John Murray (publishers, London)
Organization
Found in 1069 Collections and/or Records:
Original John Murray book prospectuses, featuring upcoming titles by authors with surnames beginning 'H'., 1895-1920
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1128
Scope and Contents
File contains original print prospectuses for publications by the following authors: Hall, A.D. ("The Soil"; "Fertilisers and Manures"; "A Pilgrimage of British Farming"; "The Book of the Rothamsted Experiments", undated); Hall, T.D. ("Translation at Sight; or Aids to Facility and Certainty in the Translation of Latin", 1895); Hallam, H. ("Constitutional History of England", undated); Halliburton, W.D. ("Handbook of Physiology", 3 copies,...
Dates:
1895-1920
Original John Murray book prospectuses, featuring upcoming titles by authors with surnames beginning 'I, J, & K'., 1905-1922
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1129
Scope and Contents
File contains original print prospectuses for publications by the following authors: Iddesleigh, Earl ("Ione Chaloner"; "Dowland Castle", undated);Ilchester, Earl ("Henry Fox, First Lord Holland, His Family and Relations", undated); "The Historical Record of the Imperial Visit to India, 1911", undated, published for the Government of India by John Murray; Imperial Institute ("Indian Trade Enquiry: Reports on Oil-seeds", 1920; "Indian Trade...
Dates:
1905-1922
Original John Murray book prospectuses, featuring upcoming titles by authors with surnames beginning 'L'., 1901-1922
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1130
Scope and Contents
File contains original print prospectuses for publications by the following authors: Lacy, M.E. ("With Dante in Modern Florence", undated);Lambourne, J. ("The Second Leopard"; "The Kingdom That Was"; "Strong Waters"; "Trooper Fault", undated);Lamond, H. ("The Gentle Art: Some Sketches and Studies", undated);Lancaster, O. ("Homes Sweet Homes", undated);Lane, Lieutenant-Colonel W.H. ("Babylonian Problems", undated);...
Dates:
1901-1922
Original John Murray book prospectuses, featuring upcoming titles by authors with surnames beginning 'M'., 1898-1922
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1131
Scope and Contents
File contains original print prospectuses for publications by the following authors: Madden, Right Honorable D.H. ("A Chapter of Medieval History", 2 copies, undated); Magnus, L.A. ("A Concise Grammar of the Russian Language", 1915; "Introduction to Poetry"; "National Education: Essays Towards A Constructive Policy", c.1902); Mallock, W.H. ("A Critical Examination of Socialism", 1908);Malmesbury, Countess, and Brooke-Hunt, V. ("Golden String: A...
Dates:
1898-1922
Original John Murray book prospectuses, featuring upcoming titles by authors with surnames beginning 'N-Z'., 1959-1987
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1140
Scope and Contents
File contains original print prospectuses for publications by the following authors: Neuman, B.P. ("Dominy’s Dollars", undated; "The Spoils of War", undated; "The Greatness of Josiah Porlick", undated); Newsome, D. ("Godliness and Good Learning: For Studies on a Victorian Ideal", undated; "A History of Wellington College, 1859-1959", undated); Newton, S.M. ("Health, Art & Reason", undated); Norie, J. ("Caddy Spoons: An Illustrated Guide", 3...
Dates:
1959-1987
Original John Murray book prospectuses, featuring upcoming titles by authors with surnames beginning 'N,O,P & Q'., 1901-1923
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1132
Scope and Contents
File contains original print prospectuses for publications by the following authors: Napier, Lady ("A Stormy Morning", undated);Nasmyth, J. ("The Moon, Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite", 1903); Admiral The Marquess of Milford Haven ("Naval Medals: Commemorative Medals, Naval Rewards, War Medals, Naval Tokens etc. of France, The Netherlands, Spain and Portugal", undated; "British Naval Medals: Commemorative Medals, Naval Rewards, War Medals,...
