Requests for publication data on Peter Porter's books, and letter, 1985 June 15.

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Requests for publication data on Peter Porter's books, and letter, 1985 June 15.

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The collection contains three requests for publication data on three of Peter Porter's books published by Scorpion Press. The requests were made by Bernard Stone. The forms include data such as publication date, number of copies printed, binding information, pricing, etc. The data is given for three books: Once bitten, twice bitten, published in 1961; Poems, ancient & modern, published in 1964; and A Porter folio, published in 1969. A typescript letter accompanies the request form for Poems ancient & modern, dated 15 June 1985, signed by an editor at Scorpion Press [signature illegible], and apologizing for a lack of bibliographical details for Porter's later books, especially information on a Canadian edition of Poems, ancient & modern. The letter also notes that Mr. [John R.] Kaiser asked that these forms be returned to Stone. The letter also has a handwritten note by Stone to John [Kaiser] that he will ask Jack Hobbs. The note has an arrow drawn to underlined text concerning Jack Hobbs' negotiations with Walker's (a Canadian publishing firm). The forms are undated, but appear to have been sent with the aforementioned letter.

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Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell), 1773-1844

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Porter was a member of the New York State Legislature, a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State, a major general in the War of 1812, and United States Secretary of War from 1828 to 1829. He was a strong supporter of the Whig Party. From the description of Letter, 1839 February 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407205 Congressman, general of New York State Militia during the War of 1812, and partner in Porter, Barton & Company. ...

Stone, Bernard, 1922-

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Scorpion Press

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Peter Porter was born and educated in Brisbane, Australia, and worked as a reporter before coming to England in 1951. He worked in advertising, and after 1968 was a freelance writer, broadcaster, journalist, lecturer and visiting professor. He was the author of many volumes of poetry as well as radio plays and articles in newspapers and magazines. From the description of Requests for publication data on Peter Porter's books, and letter, 1985 June 15. (Pennsylvania State University Li...