This series contains the foundational documents of Gryphon Books Limited, including the Memorandum and Articles of Association; annual accounts and directors' reports for the company (1948-1976); correspondence, draft accounts and balance sheets for the preparation of these annual accounts; authors' contracts; authors' royalty accounts; a production expenses book; and a permissions file for Gryphon Books fiction titles.

Original and copy material is present, and includes letters, contracts, accounts, and memoranda concerning individual policies.

Original and copy material is present, and includes letters, contracts, accounts, and memoranda concerning individual policies, alongside explanatory notes.

This sub-series contains a file of original offprints, articles, press cuttings, and letters concerning the Handbook series, alongside a file of photocopied material on the same theme, and a file containing photocopied and transcribed letters between John Murray II and Karl Baedecker.

File includes correspondence, draft accounts, balance sheets, and notes.

Original and copy material is present, and includes letters, accounts, and memoranda concerning individual policies.

Original and copy material is present, and includes letters, accounts, and memoranda concerning individual policies.

Original and copy material is present, and includes letters, accounts, and memoranda concerning individual policies.

Original and copy material is present, and includes letters, accounts, and memoranda concerning individual policies.

Original and copy material is present, and includes letters, accounts, and memoranda concerning individual policies.

File contains book jacket proofs, press cuttings, letters (original and copy), ephemera, and typescript notes on Wren's life and writing career. A particular focus is placed on the re-issue of a paperback edition of "Beau Geste" to coincide with the release of its film adaptation. No author correspondence is present. Other Wren titles mentioned include "Sinbad the Soldier"; "The Wages of Virtue"; "Beau Ideal"; and "Stories of the Foreign Legion".

File contains copy and original share certificates as well as letters and acknowledgements for the repayment of debentures.

Press cuttings and articles focus specifically on the history of the 'Handbooks' series, its creation story, and its historical impact in context.

File primarily contains photocopied articles and press cuttings concerning the life and career of Livingstone, and later commemorative events including exhibitions and publications. Also present is a copy of V.L. Bosazza's article 'David Livingstone and his Modern Critics' (1975), with plates, and accompanying letters from Bosazza to John Murray, publishers.

This sub-series comprises original and reproduced press cuttings advertising the forthcoming publication of new titles from John Murray publishers. The cuttings have been annotated with the title of the publication in which they appeared (e.g. The Bookseller), the date, and any associated costs. Most cuttings have been glued to separate sheets for reinforcement. The chronological run is incomplete.

This sub-series comprises original advertising listings which appear to have been printed in published sources, including journals, newsletters, and quarterly magazines. Listings include those for 'new books'; 'standard works'; and 'works in preparation', amongst other categories. Many listings have been annotated with the titles of the sources in which they appeared, and from which they appear to have been physically extracted and later arranged together.