Dates:
1901-1923
Original John Murray book prospectuses, featuring upcoming titles by authors with surnames beginning 'R'., 1903-1924
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1133
Scope and Contents
File contains original print prospectuses for publications by the following authors: Radcliffe, W. ("Fishing from the Earliest Times", 4 copies, undated);Ralph, F.H.M. ("A Digest of British Economic History", 2 copies, undated); Ramsay, G.G. ("The Annals of Tacitus, Books I-VI: an English Translation", undated); Raymond, G. Lansing ("The Essentials of Aesthetics", undated); Rees, A.W. ("Creatures of the Night"; "The Heron of Castle...
Dates:
1903-1924
Original John Murray book prospectuses, featuring upcoming titles by authors with surnames beginning 'S'., 1900-1919; 1963
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1134
Scope and Contents
File contains original print prospectuses for publications by the following authors: Salmon, G. ("The Infallibility of the Church: Lectures Delivered in the Divinity School of the University of Dublin", undated);Samuel, A.M. ("The Herring: Its Effect on the History of Britain", undated); Sandars, M.F. ("Honoré de Balzac: His Life and Writings", undated);Sandes, Major E.W.C. ("Tales of Turkey", "In Kut and Captivity with the Sixth Indian...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1900-1919; 1963
Original John Murray book prospectuses, featuring upcoming titles by authors with surnames beginning 'T,U,V'., 1896-1911
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1135
Scope and Contents
File contains original print prospectuses for publications by the following authors: Tangye, H. Lincoln ("In the Torrid Sudan", undated); Tarkington, B. ("His Own People", undated); Tarver, F. ("French Stumbling-Blocks and English Stepping-Stones", 1897); Tayler, J.L. ("The Stages of Human Life", 3 copies, undated); Taylor, C. Carlisle ("The Life of Admiral Mahan, Naval Philosopher", undated); Taylor, F. ("The...
Dates:
1896-1911
Original John Murray book prospectuses, featuring upcoming titles by authors with surnames beginning 'W'., 1902-1917
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1136
Scope and Contents
File contains original print prospectuses for publications by the following authors: Wace, Reverend H. and Piercy, Rev. W.C. ("A Dictionary of Christian Biography", 2 copies, undated);Waddell, Colonel L.A. ("Lhasa and its Mysteries", 1905); Pearson, H. Greenleaf ("James S. Wadsworth of Geneseo", undated);Wakeling, T.G. ("The White Knights", undated); Walker, H.M. ("A History of the Northumberland Fusiliers, 1674-1902", undated); ...
Dates:
1902-1917
Original John Murray book prospectuses, featuring upcoming titles by authors with surnames beginning 'Y & Z'., 1900-1907
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1137
Scope and Contents
File contains original print prospectuses for publications by the following authors: Yate, Major A.C. ("Lieutenant-Colonel John Haughton, Commandant of the Thirty-Sixth Sikhs", 1900); Young, E. Hilton ("The System of National Finance", undated);Young, Colonel G.F. ("The Medici", 4 copies, c.1900); Younghusband, Sir F. ("Wonders of the Himalayas"; "India and Tibet"; "The Gleam", undated); Yusuf-Ali, A. ("Life and Labour of the People...
Dates:
1900-1907
Original letters, press cuttings, and articles., 20th century
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1722
Scope and Contents
Letters, press cuttings, and booklet articles focus specifically on the history of the 'Handbooks' series, its creation story, and its historical impact in context.
Dates:
20th century
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers, typescripts, and correspondence of, or concerning, authors and series published by John Murray, publishers.
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Papers concerning the publication of the John Murray Travel Handbooks series.
"Out of Print Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, A-B., 1939-1987
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1481
Scope and Contents
File contains a typed index noting authors and titles for which memoranda of agreements (original and copy) are included. Some brief correspondence also appears. Listed titles include: Akrill, T.B., Millar, C.J., and Whelan, P.M. ("Physics Revision Notes for Ordinary Level"); Alexander, L., and Rand McNally Company ("Offshore Geography of Northwestern Europe"); Allen, F. ("Metalwork: Objective and Completion Tests for CSE"; "Woodwork: Objective and...
