A catalogue of books printed at or
relating
to Cambridge,
1521-1893.
1521-1893.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v11
The
Library, 1911.
Westminster Hall and its booksellers. The Library, 1905.
Ralph, J. The case of authors by profession or trade, stated. With regard
to booksellers, the stage, and the public. 1758. Another edn, with the
author's name.
1762.
Roberts, W. The earlier history of English bookselling. 1889. [To the
beginning of the 18th century. ]
Shaylor, J. The Fascination of Books, with other papers on books and
bookselling. 1912.
Spence, J. Anecdotes, observations and characters of books and men. 1820.
The Times Printing Number: reprinted from the 40,000th issue of The
Times. 1912.
Timperley, C. H. Encyclopaedia of literary and typographical anecdote. 1842.
Transcript of the Registers of the Company of Stationers, 1554-1640. Ed.
Arber, E. 5 vols. Privately printed, 1875-94.
Transcript of the Registers of the Worshipful Company of Stationers;
from 1640–1708. 3 vols. Vol. 1 (1640-1655). Roxburghe Club. 1913.
Watt, R. Bibliotheca Britannica; or a general index to British and foreign
literature. 4 vols. Edinburgh, 1824.
Wheatley, H. B. The dedication of books to patron and friend. 1887.
Prices of books: an inquiry into the changes in the price of books which
have occurred in England at different periods. 1898.
Lawler, J. Book auctions in England in the seventeenth century (1676-1700).
1898.
Pollard, A. W. English book-sales, 1676-1680. Bibliographica, vol. 1, 1895.
A list of the original catalogues of the principal libraries which have been
sold by auction by Mr Samuel Baker (and his successors] from 1744 to
1828. 1828.
Axon, W. E. A. A London circulating library of 1743. The Library, 1900.
Clarke, A. The reputed first circulating subscription library in London.
The Library, 1900.
Barwick, G. F. Humfrey Wanley and the Harleian library. The Library,
1902.
II. PARTICULAR BOOKSELLERS
Cave, Edward. The rise and progress of the Gentleman's Magazine: with
anecdotes of the projector and his early associates. By John Nichols.
1821.
Cruden, Alexander. Life, by Alexander Chalmers. Prefixed to an edn of
the Concordance published in 1824, and frequently rptd in later edns.
Curll, Edmund. The Curliad. A hypercritic upon the Dunciad Variorum.
With a farther key to the new characters. 1792. [An attack upon
Pope, by Curll. ]
A full and true account of a horrid and barbarous revenge by poison on
the body of Mr Edmund Curll, bookseller: with a faithfull copy of his
will and testament. [By Alex. Pope. ] 1716.
Curll Papers: stray notes on the life and publications of E. Curll. By
W. J. Thoms. Privately reprinted from Notes and Queries. 1879.
For a list of Curll's writings see D. of N. B.
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Dodsley. Robert Dodsley, poet, publisher, and playwright. By Straus, R. S.
1910. [With a full bibliography. ]
At "Tully's Head! By Austin Dobson. In Eighteenth Century
Vignettes. 2nd ser. 1894.
See, also, bibliography to vol. ix, chap. vi, p. 484, ante.
Dunton. The life and errors of John Dunton. 1705. New edn (enlarged).
2 vols. 1818.
The Dublin Scuffle: being a challenge sent by John Dunton, citizen of
London, to Patrick Campbell, bookseller in Dublin. Together with the
small skirmishes of bills and advertisements. 1699.
For a list of Dunton's numerous other writings see D. of N. B.
Lackington. Memoirs of the first forty-five years of the life of James
Lackington . . . bookseller. . . . Written by himself. [1791. ] New edn,
enlarged. 1792. Further enlarged. 1794. 13th edn. (1810. ]
The confessions of James Lackington. 1804.
James Lackington. By George Paston. In Little Memoirs of the
Eighteenth Century. 1901.
Murray. A publisher and his friends (The House of Murray, 1768-1843).
By Samuel Smiles. 2 vols. 1891.
Newbery, Francis. An old London bookseller. By Austin Dobson. In
Eighteenth Century Vignettes. 1st ser. 1892.
