| Description | Manuscript draft for DRAWN FROM LIFE, E.H. Shepard's second volume of memoirs, first published in 1961. Duplicate notebook with a [pasted-on] label on the cover (marked "DRAWN FROM LIFE" in pencil). The inside cover has a list of chapters, with word and illustration counts for each, as well as a list of events [appearing in the book?] with the date each occurred. The notebook contains a draft of the narrative, written in black biro in Shepard's hand, with annotations [including dates] ,corrections, deletions, and additions. It is unclear if the narrative, especially that written on the loose pages, is complete and/or in order. |