Dates:
1939-1987
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of John Murray, publishers.
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Editorial files and papers of John Murray, publishers, regarding its educational works.
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Correspondence, contracts, permissions, research, and promotion files relating to John Murray Educational Publishing.
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Contracts and Cancelled Agreements for John Murray educational titles.
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"Out of Print Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, A-Z.
"Out of Print Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, A-Z., 1939-1987
Series
Identifier: Acc.13328/1481-1486
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series contains over 180 individual editorial files relating to named titles published by John Murray, publishers, from their educational list, largely dating from the 1960s-1990s, with a particular emphasis on the final two decades between 1980-1999. Editorial files primarily contain editorial memoranda and proof corrections sent between editorial and production staff. In certain cases, files also include correspondence between the books’ authors and the publishers, or from third...
Dates:
1939-1987
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of John Murray, publishers.
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Editorial files and papers of John Murray, publishers, regarding its educational works.
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Correspondence, contracts, permissions, research, and promotion files relating to John Murray Educational Publishing.
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Contracts and Cancelled Agreements for John Murray educational titles.
"Out of Print Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, C-E., 1954-1984
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1482
Scope and Contents
File contains memoranda of agreements (original and copy) and some brief correspondence also appears. A typed index noting authors and titles for which memoranda of agreements appear is located in the previous file, A-B. Listed titles here include: Centre for Curriculum Renewal and Educational Development Overseas ("Mathematics: The First Three Years"; "Mathematics: The Next Three Years"); Chalmers, E. ("Economics for Executives"); Chapple, D....
Dates:
1954-1984
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of John Murray, publishers.
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Editorial files and papers of John Murray, publishers, regarding its educational works.
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Correspondence, contracts, permissions, research, and promotion files relating to John Murray Educational Publishing.
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Contracts and Cancelled Agreements for John Murray educational titles.
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"Out of Print Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, A-Z.
"Out of Print Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, F-K., 1947-1983
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1483
Scope and Contents
File contains a typed index noting authors and titles for which memoranda of agreements (original and copy) are included. Some brief correspondence also appears. Listed titles include: Fearon-Pitman Publishers ("Galaxy 5 Series"; ("[?Bestellers III]"); Finn, F.E.S and Oxford University Press ("Contact II"); Finn, F.E.S ("Advanced Exercises in Criticism"; "The Albemarle Book of Modern Verse For Schools, Vols. 1-2"); Finn, F.E.S, and Oxtoby, F.E....
Dates:
1947-1983
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of John Murray, publishers.
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Editorial files and papers of John Murray, publishers, regarding its educational works.
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Correspondence, contracts, permissions, research, and promotion files relating to John Murray Educational Publishing.
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Contracts and Cancelled Agreements for John Murray educational titles.
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"Out of Print Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, A-Z.
"Out of Print Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, L-O., 1948-1982
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1484
Scope and Contents
File contains memoranda of agreements (original and copy) and some brief correspondence also appears. A typed index noting authors and titles for which memoranda of agreements appear is located in the previous file, F-K. Listed titles here include: Land, F.W. and Shell International Petroleum Co. Ltd. ("The Language of Mathematics Exercises"); Larkman, B., and Glenister, S.H. ("Contemporary Design in Metal Work"); Lemmon, D. ("History of Drama"); ...
Dates:
1948-1982
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of John Murray, publishers.
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Editorial files and papers of John Murray, publishers, regarding its educational works.
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Correspondence, contracts, permissions, research, and promotion files relating to John Murray Educational Publishing.
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Contracts and Cancelled Agreements for John Murray educational titles.
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"Out of Print Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, A-Z.
