Guide to the Targ Editions Archive
1953-1994
(Bulk 1979-1985)

Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012

Phone: (212) 998-2596
Fax: (212) 995-3835
Email: fales.library@nyu.edu

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Descriptive Summary

Creator: William Targ
Title: Targ Editions Archive
Dates: 1953-1994 (Bulk 1979-1985)
Abstract: In 1979 book editor William Targ founded Targ Editions, a one-man operation that published books by contemporary authors, poets, and playwrights. There are twenty-five Targ Editions volumes, each a limited edition produced by letter press. Targ Editions includes work by Henry Roth, Saul Bellow, John Updike, Tennessee Williams, and Ray Bradbury. The Targ Editions Archive documents the publication of the Targ Editions books, through correspondence with authors, agents, printers, records of financial transactions, order requests from book sellers and collectors, press clippings and book reviews, and production materials such as manuscripts, paper samples, unbound signatures, and author photographs.
Quantity: 3.5 linear feet in seven boxes
Call Phrase: MSS 149
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Biographical Note

William Targ (1907-1999) was a successful book editor and well respected in the field of commercial publishing. He is perhaps best known for publishing Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather while editor in chief of G. P. Putnam's Sons.

Targ was born in Chicago to Russian immigrants. His name was originally William Torgownik. A high-school dropout with a passion for books and letterpress printing, Targ took a job as an office boy at Macmillan when he was 18. He opened his own bookshop at 22. From 1942 to 1964 Targ worked as an editor for the World Publishing Company, eventually becoming editor in chief. He then moved to G.P. Putnam's Sons where, in 1968, he bought Puzo's novel for a $5000 advance. According to the New York Times, "'The Godfather' turned out to be the most profitable single novel ever published by Putnam's and the paperback rights were sold for more than $400,000."

Outside of the commercial realm, Targ was committed to the art of bookmanship and the ideals of the Private Press. After retiring from Putnam in 1978, he founded Targ Editions, a one-man operation he ran from his home in Greenwich Village. Targ sought to publish works by contemporary writers that had not been previously produced in book form. The twenty-five Targ Editions include works by Henry Roth, John Updike, Saul Bellow, Tennessee Williams, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, and Norman Mailer--each book a unique volume. As Targ wrote for his Targ Editions checklist: "Each of these books is individually designed (no two formats are alike) and they are produced by letter press and are hand-bound. The various printing papers are of high quality, and enduring—mainly of rag, and deckle-edged. The bindings are of pictorial or decorated boards, and or cloth over boards. Each book is signed by its author. The editions are limited to between 150 and 350 copies each." Copies of most of the Targ Editions volumes are housed in the Fales Library.

In his own Targ Editions volume, Abacus Now, William Targ wrote: "Print can be as beautiful as music; it has the power to move, it is as volatile as stage magic. As a typophile and bookman, now on my own, I look more closely into the genius and works of the men and women who enriched our lives with beautiful books. I observe closely the contemporary typographic scene, the people engaged with the magical 26 letters by which we live... I don't think the private press printer will save the world; but I think that if we are seeking the pure of heart and a wholesome commitment, such a person may be found more readily beside a hand press than, say, in an advertising agency or in the House of Representatives--or in City Hall." William Targ died on July 22, 1999, at the age of 92, in his Manhattan home.

References:

Targ, William. Abacus Now: Footnotes to Indecent Pleasures and Observations on Fine Book Printing, Book-Collecting and Matters Personal including How to Survive in the Computer Age. New York: Targ Editions, 1984.

"William Targ, 'Godfather' Editor, Dies at 92.",New York Times. 25 July, 1999.

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Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of production materials for all the Targ Editions volumes. Materials include correspondence with authors, financial records, production and printing materials, financial documents including purchase orders and press and publicity materials.