Newbery, John. A bookseller of the last century, being some account of the
life of John Newbery. By Charles Welsh. 1885.
Payne. The two Paynes (Thomas Payne, bookseller, and Roger Payne,
bookbinder). By Austin Dobson. In Eighteenth Century Vignettes.
2nd ser. 1894.
Richardson. A famous printer: Samuel Richardson. By Thorne, W. B.
The Library, 1901.
See, also, bibliography to vol. x, chap. 1, p. 411, ante.
Rivington. The publishing house of Rivington. By Septimus Rivington.
1894.
Thomason, George. See biographical notice by G. K. Fortescue, prefixed to
the Catalogue of the Thomason collection of pamphlets in the British
Museum. 2 vols. 1908.
III. THE PROVINCES. SCOTLAND. IRELAND
Allnutt, W. H. English provincial presses (to 1750]. Bibliographica. Vol. 11.
1896.
Notes on the introduction of printing-presses into the smaller towns of
England and Wales after 1750 to the end of the eighteenth century.
The Library, 1901.
Bowes, R.
A catalogue of books printed at or relating to Cambridge,
1521-1893. With index by Worman, E. J. 2 vols. Cambridge, 1894.
Biographical notes on the (Cambridge] University printers. Cambridge
Antiquarian Soc. Communications. Vol. v. 1886.
Cottle, Joseph. Reminiscences of Coleridge and Southey. 1847. Cottle
also published the following poems: Malvern Hills, 1798; John the
Baptist, 1801; Alfred, 1801; The Fall of Cambria, 1809; Messiah, 1815.
Cotton, H. A typographical gazetteer. 2 vols. Oxford, 1831-66.
Davies, R. A memoir of the York press. . . in the 16th, 17th, and 18th
centuries, 1868.
Dredge, J. I. Devon booksellers and printers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Privately printed, Plymouth, 1885. Rptd from The Western Antiquary.
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Gent, T. The life of Mr Thomas Gent, printer of York. Written by himself
[in 1746). 1832.
Thomas Gent, printer. By Austin Dobson. In Eighteenth Century
Vignettes. 3rd ser. 1896.
For a list of Gent's topographical and other writings see D. of N. B.
Hester, Giles. Nevill Simmons, bookseller and publisher (in Sheffield). 1893.
Hill, Joseph. The book-makers of Old Birmingham. Birmingham, 1907.
Hindley, C. The history of the Catnach press (John and James Catnach,
1769-1841) at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnwick, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
in Northumberland, and Seven Dials, London. 1886.
Hutton, W. The life of William Hutton [bookseller in Birmingham]. . .
written by himself and published by his daughter, Catharine Hutton.
1816. 4th edn, ed. by Jewitt, L. (1872. ]
An history of Birmingham to the end of the year 1780. Birmingham,
1781. 6th edn, with additions. 1835.
Works. 8 vols. 1817.
Madan, F. A brief account of the University Press at Oxford. Oxford,
1908.
- A chart of Oxford printing, '1468'-1900. Bibliographical Society.
1904.
Plomer, H. R. A Chester bookseller, 1667-1700. The Library, 1903.
Rylands, W. H. Booksellers in Warrington, 1639 to 1657. With the full
list of the contents of a stationer's shop there in 1647. Proc. of the
Historic Soc. of Lancashire and Cheshire. Vol. XXXVII. (1888. ]
Straus, R. and Dent, R. K. John Baskerville: & memoir. Cambridge,
1907.
Wheatley, H. B. The Strawberry Hill press. Bibliographica. Vol. II.
1897.
See, also, Dobson, A. , Horace Walpole, 2nd edn, 1893. [With a list
of books printed at the Strawberry Hill press. ]
I
Aldis, H. G. A list of books printed in Scotland before 1700; with brief
notes on the printers and stationers. Edinburgh Bibliographical Society,
1904.
Archibald Constable and his literary correspondents. By his son Thomas
Constable. 3 vols. Edinburgh, 1873. [Appendix to vol. i contains notes
on Edinburgh booksellers at the end of the 18th century. ]
Couper, W. J. The Edinburgh Periodical Press from the earliest times to
1800. 2 vols. Stirling, 1908.
