1973. A small archive from the time of publication of his novel Mooncranker's Gift, consisting of a full-page typed author bio, an 8-page author questionnaire, an autograph letter signed, and a press release edited in Unsworth's hand. The archive begins with the letter, which transmits the questionnaire along with author photos (not present) that had been taken by Fay Godwin. Unsworth's biographical statement recounts the trajectory of his life, from being born the son of a coal miner/insurance agent, to university and then to the army, and then to a series of odd jobs before beginning his attempts at becoming a writer. He supplies long hand-written answers to many of the questions on the author questionnaire, including influences (Eudora Welty, Carson McCullers, D.H. Lawrence); the origins for the idea for the book; his writing methods; and his difficulties encountered in the writing. He makes three changes to the official press release. There are also two copies of retained letters and the receipt of a payment to Fay Godwin, as well as two author photos, which are apparently from a later date and not by Godwin. Unsworth would win the Booker Prize for Sacred Hunger in 1992. The lot is fine. [#036739] $1,500