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Arrangement

The Targ Editions Archive is divided into 25 series: 1-24 each correspond to a different Targ Editions volume, and the last consists of various oversize material. The series are arranged chronologically, beginning with Targ Editions No. 2, John Updike's Three Illuminations In the Life of an American Author, and ending with an unpublished piece by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, what would have been Targ Editions No. 26.
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Related Material at Fales Library and Special Collections

The Fales Collection of English and American Literature

The Fales Manuscript Collection

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Separated Material

There is no information about materials that are associated by provenance to the described materials that have been physically separated or removed.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open to researchers. Appointments are necessary to consult archive and manuscript materials.

Use Restrictions

Collection use is subject to all copyright laws. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Director of Fales Library and Special Collections. For more information, contact
Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012Phone: (212) 998-2596
Fax: (212) 995-3835
Email: fales.library@nyu.edu

URL: http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/fales/cdfa.htm

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Access Points

Subject Names:
Amado, Jorge, 1912-2001
Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992
Bellow, Saul
Bensen, D. R. (Donald R.), 1927-
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-
Brautigan, Richard
Fisher, M. F. K. (Mary Frances Kennedy), 1908-1992
Frasconi, Antonio.
Gorey, Edward, 1925-2000
Himes, Chester, 1909-1984
Mailer, Norman, 1923-
Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997
Millett, Kate
Márquez, Gabriel Garcia, 1928-
Riding, Laura, 1901-1991
Shawn, Wallace
Snodgrass, W. D. (William De Witt), 1926-
Sullivan, Eleanor
Targ, William, 1907-1999
Updike, John
Wakoski, Diane.
Yourcenar, Marguerite
Subject Organizations:
Targ Editions
Subject Topics:
American literature--20th century.
Authors, American--20th century.
Poets, American--20th century.
Private presses -- United States.
Publishers and publishing -- United States.
Document Types:
Commercial correspondence.
Financial records.
Legal correspondence.
Manuscripts for publication.
Manuscripts.
Page proofs.
Personal correspondence.
Photographs.
Purchase orders.
Reviews.
Signatures (binders' notations).
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Administrative Information

Provenance

The collection was donated by Roslyn Targ in 2003.

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Identification of item, date (if known); Targ Edition Archive; MSS 149; [box number]; [folder number]; New York University Libraries.

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Container List

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

 

Series I: John Updike, Three Illuminations In the Life of an American Author, Targ Editions No. 2

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, production materials, and press related to the publication of John Updike's Three Illuminations by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
1 1 Correspondence, Updike, Three Illuminations 1979
1 2 Financial Records, Updike, Three Illuminations 1979
1 3 Orders, Updike, Three Illuminations, March 9, 1979 1979
1 4 Original copy, Updike, Three Illuminations, August 21, 1978 1978
1 5 Original copy with author notes, Updike, Three Illuminations, August 21, 1978 1978
1 6 Unbound signatures, Updike, Three Illuminations undated
1 7 Colophon page with signature, paper samples, Updike, Three Illuminations 1979
1 8 Clippings, Updike, Three Illuminations, July 13, 1981 1981
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Series II: Ray Bradbury, Beyond 1984: Remembrance of Things Future, Targ Editions No. 3

Scope and Content:

Correspondence and production materials related to the publication of Ray Bradbury's Beyond 1984 by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
1 9 Correspondence, Bradbury, Beyond 1984 1978-1981
1 10 Financial Records, Bradbury, Beyond 1984 1979
1 11 Orders, Bradbury, Beyond 1984 1979
1 12 Manuscript, Bradbury, Beyond 1984 undated
1 13 Manuscript fragments with editorial revisions and layout notes, Bradbury, Beyond 1984 undated
1 14 Unbound signatures, Bradbury, Beyond 1984 1979
1 15 Sample title pages and text block, Bradbury, Beyond 1984 undated
1 16 Half-tone screen prints, Ray Bradbury photograph, Bradbury, Beyond 1984 undated
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Series III: Saul Bellow, The Nobel Lecture, Targ Editions No. 4

Scope and Content:

Correspondence and production materials related to the publication of Saul Bellow's Nobel Lecture by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
1 17 Correspondence, Bellow, Nobel Lectures 1978-1981 (bulk), 1953 (memo), 1975 (postcard)
1 18 Finanical records, Bellow, Nobel Lectures 1979
1 19 Manuscript, Bellow, Nobel Lectures, December 12, 1976 1976
1 20 Manuscript reprint, Bellow, Nobel Lectures 1976
1 21 Manuscript revision, Bellow, Nobel Lectures, May 1, 1979 1979
1 22 Manuscript with revisions, Bellow, Nobel Lectures 1979
1 23 Sample colophon, title page, paper samples, and complete set of unbound signatures, Bellow, Nobel Lectures 1979
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Series IV: Kate Millett, Elegy For Sita, Targ Editions No. 5

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, production materials, and press related to the publication of Kate Millett's Elegy For Sita by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
1 24 Correspondence, Millett, Elegy For Sita 1979-1981
1 25 Financial records, Millett, Elegy For Sita 1979-1981
1 26 Orders, Millett, Elegy For Sita 1979-1981
1 27 Unbound signatures, Millett, Elegy For Sita, November 15, 1979 1979
1 28 Printing specs, sample title page, Millett, Elegy For Sita undated
1 29 Press clippings, Millett, Elegy For Sita 1979
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Series V: Richard Brautigan, The Tokyo-Montana Express, Targ Editions No. 6

Scope and Content:

Correspondence and production materials related to the publication of Richard Brautigan's The Tokyo-Montana Express by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
2 30 Correspondence, Brautigan, The Tokyo-Montana Express 1979-1981 (bulk), 1994
2 31 Financial records, Brautigan, The Tokyo-Montana Express 1979-1980
2 32 Two proofs, one copy corrected by author, Brautigan, The Tokyo-Montana Express 1979
2 33 Unbound signatures and colophon, Brautigan, The Tokyo-Montana Express, December 21, 1979 1979
2 34 Printing samples, Brautigan, The Tokyo-Montana Express undated
2 35 Clippings, Brautigan, The Tokyo-Montana Express undated
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Series VI: Chester Himes, A Case of Rape, Targ Editions No. 7

Scope and Content:

Correspondence and production materials related to the publication of Chester Himes's A Case of Rape by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
2 36 Correspondence, Himes, A Case of Rape 1979-1980
2 37 Financial records, Himes, A Case of Rape 1979-1980
2 38 Orders, Himes, A Case of Rape 1979-1981
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Series VII: Laura Riding, Description of Life, Targ Editions No. 8

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, production materials, and press related to the publication of Laura Riding's Description of Life by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
2 39 Correspondence, Riding, Description of Life 1975-1979
2 40 Correspondence, Riding, Description of Life 1980-1981
2 41 Financial records, Riding, Description of Life 1979-1980
2 42 Orders, Riding, Description of Life 1980-1981
2 43 Complete Manuscript, Riding, Description of Life undated
2 44 Proof copy with layout notes and revisions, Riding, Description of Life 1980
2 45 Manuscript proof copy, Riding, Description of Life 1980
2 46 Manuscript revision proof copy, Riding, Description of Life, May 21, 1980 1980
2 47 Manuscript revision proof copy, Riding, Description of Life, July 9, 1980 1980
2 48 Manuscript proof with corrections, Riding, Description of Life, July 25, 1980 1980
2 49 Manuscript fragments, Riding, Description of Life undated
Box Folder Title Date
3 50 Final proof with all revisions, Riding, Description of Life 1980
3 51 Uncorrected proof (red), Riding, Description of Life 1980
3 52 Uncorrected proof (off-white), Riding, Description of Life 1980
3 53 Uncorrected proof (black), Riding, Description of LifeJune, 1980 1980
3 54 Uncorrected proof (dark yellow), Riding, Description of Life 1980
3 55 Uncorrected proof (bright yellow), Riding, Description of Life 1980
3 56 Uncorrected proof (beige), Riding, Description of Life 1980
3 57 Uncorrected proof (gray), Riding, Description of Life 1980
3 58 Additional manuscript framents, Riding, Description of Life undated
3 59 Colophon pages, Riding, Description of Life, June 27, 1980 1980
3 60 Press clippings and reviews, Riding, Description of Life 1973-1980
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Series VIII: Tennessee Williams, Steps Must Be Gentle, Targ Editions No. 9

