Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Faber to Fairman and company names beginning with initial F., 1815-1924.
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.
F A Brockhaus.
Letters, 1836, 1864, 1866-1868, 1871-1874, 1877, 1880, 1884-1885, 1889-1893, 1900-1902, 1906 and 1908, of F A Brockhaus to John Murray II, John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 1-66.
Folios 4-5. Letter, 1836, of Heinrich Brockhaus to John Murray II.
Folios 50-53 and 59-65. Letters, 1892, 1900-1902, 1906 and 1908, of Albert Brockhaus to John Murray IV.
Folio 54. Annotated list, ?1892, entitled ‘List of Illustrations to be obtained from Brockhaus’. Possibly in relation to ‘Italian painters, critical studies of their works’ by Giovanni Morelli.
F C Eisen Son
Letter, 1868, of F C Eisen Son to John Murray III. Folios 66-67.
F Homberg.
Letter, 1901, of F Homberg to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 68-690.
F S Moseley and Co.
Letter, 1908, of Edward H Gulter, of F S Moseley and Co to John Murray, publishers. Folio 70.
F Wetherman and Co Ltd.
Letters, 1901, of William Henry Fairbairns, on behalf of F Wetherman and Co Ltd., to John Murray IV. Folios 71-73.
Faber, Arthur de Dibon.
Letter, 1871, of A de D Faber to John Murray III. Folio 74.
Faber, Frederick William.
Letter, 1833, of Frederick William Faber to John Murray II. Folios 75-76.
Faber, Geoffrey Cust.
Letters, 1923-1924, of Sir Geoffrey Cust Faber to John Murray IV. Folios 77-86.
Faber, George Stanley.
Letters, 1825-1828, of George Stanley Faber to John Murray II. Folios 87-102.
Faddy, Peter.
Letter, 1848, of Peter Faddy to John Murray III. Folios 103-104.
Fagan, Brian Walter.
Letter, 1918, of Brian Walter Fagan to John Murray IV. Folios 105-107.
Folio 107. Copy of a letter, 1918, of John Murray IV to Brian Walter Fagan.
Fahie, John Joseph.
Letters and picture postcard, 1890 and 1902-1903, of John Joseph Fahie to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 108-127.
Folio 109. A press cutting, ?1884, advertising ‘A History of Electric Telegraphy to the year 1837’ by John Joseph Fahie is attached to this folio.
Folio 111. Postcard, 1902, of Hubert Hayward Champion to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray.
Fairbairn, Reginald.
Letters, 1919, of Reginald Fairbairn to John Murray IV. Folios 128-130.
Fairbairn, Thomas.
Letter, ?1857, of Sir Thomas Fairbairn probably to John Murray III. Folio 131.
Fairbairn and Anderson.
Letters, 1815 and 1819-1820, of Fairbairn and Anderson, with some of John Fairbairn, to John Murray II. Folios 132-148.
Fairbairns, William Henry.
Letters, 1896-1897, of William Henry Fairbairns to John Murray IV. Folios 149-150.
Fairbanks, Howard Arthur Thomas.
Letter, 1901, of Sir Howard Arthur Thomas Fairbanks to John Murray IV. Folios 151-152.
Fairfax, William George Herbert Taylor Ramsay.
Letters, 1872 and 1893, of Sir William George Herbert Taylor Ramsay Fairfax to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 153-156.
Fairfield, Charles.
Letters, 1891-1892 and 1897, of Charles Fairfield to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 157-167.
Folio 163. A press cutting, ?1897, if attached to this folio.
Folio 165. Address label, 1897, for Charles Fairfield.
Fairholme, Edward George Robert.
Letters, 1897, 1901-1906, 1908-909, 1913-1914 and 1920-1921, of Edward George Robert Fairholme to John Murray IV. Folios 168-209.
Folio 168. Letter, 1897, of William Angus Knight to John Murray IV.
Folios 196-197. Copy of a testimonial, 1813, of John Murray IV for Edward George Robert Fairholme.
Folios 207-208. List, 1915, of prime wardens of the Fishermongers Company. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1921, of Edward George Robert Fairholme to John Murray IV, folios 205-206.
Fairman, Edward St John.
Letter, 1890, of Edward St John Fairman to John Murray IV. Folios 210-212.
Folio 211. Excerpt, undated, from a title page of a book by Edward St John Fairman. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1890, of Fairman to John Murray IV, folio 210.
Folio 212. Press cutting, 1890, from ‘Le Courrier de Londres et de l’Europe. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1890, of Fairman to John Murray IV, folio 210.
Dates
- Creation: 1815-1924.
Creator
- Murray, Alexander Henry Hallam (publisher, London) (1854-1934) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English; French
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (iii + 212 folios.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
1390
Subject
- Fairbairn and Anderson, booksellers, Edinburgh (Organization)
- F Wetherman and Co Ltd, fl 1901-1910 , printers (Organization)
- F Homberg, medallists (Organization)
- F S Moseley and Co, note brokers, Boston (Organization)
- F A Brockhaus, publishers, Leipzig (Organization)
- F C Eisen Son, booksellers and publishers, Cologne (Organization)
- Champion, Hubert Hayward, of Uppington then Melbourne, schoolmaster, b 1873 (Person)
- Eisen, Francis Charles, bookseller and publisher, Cologne, fl 1868 (Person)
- Faber, Arthur de Dibon, bank manager, 1850-1884 (Person)
- Faber, Frederick William, of Brompton Oratory, 1814-1863 (Person)
- Faber, George Stanley, controversialist, 1814-1863 (Person)
- Faber, Geoffrey Cust, Sir, Knight (publisher) (1889-1961) (Person)
- Faddy, Peter, lieutenant-colonel , 1803-1879 (Person)
- Fagan, Brian Walter, publisher, 1893-1971 (Person)
- Fahie, John Joseph, electrical engineer and historian, 1846-1934 (Person)
- Fairbairn, John, bookseller, Edinburgh, ? 1777-1854 (Person)
- Fairbairn, Sir Thomas, 2nd baronet, art administrator and patron, 1823-1891 (Person)
- Fairbairns, William Henry, printer, 1852-1946 (Person)
- Fairbank, Sir Howard Arthur Thomas, Knight, surgeon, 1876-1961 (Person)
- Fairfax, Sir William George Herbert Taylor Ramsay, 2nd baronet, of Maxton, 1831-1902 (Person)
- Fairfield, Charles, journalist, 1843-1906 (Person)
- Fairholme, Edward George Robert, Chief Secretary of the RSPCA , 1873-1956 (Person)
- Falbe, Amy Rhona de, wife of Vigant William de, brigadier general, née Hanbury, b 1890 (Person)
- Homberg, F, medallist, b 1851 (Person)
- Morelli, Giovanni, Italian art critic, 1816-1891 (Person)
- Brockhaus, Heinrich, printer, bookseller and publisher, 1804-1874 (Person)
- Fairbairn, Reginald, barrister, 1856-1921 (Person)
- Fairman, Edward St John, author, fl 1867-1894 (Person)
- Knight, William Angus (Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of St Andrews) (Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Person)
- Brockhaus, Albert, publisher, politician and art collector, 1855-1921 (Person)
- Gulter, Edward H, of F S Moseley and Co, note brokers, fl 1908 (Person)
- Ghey, Fanny Louise, headmistress of St Mary's Hall, Brighton, 1879-1965 (Person)
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