Edinburgh Bibliographical Society Papers. 1896 ff.
Lee, J. Memorial for the Bible Societies in Scotland. Edinburgh, 1824.
Additional memorial. Edinburgh, 1826. [Contain information relating
to Scottish printers. ]
Aberdeen printers, 1620-1736. By Edmond, J. P. Aberdeen, 1886. Last
notes on the Aberdeen printers. By E. , J. P. 1888.
Ballantyne. The Ballantyne press and its founders, 1796–1908. By Dobson,
W. T. and Carrie, W. L. Edinburgh, 1909.
The first book printed by James Ballantyne: being An Apology for
Tales of Terror. By Johnston, G. P. Edinburgh Bibliographical Soc.
Papers. Vol. 1. 1896.
Creech, William. Edinburgh fugitive pieces. Edinburgh, 1791. New edn,
with memoir. Edinburgh, 1815.
William Creech, Robert Burns's best friend. By Carrick, J. C.
Dalkeith, 1903.
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Foulis. The Brothers Foulis and early Glasgow printing. The Library,
March 1889.
The Foulis press. By Macleod, R. D. The Library, 1910.
Robert and Andrew Foulis and the Glasgow Press, with some account
of the Glasgow Academy of the Fine Arts. By Murray, David. Glasgow,
1913.
Holyrood press, The By Cowan, W. Edinburgh Bibliographical Soc.
Papers. Vol. vi. 1906.
Morison. A notable publishing house: the Morisons of Perth. By Minto, J.
The Library, 1900.
Rae. The Rae press at Kirkbride and Dumfries (1711-1720). By Stewart, W.
Edinburgh Bibliographical Soc. Papers. Vol. vi. 1906.
Ruddiman. The life of Thomas Ruddiman. By Chalmers, G. 1794.
Smellie. Memoirs of the life, writings, and correspondence of William
Smellie, late printer in Edinburgh. By Kerr, R. 2 vols. Edinburgh,
1811.
Watson James Watson, printer. By Gibb, J. S. Edinburgh Biblio-
graphical Soc.
Library, 1911.
Westminster Hall and its booksellers. The Library, 1905.
Ralph, J. The case of authors by profession or trade, stated. With regard
to booksellers, the stage, and the public. 1758. Another edn, with the
author's name.
1762.
Roberts, W. The earlier history of English bookselling. 1889. [To the
beginning of the 18th century. ]
Shaylor, J. The Fascination of Books, with other papers on books and
bookselling. 1912.
Spence, J. Anecdotes, observations and characters of books and men. 1820.
The Times Printing Number: reprinted from the 40,000th issue of The
Times. 1912.
Timperley, C. H. Encyclopaedia of literary and typographical anecdote. 1842.
Transcript of the Registers of the Company of Stationers, 1554-1640. Ed.
Arber, E. 5 vols. Privately printed, 1875-94.
Transcript of the Registers of the Worshipful Company of Stationers;
from 1640–1708. 3 vols. Vol. 1 (1640-1655). Roxburghe Club. 1913.
Watt, R. Bibliotheca Britannica; or a general index to British and foreign
literature. 4 vols. Edinburgh, 1824.
Wheatley, H. B. The dedication of books to patron and friend. 1887.
Prices of books: an inquiry into the changes in the price of books which
have occurred in England at different periods. 1898.
Lawler, J. Book auctions in England in the seventeenth century (1676-1700).
1898.
Pollard, A. W. English book-sales, 1676-1680. Bibliographica, vol. 1, 1895.
A list of the original catalogues of the principal libraries which have been
sold by auction by Mr Samuel Baker (and his successors] from 1744 to
1828. 1828.
Axon, W. E. A. A London circulating library of 1743. The Library, 1900.
Clarke, A. The reputed first circulating subscription library in London.
The Library, 1900.
Barwick, G. F. Humfrey Wanley and the Harleian library. The Library,
1902.
II. PARTICULAR BOOKSELLERS
Cave, Edward. The rise and progress of the Gentleman's Magazine: with
anecdotes of the projector and his early associates. By John Nichols.
1821.
Cruden, Alexander. Life, by Alexander Chalmers. Prefixed to an edn of
the Concordance published in 1824, and frequently rptd in later edns.