Scope and Content:

Production material related to the publication of Tennessee Williams's Steps Must Be Gentle by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
3 61 Sample title page, Williams, Steps Must Be Gentle undated
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Series IX: John Updike, Ego and Art in Walt Whitman, Targ Editions No. 10

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, production materials, and press related to the publication of John Updike's Ego and Art in Walt Whitman by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
3 62 Correspondence, Updike, Ego and Art in Walt Whitman 1980
3 63 Financial records, Updike, Ego and Art in Walt Whitman 1980
3 64 Manuscript, Updike, Ego and Art in Walt Whitman 1977
3 65 Manuscript with author corrections, Updike, Ego and Art in Walt Whitman 1977
3 66 Page proofs on paper sample with layout notes and corrections, Updike, Ego and Art in Walt Whitman undated
3 67 Paper samples, Updike, Ego and Art in Walt Whitman undated
3 68 New York Review of Books reprint, Updike, Ego and Art in Walt Whitman, February 9, 1978 1978
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Series X: Isaac Asimov, Three By Asimov, Targ Editions No. 11

Scope and Content:

Correspondence and production materials related to the publication of Isaac Asimov's Three By Asimov by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
4 69 Correspondence, Asimov, Three By Asimov 1980-1981
4 70 Financial records, Asimov, Three By Asimov 1980-1981
4 71 Orders, Asimov, Three By Asimov 1981-1982
4 72 Manuscripts: Found!; True Love; The Last Answer; Fair Exchange?, Asimov, Three By Asimov undated
4 72 Manuscripts: Found!; True Love; The Last Answer; Fair Exchange?, Asimov, Three By Asimov undated
4 73 Manuscript copy: The Last Answer; True Love; Fair Exchange?, Asimov, Three By Asimov 1981
4 74 Unbound signatures, Asimov, Three By Asimov undated
4 75 Colophon pages, Asimov, Three By Asimov, April 15, 1981 1981
4 76 Paper samples, Asimov, Three By Asimov undated
4 77 Author photograph, Asimov, Three By Asimov 1976
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Series XI: John Updike, Hawthorne's Creed, Targ Editions No. 12

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, production materials, and press related to the publication of John Updike's Hawthorne's Creed by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
4 78 Correspondence, Updike, Hawthorne's Creed 1981-1982
4 79 Financial records, Updike, Hawthorne's Creed 1981
4 80 Manuscript with printer's notes, Updike, Hawthorne's Creed undated
4 81 Unbound signatures and colophon, Updike, Hawthorne's Creed 1981
4 82 Paper samples, Updike, Hawthorne's Creed undated
4 83 Hawthorne portrait reproductions, Updike, Hawthorne's Creed undated
4 84 Clippings, Updike, Hawthorne's Creed, July 20, 1981; June 20, 1993 1981, 1993
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Series XII: Diane Wakoski, Saturn's Rings, Targ Editions No. 14

Scope and Content:

Correspondence and production materials related to the publication of Diane Wakoski's Saturn's Rings by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
4 85 Correspondence, Wakoski, Saturn's Rings 1971-1982
4 86 Financial records, Wakoski, Saturn's Rings 1981-1982
4 87 Manuscript and introduction, Wakoski, Saturn's Rings 1982
4 88 Sample tittle page, colophon, and unbound signatures, Wakoski, Saturn's Rings undated
4 89 Paper samples, Wakoski, Saturn's Rings undated
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Series XIII: D. R. Bensen, Irene, Good-Night, Embellished by Edward Gorey, Targ Editions No. 15

Scope and Content:

Correspondence and production materials related to the publication of D. R. Bensen's Irene, Good-Night, with frontispiece by Edward Gorey, by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
4 90 Correspondence, Bensen, Gorey, Irene, Good-Night 1981-1982
4 91 Financial records, Bensen, Gorey, Irene, Good-Night 1982
4 92 Orders, Bensen, Gorey, Irene, Good-Night 1982
4 93 Original manuscript with revisions, Bensen, Gorey, Irene, Good-Night, January 27, 1982 1982
4 94 Unbound signatures, Bensen, Gorey, Irene, Good-Night undated
4 95 Colophon samples, Bensen, Gorey, Irene, Good-Night undated
4 96 Sample cover material, Bensen, Gorey, Irene, Good-Night undated
4 97 Gorey woodcut, Bensen, Gorey, Irene, Good-Night undated
4 98 Sherlock Holmes prints by Sam Green, Bensen, Gorey, Irene, Good-Night 1981
4 99 Ellery Queen magazine, January 1984: first appearance of Irene, Good-Night, Bensen, Gorey, Irene, Good-Night 1984
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Series XIV: Marguerite Yourcenar, The Alms of Alcippe, Targ Editions No. 16

Scope and Content:

Correspondence and production materials related to the publication of Marguerite Yourcenar's The Alms of Alcippe by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
5 100 Correspondence, Yourcenar, The Alms of Alcippe 1981-1983
5 101 Financial records, Yourcenar, The Alms of Alcippe 1982-1983
5 102 Orders, Yourcenar, The Alms of Alcippe 1982-1983
5 103 Manuscript, Yourcenar, The Alms of Alcippe undated
5 104 Full set unbound signatures, Yourcenar, The Alms of Alcippe, November 19, 1982 1982
5 105 Assorted unbound signatures, signed unbound colophon page, Yourcenar, The Alms of Alcippe, November 12, 1982 1982
5 106 Author photograph, Yourcenar, The Alms of Alcippe 1982
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Series XV: Theodore Low De Vinne, The First Editor: Aldus Pius Manutius, Woodcuts by Antonio Frasconi, Targ Editions No. 17

Scope and Content:

Correspondence and production materials related to the publication of Frasconi and De Vinne's The First Editor: Aldus Pius Manutius by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
5 107 Correspondence, Frasconi, De Vinne, The First Editor 1982-1983
5 108 Financial records, Frasconi, De Vinne, The First Editor 1982-1983
5 109 Orders, Frasconi, De Vinne, The First Editor 1983
5 110 Printing samples, paper samples, Frasconi, De Vinne, The First Editor undated
5 111 Unbound signatures: first proof, Frasconi, De Vinne, The First Editor undated
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Series XVI: Jorge Amado, The Miracle of the Birds, Targ Editions No. 18

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, production materials, and press related to the publication of Jorge Amado's The Miracle of the Birds by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
5 112 Correspondence, Amado, The Miracle of the Birds 1981-1983
5 113 Financial records, Amado, The Miracle of the Birds 1982-1983
5 114 Orders, Amado, The Miracle of the Birds 1983
5 115 Unbound signatures, Amado, The Miracle of the Birds 1983
5 116 Sample cover material, Amado, The Miracle of the Birds undated
5 117 Press clippings, Amado, The Miracle of the Birds 1982-1983
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Series XVII: James A. Michener, Collectors, Forgers--And A Writer: A Memoir, Forward by John F. Fleming, Targ Editions No. 19

Scope and Content:

Correspondence and production materials related to the publication of James A. Michener's Collectors, Forgers--And A Writer: A Memoir by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
5 118 Correspondence, Michener, Collectors, Forgers... 1982-1983
5 119 Financial records, Michener, Collectors, Forgers... 1982-1983
5 120 Orders, Michener, Collectors, Forgers... 1983-1993
5 121 Title page and foreword, Michener, Collectors, Forgers... 1983
5 122 Title page and colophon sample, Michener, Collectors, Forgers... 1983
5 123 Type samples, Michener, Collectors, Forgers... undated
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Series XVIII: W. D. Snodgrass, Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Targ Editions No. 20

Scope and Content:

