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Printed copy of Tony Curtis's collection of poems titled Carnival, published by Alun Books in 1978. Inscribed by Curtis to Anglo-Welsh poet and writer John Tripp.
Together with letters from Tony Curtis to John Tripp (undated) and to Jean Henderson (2009), and explanatory notes in Curtis's hand relating to all items.
For the collection see, for example: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Carnival-by-Tony-Curtis/9780950564333.

WARNING: POEM WITHIN COLLECTION TITLED 'POEM FROM MY FATHER' CONTAINS DETAILED REFERENCES TO A WOMAN'S BODY WASHED UP ON A BEACH; FACTUAL ACCOUNT Item marked with cautionary 'post-it' note (See August 2002 papers under heading Individual poems (loose papers))

Material relating to the production of The Meaning of Apricot Sponge: Selected Writings of John Tripp, edited by Tony Curtis and published by Parthian Books in 2010, including: draft Contents and Introduction pages; biographical notes relating to John Tripp; lists of poetry and prose works by John Tripp; poems and prose works (the majority of which are photocopied) for potential inclusion in the volume, with notes and amendments, many poems inscribed, signed or dated, by Tripp; details relating to literary events commemorating John Tripp and his work; script of the Gwyn Jones Lecture 2009, given by Tony Curtis, titled 'The Meaning of Apricot Sponge: John Tripp's Taste for Life'; and correspondence, correspondents including Fay Cornes (née Williams) and Jean Henderson, both former girlfriends of John Tripp, together with note and poems, 1978, from Tripp to 'Jeannie' (Jean Henderson).

For the publication, see, for example: https://www.parthianbooks.com/products/the-meaning-of-apricot-sponge; see also https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2011/04/a-poet-of-loud-desperation-peter-read/