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Typescript drafts and proofs of Augustus John's first volume of memoirs, Chiaroscuro: Fragments of Autobiography (London: Jonathan Cape, 1952), [1950]-1951; working manuscripts, typescripts and editorial correspondence relating to the follow-up volume, published posthumously under the title Finishing Touches (London: Jonathan Cape, 1964), [1950x1952]-[early 1960s]; and other miscellaneous autobiographical fragments, [c. 1950], [?1959].

Second proof, 1951, of Augustus John's memoirs Chiaroscuro: Fragments of Autobiography (London: Jonathan Cape, 1952) with mainly minor emendations and corrections, mostly in ink, by the author. The book's printed title, 'Painter's Pastime', has been deleted by John on the half-title and title pages (pp. 1, 3) and replaced with the final title 'Chiaroscuro'.
Slightly more substantial emendations occur on pp. 60, 142, 153, 201 and 234; there are also occasional proof readers' corrections and queries in a cerise ink. Pages 13-14 were apparently removed (in 1962, see NLW MS 24135iD, f. vii) in order that p. 13 could be photographed for use on the rear fly-leaf of Augustus John, Finishing Touches (London, 1964); pp. 13-14 of the first proof (NLW MS 24133C) are absent for the same reason.

Carbon copy typescript draft, [1950], of Augustus John's autobiography, published as Chiaroscuro: Fragments of an Autobiography (London: Jonathan Cape, 1952), containing manuscript emendations and deletions by the author, copious in places.
In addition to many minor deletions the text contains several passages omitted from the published version (ff. 35-36, 36-37, 55-56, 74, 75, 137, 188, 192-193, 226, 231-232, 246, 251, 262-263, 273, 320, 323-326). Besides the missing folios there are other substantial passages in the published book (pp. 96-99, 174-175, 274-275) missing from the typescript (see ff. 97, 189, 316). The titles 'Ups and Downs' (typed) and 'Now and Then' (in ink) appear on the title page (f. i), both cancelled. There are also a few editorial annotations in red pencil and blue ink.

Typescript copies, [c. 1950], [?1959], of various autobiographical and other writings by Augustus John, mostly for use during the writing of his Chiaroscuro: Fragments of Autobiography (London: Jonathan Cape, 1952).
The typescripts comprise copies of his piece on Ronald Firbank, published in Ifan Kyrle Fletcher, Ronald Firbank: A Memoir (London, 1930), pp. 113-115 (ff. 1-3), his foreword to Cecil Gray, Peter Warlock: A Memoir of Philip Heseltine (London: Jonathan Cape, 1934) (ff. 4-10), and his 'Fragments of an Autobiography' XVI, XVII and XVIII (incomplete), as published in Horizon, October 1946, June 1948 and April 1949 respectively (ff. 11-43), most of which were adapted and incorporated by him into Chiaroscuro; drafts of several further fragments of Chiaroscuro (ff. 44-68); a piece on Sir Winston Churchill, coinciding with an exhibition of Churchill's paintings, [?1959] (ff. 69-72); and supporting material, comprising typescript copies of letters to John from O[liver St John] G[ogarty], 2 October 1918, concerning Horace de Vere Cole's wedding (ff. 73-74), Henry Tonks, 14 January 1934, concerning [Wilson] Steer and [Joseph Maunsel] Hone (f. 75), and T. E. Shaw [i.e. T. E. Lawrence], 18 February 1934 and 26 January 1935 (ff. 76-78), a letter, [?1935], from 'H.J.' [?Henry John], Crantock, Cornwall, to 'Bayart' (ff. 79-82), and a translation into English of Gerard de Nerval's poem 'El Desdichado' (f. 83). There are occasional minor corrections in ink (ff. 41-74 passim), with only a very few in the hand of Augustus John (ff. 70-72).

First proof, 1951, of Augustus John's autobiography Chiaroscuro: Fragments of Autobiography (London: Jonathan Cape, 1952) with emendations and corrections, in ink and pencil, by the author. The book's printed title, 'Many-Coloured Life', has been deleted by John on the front cover, title page and elsewhere (pp. 1-3, 9) and replaced with a new title 'Painter's Pastime'.
There are occasional proof readers' corrections and queries in a cerise ink. Also included are a Director's Memorandum concerning the book's title, 8 June 1961 (f. i), and additional typescript chapters on 'George Bernard Shaw' (ff. 289-293), [Boston] (ff. 294-295) and 'Monty' (ff. 296-297), to be interpolated on pp. 98, 174 and 275 respectively of the proof. Pages 13-14 were apparently removed (in 1962, see NLW MS 24135iD, f. vii) in order that p. 13 could be photographed for use on the back endpapers of Augustus John, Finishing Touches (London, 1964); pp. 13-14 of the second proof (NLW MS 24134C) are absent for the same reason.

Manuscript drafts, [early 1950s]-1955, 1958, of parts of Augustus John, Finishing Touches (London, 1964), most containing emendations, corrections and deletions by the author (ff. 1-117).
The chapter 'Lord Beaverbrook Entertains' (ff. 30-32) was later re-written as 'A Fair Do at Gay Paree' (ff. 92-94) but was ultimately omitted from the book (see also NLW MS 24135iiD, ff. 36-38, 100-101). The article on 'Roy Campbell' (ff. 118-121) was first published in the Sunday Times, 12 October 1958, and subsequently incorporated into the volume. Also included are five letters, 1952-1955, from Jonathan Cape's typist Menina [Russell-King] to 'Jean' concerning the typing of parts of the book, referring to specific pages of the manuscripts and the typescripts (now NLW MS 24135iiD) (ff. ii-vi) and a memorandum, 29 January 1962, from the book's editor D[aniel] G[eorge] (f. vii). The label on the front of the original file is now f. i.

Typescript drafts of parts of Augustus John, Finishing Touches (London, 1964). Most are fair copy carbon copies, with the exception of ff. 96-101, which are top copies and contain manuscript emendations by the author.
The chapter 'Lord Beaverbrook Entertains' (ff. 36-38) was later re-written as 'A Fair Do at Gay Paree' (ff. 100-101) but was ultimately omitted from the book (see also NLW MS 24135iD, ff. 30-32, 92-94).

Typescript drafts, [mid-1950s]-1958, of almost the entirety of Augustus John, Finishing Touches (London: Jonathan Cape, 1964). Each chapter is present with the exception of 'Gwendolen John' (pp. 79-81 in the book); the three chapters first published as Candid Impressions 1-3 in the Sunday Times, 28 September-12 October 1958, are represented by cuttings of the original articles (ff. 102-104). The drafts are a mixture of top copies and carbon copies; some contain emendations, mostly by the author (ff. 20-25, 42, 56-65, 69-75, 92-100, 105, 109, 112-121, 129-130), while the remainder are fair copies.