"Out of Print Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, P-S., 1947-1981
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1485
Scope and Contents
File contains a typed index noting authors and titles for which memoranda of agreements (original and copy) are included. Some brief correspondence also appears. Listed titles include:Packham, M., and Larkin, P. ("Secondary History Series", cancelled);
Parry Maddocks, D.F. ("Physics: Objective and Completion Tests for Ordinary Level"; "Biology: Objective and Completion Tests for Ordinary Level"; "Chemistry: Objective and Completion Tests for Ordinary Level";...
Dates:
1947-1981
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of John Murray, publishers.
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Editorial files and papers of John Murray, publishers, regarding its educational works.
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Correspondence, contracts, permissions, research, and promotion files relating to John Murray Educational Publishing.
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Contracts and Cancelled Agreements for John Murray educational titles.
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"Out of Print Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, A-Z.
"Out of Print Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, T-Z., 1958-1978
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1486
Scope and Contents
File contains memoranda of agreements (original and copy) and some brief correspondence also appears. A typed index noting authors and titles for which memoranda of agreements appear is located in the previous file, P-S. Listed titles here include: Tapper, E.W. ("1966 Report on the Teaching of Electricity"); Tattersall, I.M. ("Human Evolution"); Taylor, Eileen, and Barlee, J. ("Women's Hockey: Do It This Way"); Taylor, E.W. ("Fitness After...
Dates:
1958-1978
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of John Murray, publishers.
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Editorial files and papers of John Murray, publishers, regarding its educational works.
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Correspondence, contracts, permissions, research, and promotion files relating to John Murray Educational Publishing.
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Contracts and Cancelled Agreements for John Murray educational titles.
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"Out of Print Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, A-Z.
Papers and correspondence concerning the company history of John Murray, publishers., 1818-2011
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13328/1582-1629
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series documents the day-to-day work and social life within John Murray, publishers, as experienced and recalled by the Murray family and members of the company’s personnel. The series includes ‘albums’ which speak to company social events, publishing events, and family activities over the years; published histories of the company; correspondence between academics, researchers, the public, and writers with the company’s archive; and research correspondence with the archive relating...
Dates:
1818-2011
Papers and files relating to the publication, "Child Care and Development"., 1980-1998
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13328/1335-1341
Scope and Contents
This title first appeared in John Murray's 1984 Home Economics, Health & Child Care catalogue and underwent several later editions and reprints. Files in this sub-series contain proof corrections, press lists, permission requests/agreements, invoices, publicity material, and royalty statements.
Dates:
1980-1998
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of John Murray, publishers.
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Editorial files and papers of John Murray, publishers, regarding its educational works.
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Editorial book files for publications in the 'Home economics, health & child care' subject list.
Papers and legal documentation relating to the transfer from partnership to limited company status of John Murray, publishers., 1949-1952
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1551
Scope and Contents
File includes letters, news cuttings, manuscript notes on the legal profiles of counterpart publishers in view of new estate duty taxation measures, accounts, agendas for meetings of company directors, and letters of legal instruction and advice to, and from, company solicitors and accountants.
Dates:
1949-1952
Papers and letters regarding the discretionary pension scheme of Cyril James Bray., 1970-1975
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1548
Scope and Contents
File contains letters to, and of, John Murray, publishers, alongside manuscript notes and receipts concerning the administration of the named discretionary pension policy on behalf of C.J. Bray.
Dates:
1970-1975
Papers and letters regarding the discretionary pension scheme of Cyril James Bray., 1975-1981
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1549
Scope and Contents
File contains letters to, and of, John Murray, publishers, alongside manuscript notes, memoranda, and receipts concerning the administration of the named discretionary pension policy on behalf of C.J. Bray. File also includes original policy documentation, and a print copy of the "Rules of the Discretionary Pension Scheme" as laid down by Norwich Union Life Insurance Society.