Curll, Edmund. The Curliad. A hypercritic upon the Dunciad Variorum.
With a farther key to the new characters. 1792. [An attack upon
Pope, by Curll. ]
A full and true account of a horrid and barbarous revenge by poison on
the body of Mr Edmund Curll, bookseller: with a faithfull copy of his
will and testament. [By Alex. Pope. ] 1716.
Curll Papers: stray notes on the life and publications of E. Curll. By
W. J. Thoms. Privately reprinted from Notes and Queries. 1879.
For a list of Curll's writings see D. of N. B.
30-2
## p. 468 (#490) ############################################
468
[CH.
Bibliography
Dodsley. Robert Dodsley, poet, publisher, and playwright. By Straus, R. S.
1910. [With a full bibliography. ]
At "Tully's Head! By Austin Dobson. In Eighteenth Century
Vignettes. 2nd ser. 1894.
See, also, bibliography to vol. ix, chap. vi, p. 484, ante.
Dunton. The life and errors of John Dunton. 1705. New edn (enlarged).
2 vols. 1818.
The Dublin Scuffle: being a challenge sent by John Dunton, citizen of
London, to Patrick Campbell, bookseller in Dublin. Together with the
small skirmishes of bills and advertisements. 1699.
For a list of Dunton's numerous other writings see D. of N. B.
Lackington. Memoirs of the first forty-five years of the life of James
Lackington . . . bookseller. . . . Written by himself. [1791. ] New edn,
enlarged. 1792. Further enlarged. 1794. 13th edn. (1810. ]
The confessions of James Lackington. 1804.
James Lackington. By George Paston. In Little Memoirs of the
Eighteenth Century. 1901.
Murray. A publisher and his friends (The House of Murray, 1768-1843).
By Samuel Smiles. 2 vols. 1891.
Newbery, Francis. An old London bookseller. By Austin Dobson. In
Eighteenth Century Vignettes. 1st ser. 1892.
Newbery, John. A bookseller of the last century, being some account of the
life of John Newbery. By Charles Welsh. 1885.
Payne. The two Paynes (Thomas Payne, bookseller, and Roger Payne,
bookbinder). By Austin Dobson. In Eighteenth Century Vignettes.
2nd ser. 1894.
Richardson. A famous printer: Samuel Richardson. By Thorne, W. B.
The Library, 1901.
See, also, bibliography to vol. x, chap. 1, p. 411, ante.
Rivington. The publishing house of Rivington. By Septimus Rivington.
1894.
Thomason, George. See biographical notice by G. K. Fortescue, prefixed to
the Catalogue of the Thomason collection of pamphlets in the British
Museum. 2 vols. 1908.
III. THE PROVINCES. SCOTLAND. IRELAND
Allnutt, W. H. English provincial presses (to 1750]. Bibliographica. Vol. 11.
1896.
Notes on the introduction of printing-presses into the smaller towns of
England and Wales after 1750 to the end of the eighteenth century.
The Library, 1901.
Bowes, R.
A catalogue of books printed at or relating to Cambridge,
1521-1893. With index by Worman, E. J. 2 vols. Cambridge, 1894.
Biographical notes on the (Cambridge] University printers. Cambridge
Antiquarian Soc. Communications. Vol. v. 1886.
Cottle, Joseph. Reminiscences of Coleridge and Southey. 1847. Cottle
also published the following poems: Malvern Hills, 1798; John the
Baptist, 1801; Alfred, 1801; The Fall of Cambria, 1809; Messiah, 1815.
Cotton, H. A typographical gazetteer. 2 vols. Oxford, 1831-66.
Davies, R. A memoir of the York press. . . in the 16th, 17th, and 18th
centuries, 1868.
Dredge, J. I. Devon booksellers and printers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Privately printed, Plymouth, 1885. Rptd from The Western Antiquary.
## p. 469 (#491) ############################################
xiv]
Book Production and Distribution 469
а
Gent, T. The life of Mr Thomas Gent, printer of York. Written by himself
[in 1746). 1832.
Thomas Gent, printer. By Austin Dobson. In Eighteenth Century
Vignettes. 3rd ser. 1896.
