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Alfred Elton Van Vogt Collection
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Alfred Elton Van Vogt Collection

  • US TxAM-C C000180
  • Collection
  • 1949-1956; Undated

This collection consists of materials relating to the 1956 A. E. Van Vogt novel Empire of the Atom, including the original typescript, galleys, and correspondence related to the book's publication and review.

Van Vogt, A. E. (Alfred Elton), 1912-2000

Empire of the Atom Manuscript Materials

1/1: Empire of the Atom (1956), Original typescript with handwritten edits, chapters 1-9

1/2: Empire of the Atom (1956), Original typescript with handwritten edits, chapters 10-17

1/3: Empire of the Atom (1956), Original typescript with handwritten edits, chapters 18-25

1/4: Empire of the Atom (1956), Specification pages from Shasta Publishers, 1955

1/5: Empire of the Atom (1956), Cover proof

1/6: Empire of the Atom (1956), Galleys with author's handwritten corrections, 1955

1/7: Empire of the Atom (1956), Reset galleys after author's, publisher's and proofreader's corrections, 1955

1/8: Empire of the Atom (1956), Author's corrected galley proofs (lacking sheets #46-49), 1955

1/9: Empire of the Atom (1956), Signed publication contract for Gods series and associated correspondence, 1949-1956

1/10: Empire of the Atom (1956), Signed publication contract for "Gods" series and associated correspondence (photocopies), 1949-1956