Correspondence and production materials related to the publication of W. D. Snodgrass's translation of Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
6 124 Correspondence, Snodgrass, The Four Seasons 1981-1985
6 125 Financial correspondence, Snodgrass, The Four Seasons 1983-1984
6 126 Orders, Snodgrass, The Four Seasons 1983-1984
6 167 Manuscript (camera ready), Snodgrass, The Four Seasons undated
6 128 Manuscript fragments, Snodgrass, The Four Seasons undated
6 129 Unbound signatures, Snodgrass, The Four Seasons 1984
6 130 Colophon versions, Snodgrass, The Four Seasons undated
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Series XIX: Wallace Shawn, Our Late Night, Targ Editions No. 21

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, production materials, and press related to the publication of Wallace Shawn's playOur Late Night by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
6 131 Correspondence, Shawn, Our Late Night 1983-1985
6 132 Financial records, Shawn, Our Late Night 1983-1984
6 133 Orders, Shawn, Our Late Night 1984
6 134 Bound manuscript: The Old Man, Shawn, Our Late Night 1973
6 135 Bound manuscript: Four Meals In May, Shawn, Our Late Night 1973
6 136 Bound manuscript: Aunt Dan and Lemon, Shawn, Our Late Night 1984
6 137 Sample title page, Shawn, Our Late Night undated
6 138 Colophon samples, Shawn, Our Late Night undated
6 139 Unbound signature, Shawn, Our Late Night undated
6 140 Prints and clippings, Shawn, Our Late Night 1975-1986
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Series XX: Norman Mailer, The Last Night, Targ Editions No. 22

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, production materials, and press related to the publication of Norman Mailer's story The Last Night by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
7 141 Correspondence, Mailer, The Last Night 1977-1983
7 142 Financial records, Mailer, The Last Night 1983-1984
7 143 Orders, Mailer, The Last Night 1984
7 144 Original story, Mailer, The Last Night 1962
7 145 Sample title page, paper sample with title page measurements, Mailer, The Last Night 1984
7 146 Unbound signatures, Mailer, The Last Night 1984
7 147 Unbound signatures with Targ correction, Mailer, The Last Night 1984
7 148 Press clippings, Mailer, The Last Night 1983-1984
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Series XXI: Eleanor Sullivan, Whodunit: A Biblio-Bio-Anecdotal Memoir of Frederic Dannay, Targ Editions No. 23

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, production materials, and press related to the publication of Eleanor Sullivan's Whodunit by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
7 149 Correspondence, Sullivan, Dannay, Whodunit 1979-1991
7 150 Financial correspondence, Sullivan, Whodunit 1984-1985
7 151 Orders, Sullivan, Whodunit 1984-1985
7 152 Manuscript fragments, Sullivan, Whodunit undated
7 153 Paper sample, sample title page, Sullivan, Whodunit undated
7 154 Ellery Queen sketches, Sullivan, Whodunit undated
7 155 Photographs, Sullivan, Whodunit undated
7 156 Clippings and bibliographies, Sullivan, Whodunit undated
7 157 Miscellaneous clippings, Sullivan, Whodunit undated
7 158 A Silver Anniversary Tribute to Ellery Queen, Sullivan, Whodunit 1954
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Series XXII: William Targ, Abacus Now: Footnotes to Indecent Pleasures and Observations on Fine Book Printing, Book-Collecting and Matters Personal including How to Survive in the Computer Age, Targ Editions No. 24

Scope and Content:

Correspondence and production materials related to the publication of William Targ's Abacus Now by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
7 159 Correspondence, Targ, Abacus Now 1983-1988
7 160 Financial records, Targ, Abacus Now 1984
7 161 Orders, Targ, Abacus Now 1984-1985
7 162 Writings, essays, and revisions, Targ, Abacus Now undated
7 163 Unbound signatures with corrections, Targ, Abacus Now undated
7 164 Unbound signatures and plates, Targ, Abacus Now undated
7 165 Paper, color, and type samples, Targ, Abacus Now undated
7 166 Proof with sample paper and boards, Targ, Abacus Now undated
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Series XXIII: M. F. K. Fisher, Spirits of the Valley, Targ Editions No. 25

