

Autograph pencil notes, [?1943], by Rhys Davies, outlining the themes, characters, structure and scenes for his novel The Black Venus (London, 1944).
An account of the practice of 'bundling' (ff. 17-19) is an extract from Wirt Sikes, British Goblins: Welsh Folk-Lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (London, 1880), pp. 300-302.

The file includes a schedule of assets and liabilities of his father's estate, 1955, with a letter, 1956, relating to the family home.

The file comprises papers and correspondence, 1948-1978, relating to the estate of the artist Colonel Redvers ('Red') Taylor (d. 1975) and the administration of the estate of his widow Louise Hayden Taylor (d. 1977) and the sale of their home 'The Studio', Belchamp St Paul, Sudbury, Suffolk, with a copy of her will, 1975, together with a few photographs of the pair; a booklet from an exhibition of his water-colours held at The Lefevre Gallery, London, 1948 (the foreword was written by Rhys Davies); together with sale catalogues including furniture, and books from the Redvers Taylor collection, 1975.

The file comprises letters, 1957-1977, from individuals expressing their enjoyment of Rhys Davies's books and asking for autographs.

The series comprises papers, 1930-1978, mainly letters from publishers relating to matters such as contracts, television rights, royalties for broadcasts and plays.

The file, 1944-1954, includes receipts for payments made to Rhys Davies by publishers and the media, account statements, particulars for his earnings and expenditures, and letters relating to the financial details of his literary works.

The series, [c. 1948]-[1978], includes writings on D. H. Lawrence, drafts of Rhys Davies's autobiography, Print of a hare's foot (New York, 1969) and papers relating to his article 'God on the oven door'.

The file, [1963]-[1969], comprises the first draft of the first five parts of Rhys Davies's autobiography, together with revisions and the last section which was deleted; and the typescript chapter 'Esther' from his autobiography sent in 1963 to Donald E. Stanford, The Southern Review, Louisiana, which was subsequently returned to him.

The file comprises a proof copy (uncorrected) of the novel published in 1954.

The file comprises press cuttings, 1940-1978, relating to books and plays by Rhys Davies, in particular his novel The dark daughters published in 1947 and his play 'No escape' which was staged in 1954-1955, together with an obituary published in The Times, 1978.