For a list of Gent's topographical and other writings see D. of N. B.
Hester, Giles. Nevill Simmons, bookseller and publisher (in Sheffield). 1893.
Hill, Joseph. The book-makers of Old Birmingham. Birmingham, 1907.
Hindley, C. The history of the Catnach press (John and James Catnach,
1769-1841) at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnwick, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
in Northumberland, and Seven Dials, London. 1886.
Hutton, W. The life of William Hutton [bookseller in Birmingham]. . .
written by himself and published by his daughter, Catharine Hutton.
1816. 4th edn, ed. by Jewitt, L. (1872. ]
An history of Birmingham to the end of the year 1780. Birmingham,
1781. 6th edn, with additions. 1835.
Works. 8 vols. 1817.
Madan, F. A brief account of the University Press at Oxford. Oxford,
1908.
- A chart of Oxford printing, '1468'-1900. Bibliographical Society.
1904.
Plomer, H. R. A Chester bookseller, 1667-1700. The Library, 1903.
Rylands, W. H. Booksellers in Warrington, 1639 to 1657. With the full
list of the contents of a stationer's shop there in 1647. Proc. of the
Historic Soc. of Lancashire and Cheshire. Vol. XXXVII. (1888. ]
Straus, R. and Dent, R. K. John Baskerville: & memoir. Cambridge,
1907.
Wheatley, H. B. The Strawberry Hill press. Bibliographica. Vol. II.
1897.
See, also, Dobson, A. , Horace Walpole, 2nd edn, 1893. [With a list
of books printed at the Strawberry Hill press. ]
I
Aldis, H. G. A list of books printed in Scotland before 1700; with brief
notes on the printers and stationers. Edinburgh Bibliographical Society,
1904.
Archibald Constable and his literary correspondents. By his son Thomas
Constable. 3 vols. Edinburgh, 1873. [Appendix to vol. i contains notes
on Edinburgh booksellers at the end of the 18th century. ]
Couper, W. J. The Edinburgh Periodical Press from the earliest times to
1800. 2 vols. Stirling, 1908.
Edinburgh Bibliographical Society Papers. 1896 ff.
Lee, J. Memorial for the Bible Societies in Scotland. Edinburgh, 1824.
Additional memorial. Edinburgh, 1826. [Contain information relating
to Scottish printers. ]
Aberdeen printers, 1620-1736. By Edmond, J. P. Aberdeen, 1886. Last
notes on the Aberdeen printers. By E. , J. P. 1888.
Ballantyne. The Ballantyne press and its founders, 1796–1908. By Dobson,
W. T. and Carrie, W. L. Edinburgh, 1909.
The first book printed by James Ballantyne: being An Apology for
Tales of Terror. By Johnston, G. P. Edinburgh Bibliographical Soc.
Papers. Vol. 1. 1896.
Creech, William. Edinburgh fugitive pieces. Edinburgh, 1791. New edn,
with memoir. Edinburgh, 1815.
William Creech, Robert Burns's best friend. By Carrick, J. C.
Dalkeith, 1903.
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Bibliography
Foulis. The Brothers Foulis and early Glasgow printing. The Library,
March 1889.
The Foulis press. By Macleod, R. D. The Library, 1910.
Robert and Andrew Foulis and the Glasgow Press, with some account
of the Glasgow Academy of the Fine Arts. By Murray, David. Glasgow,
1913.
Holyrood press, The By Cowan, W. Edinburgh Bibliographical Soc.
Papers. Vol. vi. 1906.
Morison. A notable publishing house: the Morisons of Perth. By Minto, J.
The Library, 1900.
Rae. The Rae press at Kirkbride and Dumfries (1711-1720). By Stewart, W.
Edinburgh Bibliographical Soc. Papers. Vol. vi. 1906.
Ruddiman. The life of Thomas Ruddiman. By Chalmers, G. 1794.
Smellie. Memoirs of the life, writings, and correspondence of William
Smellie, late printer in Edinburgh. By Kerr, R. 2 vols. Edinburgh,
1811.
Watson James Watson, printer. By Gibb, J. S. Edinburgh Biblio-
graphical Soc.