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, production materials, and press related to the publication of M. F. K. Fisher's Spirits of the Valley by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
7 167 Correspondence, Fisher, Spirits of the Valley 1985-1987
7 168 Financial records, Fisher, Spirits of the Valley 1985
7 169 Orders, Fisher, Spirits of the Valley 1985
7 170 Unbound signatures, colophon sample, Fisher, Spirits of the Valley 1985
7 171 Paper samples, Fisher, Spirits of the Valley undated
7 172 Press clippings, Fisher, Spirits of the Valley 1984-1985
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Series XXIV: Gabriel Garcia Márquez, The Solitude of Latin America, unpublished

Scope and Content:

Correspondence and production materials related to the preparation of Gabriel Garcia Márquez's The Solitude of Latin America for publication by Targ Editions.

Box Folder Title Date
7 173 Correspondence, Márquez, The Solitude of Latin America 1983-1990
7 174 Financial records, Márquez, The Solitude of Latin America 1983
7 175 Orders, Márquez, The Solitude of Latin America 1983
7 176 Manuscript and sample title page, Márquez, The Solitude of Latin America 1982, 1984
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Oversize - Series I-XXIV

Scope and Content:

Oversize correspondence, production materials, and press related to the publication of various Targ Editions volumes.
Box Folder Title Date
8 177 Proof with corrections, Henry Roth, Nature's First Green, Targ Editions No. 1, February 15, 1979 1979
8 178 New York Times Book Review clipping, inscribed by John Updike, Three Illuminations..., Targ Editions No. 2, June 20, 1993 1993
8 179 Complete proof and assorted fragments, John Updike, Three Illuminations..., Targ Editions No. 2, March 21, 1979 1979
8 180 Complete proof and assorted fragments with corrections, Ray Bradbury, Beyond 1984, Targ Editions No. 3, April 16,1979 1979
8 181 Proof fragments, proof, and original lecture, Saul Bellow, "Nobel Speech", Targ Editions No. 4 1979
8 182 Proof of title page with revisions, and sample boards, Kate Millett, Elegy For Sita, Targ Editions No. 5 1979
8 183 Board sample, Laura Riding, Discription of Life, Targ Editions No. 8 undated
8 184 Proofs with corrections, John Updike, Ego and Art in Walt Whitman, Targ Editions No. 10 undated
8 185 Proofs with revisions and correction, John Updike, Hawthorne's Creed, Targ Editions No. 12, April 23, 1981 1981
Box Folder Title Date
9 186 Proofs with corrections and letter from Diane Wakoski, Saturn's Rings, Targ Editions No. 14, February 2, 1982 1982
9 187 Corrected proof, final proof, D.R. Bensen, Edward Gorey,Irene, Good-Night, Targ Editions No. 15, March 2, 1982 1982
9 188 Proofs with corrections and comments, Marguerite Yourcenar, The Alms of Alcippe, Targ Editions No. 16 undated
9 189 Proof with corrections, original woodcut, Antonio Frasconi, Theodore De Vinne, The First Editor: Aldus Pius Manutius, Targ Editions No. 17 1982
9 190 Proof fragments with corrections, James A. Michener Collectors, Forgers..., Targ Editions No. 19 1983
9 191 Proof, W.D. Snodgrass, The Four Seasons, Targ Editions No. 20 undated
9 192 Print of still from performance, proof of colophon with corrections, Wallace Shawn, Our Late Night, Targ Editions No. 21 undated
9 193 Two proofs with corrections, Norman Mailer, The Last Night, Targ Editions No. 22, December 30, 1983 1983
9 194 Assorted proof pages and illustrations, William Targ, Abacus Now, Targ Editions No. 24 undated
9 195 Proofs with corrections, M.F.K. Fisher, Spirits of the Valley, Targ Editions No. 25 1985
9 196 Proof sheets, Gabriel Garcia Márquez, The Solitude of Latin America, unpublished 1984
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