Dates:
1975-1981
Papers concerning "commissioned books" of John Murray, publishers., 1989-2003
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Identifier: Acc.13328/1509
Scope and Contents
File contains publishing correspondence, invoices, editorial memoranda, photocopied contracts, statements of payments and other papers concerning the following authors and their books: Al Gurg, E.S. ("The Wells of Memory"); Card, T.S.B. ("Eton Renewed"); de Rothschild, E. ("A Guilt-Edged Life"); Gailey, A. ("The Faroe Islands"; "The First Marquess"); Hibbert, C., and Radley College of Abingdon Oxford ("No Ordinary Place"); ...
Dates:
1989-2003
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of John Murray, publishers.
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Business papers of John Murray, publishers.
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Publication and manuscript books, and associated papers, of John Murray, publishers.
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Associated publication papers of John Murray, publishers.
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- Letters. Correspondence. 326
- Sales catalogues. 260
- Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 86
- Postcards. 55
- Business records. 46
- Advertisements. 40
- Contracts. Agreements. 38
- Accounts. 35
- Financial records. 35
- Memorandums. 35
- Prospectuses 34
- Proofs. printed matter 32
- Prospectuses. 32
- Typescripts. 32
- Proofs. Printed matter. 30
- Receipts. Financial records 30
- Telegrams. 25
- Invoices. 23
- Notes. 21
- Copies. Derivative objects. 20
- Correspondence. 16
- Inventories. 16
- Visiting cards. 15
- Manuscripts. 11
- Ledgers. Account books. 10
- Royalty statements. 9
- Book jackets. 8
- Circulars. Fliers. 7
- Drafts. Documents. 7
- Legal instruments. 7
- Lists. 7
- Photocopies. 7
- Photographs. 7
- Promotional materials. Information artefacts 7
- Promotional materials. Information artefacts. 7
- Envelopes. 6
- Annual reports. 5
- Bills of exchange. 5
- Drawings. Visual works. 5
- Illustrations. Layout features. 5
- Poetry. 5
- Portraits 5
- Agreements. Legal instruments. 4
- Balance sheets. 4
- Estimates. Financial records. 4
- Handbills. 4
- Letters of recommendation. 4
- Offprints. 4
- Prefaces 4
- Proofs. printed matter. 4
- Proposals 4
- Publishers and publishing. 4
- Sketches 4
- Excerpts. 3
- Indexes. Reference sources. 3
- Legal documents. 3
- Order forms. 3
- Title pages 3
- Algiers (inhabited place). Africa - Algeria - Alger. Longitude: 3.0000. Latitude: 36.8333. 2
- Asia Minor. Asia - Turkey - Asia Minor. General region. Longitude: 35.0000. Latitude: 39.0000. 2
- Bindings. Binding components. 2
- China. Asia. Nation. Longitude: 105.0000. Latitude: 35.0000. 2
- Coats of arms. devices (symbols). 2
- Invitations. 2
- Maps. Cartographic materials. 2
- Mediterranean Sea . Sea. Longitude: 30.0000. Latitude: 31.5000. 2
- Minutes. Administrative records. 2
- Outlines. Documents. 2
- Page proofs. Proofs (printed matter). 2
- Pamphlets. 2
- Subscription lists. 2
- Tables of contents. 2
- Title pages. 2
- Tracings. Drawings. 2
- Tunisia. Africa. Protectorate. Longitude: 9.0000. Latitude: 34.0000. 2
- Articles. 1
- Bills of lading. 1
- Booklets. Information artefacts. 1
- Booksellers' catalogues. 1
- Business cards. 1
- Cabinet photographs. 1
- Calculations. 1
- Cheques. 1
- Compliments slips. 1
- Crests. Motifs. 1
- Design drawings. 1
- Engravings. Prints. 1
- Ephemera. 1
- Family papers. 1
- Fliers. Printed matter. 1
- Forms. Documents. 1
- Genealogies. 1
- Histories. 1
- Indentures. Legal Instruments. 1
- Itineraries. Travel documents. 1
- Journals. Accounts. 1
- Letterheads. 1
- Lists 1
- Memoirs. 1
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