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First published posthumously, Annals of a Publishing House contains the early history of the influential Scottish publishing house, William Blackwood and Sons, by one of its most successful authors, Mrs Oliphant. Volume 1 covers the early history of the firm, the Edinburgh Magazine, its writers and rivals.

Written in 1870, this two-volume work covers the period 1570-1870. Volume 1 considers the gatherers of the 'foundation collections', including Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753), whose bequest of his collections to George II led directly to the foundation of the Museum, and the administrators and early donors.

This monumental 1859 book describes the evolution of libraries in Britain, Europe and America from antiquity to the mid-nineteenth century. It examines numerous ecclesiastical, university and civic libraries, and concludes with the author's views on all aspects of library management, focusing particularly on the municipal libraries he fervently promoted.

James Grant was an influential early Victorian journalist and newspaper editor. He published two books about London in 1838, and this two-volume work from 1839 was intended as a sequel. It reflects upon places, events, and people, mixing general observations and intricate detail. Volume 1 focuses on central London.

This four-volume work on the early history of printing, published between 1810 and 1819, was enlarged by Thomas Frognall Dibdin from the previous works of Joseph Ames and William Herbert. The lives of Ames and Herbert are followed by discussions of printers from Caxton to Thomas Hacket in the late 1500s.

Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776-1847) was employed as librarian for life by the bibliophile aristocrat George Spencer (1758-1834), who amassed at Althorp the greatest private library in Europe. Published in 1822, these two volumes include additions to Bibliotheca Spenceriana (also reissued in this series) and detailed descriptions of the interiors of Althorp.

This work contains anecdotes about the bibliophilic Roxburghe Club, as recorded by the antiquary and founder member Joseph Haslewood (1769-1833). Privately printed in 1837, the work was compiled by James Maidment (1793-1879) and includes material about and in defence of Haslewood.

The 1864-5 three-volume autobiography of writer, editor and publisher Charles Knight (1791-1873), reissued here in its posthumous 1873 edition, provides insights into the economics as well as the personalities of the mid-Victorian publishing world. Volume 3 covers the 1850s, and continues up to 1865.

The 1864-5 three-volume autobiography of writer, editor and publisher Charles Knight (1791-1873), reissued here in its posthumous 1873 edition, provides insights into the economics as well as the personalities of the mid-Victorian publishing world. Volume 2 covers the 1820s to the late 1840s.

This three-volume bibliography of printing was published between 1880 and 1886 by E. C. Bigmore (1838-99) and C. W. H. Wyman (1832-1909), and quickly became a classic. It includes 'typographic, lithographic, copperplate printing, etc., with the cognate arts of type-founding, stereotyping, electrotyping, and wood-engraving'. Volume 3 covers the letters T to Z.

This three-volume bibliography of printing was published between 1880 and 1886 by E. C. Bigmore (1838-99) and C. W. H. Wyman (1832-1909), and quickly became a classic. It includes 'typographic, lithographic, copperplate printing, etc., with the cognate arts of type-founding, stereotyping, electrotyping, and wood-engraving'. Volume 2 covers the letters M to S.

This three-volume bibliography of printing was published between 1880 and 1886 by E. C. Bigmore (1838-99) and C. W. H. Wyman (1832-1909), and quickly became a classic. It includes 'typographic, lithographic, copperplate printing, etc., with the cognate arts of type-founding, stereotyping, electrotyping, and wood-engraving'. Volume 1 covers the letters A to L.

This two-volume account of the life and friendships of the publisher John Murray (1778-1843), told largely through his voluminous correspondence, was published in 1891 by Samuel Smiles (1812-1904). Volume 1 commences with the beginnings of the firm in Scotland, and takes the story up to 1818.

The Caxton Celebration of 1877 commemorated the 400th anniversary of William Caxton's production of the first book printed in England. The catalogue, compiled by the librarian George Bullen (1816?-94), moves from the start of printing in Britain to the most recent technological innovations, including stereotyping, electrotyping and photography.

This two-volume work on the life and activities of the printer William Caxton was written by another printer, William Blades, and published in 1861-3. Volume 1 deals with Caxton's life and the background, in England and Europe, to his innovatory work, and supplies transcriptions of contemporary documents.

The author of this 1755 work is unknown - John Smith may not even have been his real name. He describes the typesetting of books, from the formation of type to imposing and correcting, in a comprehensive survey which gives a fascinating account of the eighteenth-century compositor's craft.

This two-volume work, originally published in 1705 and now reissued in John Nichols' edition of 1818, features one of the earliest examples of autobiographical writing in English. Volume 1 contains the 'life and errors', preceded by a short biography by Nichols.

The publication of this influential biography in 1863 challenged contemporary opinions of William Blake and revealed his talents as an artist and writer. Volume 1 is an account of Blake's life, combining excerpts from his written works and paintings with detailed biographical information drawn from surviving letters and contemporary accounts.

The Duke of Roxburghe's library included illuminated medieval manuscripts, incunabula, fifteen books printed by Caxton, and all four Shakespeare folios. Reissued here together are the 1812 sale catalogue and supplement, both annotated by an auction attendee who recorded the name of every buyer and the price paid for each book.

Henry Richards Luard (1825-91) was a Cambridge academic, university administrator and clergyman. He combined the roles of registrary of the university and vicar of Great St Mary's while editing historical texts. This 1891 catalogue of his private library shows the sheer breadth of interests of a Victorian scholar.

Richard Gough (1735-1809), director of the Society of Antiquities for over twenty-five years, was an eighteenth-century authority on British topography and an eager proponent of Saxonist scholarship. Published in 1814, this catalogue lists the extensive collection of books and artefacts that he bequeathed to Oxford's Bodleian Library.

First published in 1881, this popular and entertaining work examines the numerous threats that books have faced throughout history. Based on the author's experience as a collector, the book explores such destructive forces as fire, water, ignorance and vermin. It is reissued in the revised and enlarged edition of 1888.

First published in 1817, this three-volume work by Thomas Frognall Dibdin (1776-1847) is an enthusiastic and well-illustrated exploration of bibliographical history from illuminated manuscripts to contemporary book auctions. Volume 1 presents a detailed survey of illuminated manuscripts and early printed books, with many illustrations throughout.

Cambridge University Library houses an internationally important collection of manuscripts. These volumes, first published between 1856 and 1867, contain the first published catalogue of the manuscripts held by the University Library, providing the appearance, condition and age of the manuscripts. Volume 6 contains the index to the complete work.

Cambridge University Library houses an internationally important collection of manuscripts. These volumes, first published between 1856-67, contain the first published catalogue of the manuscripts held by the University Library, providing the appearance, condition and age of the manuscripts. Volume 5 contains catalogues of the Baumgartner and Baker manuscripts.

Cambridge University Library houses a vast and internationally important collection of manuscripts. These volumes, first published between 1856-67, contain the first published catalogue of the manuscripts held by the University Library, providing the appearance, condition, age and provenance of the manuscripts. Volume 4 describes classmarks Ll.1-Oo.7.

Cambridge University Library houses a vast and internationally important collection of manuscripts. These volumes, first published between 1856-67, contain the first published catalogue of the manuscripts held by the University Library, providing the appearance, condition, age and provenance of the manuscripts. Volume 3 describes classmarks Gg.1-Kk.4.