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VII.A.3.a.
VII.A.3.a: Typescript of the First Part of the "Daniele Defoe" Lecture (1912):
Material Description and Collation: The manuscript consists of 7 sheets of single-spaced typewritten black ribbon top (original) copies, watermarked "MADE IN DOCELLES | VOSCES | THE BEST PAPER", with corrections in black ink on pp. [1]–[5], and in lead pencil on pp. [3] and [7]; the versos are blank.
Title: Headed: "D A N I E L E D E F O E | (I)" on p. [1].
Pagination: Pages [2]–[7] are numbered "2."–"7." in the upper right margin by the typist; p. [1] is not paginated.
Measurements: The manuscript measures 26.8 x 20.9 cm.
Contents: The typescript was made from MS VII.A.2.a.i; Joyce's marginal note from p. [1r] was not transcribed.
Dating: This typescript was prepared for Joyce in 1912 by Jane V. Meles (see Sylvia Beach's note on MS VII.A.4).
Publication: The manuscript has not been reproduced and was not listed in Spielberg but this text was edited and translated by Joseph Prescott in Daniel Defoe (Buffalo Studies, vol. 1, no. 1 [State University of New York at Buffalo: Buffalo, December 1964]).
Notes: The sheets were folded once horizontally.
