John Murray (publishers, London)
Organization
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Catalogues and advertising material of John Murray, publishers., 1815-2008
Series
Identifier: Acc.13328/906-1286
Scope and Contents
This series contains printed catalogues, prospectuses, advertising material, postcards, order forms, and stock lists created by John Murray, publishers, for the promotion and sale of their general, educational, and specialist subject list titles.
Dates:
1815-2008
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Johnson, S. to Johnston, T., 1819-1927.
File
Identifier: MS.40623
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Johnson, Stuart Henry James.Letter, 1910, of Stuart Henry James Johnson to John Murray IV. Folios 1-3.Folio 3. Visiting card, ?1910, of Stuart Henry James Johnson. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1910, of Stuart Henry James Johnson to John Murray IV, folios 1-2.Johnson, Thomas.Letter, 1889, of Thomas Johnson to John Murray III. Folio 4....
Dates:
1819-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Clissold, H. to Clough, J., 1822-1900, 1998.
File
Identifier: MS.40226
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Clissold, Henry.Letter, 1830, of Henry Clissold to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Clive, Caroline.Letters, 1845, 1847, 1850-1851, ?1853, 1872 and undated, of Caroline Clive to John Murray III. Folios 3-22.Clive, Edward.Letters, 1835, 1838-1839, of Edward Clive to John Murray II. Folios 23-29.Clodd, Edward.Letters, 1892-1893 and 1897, of...
Dates:
1822-1900, 1998.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Frere, Constantine to Frere, Mary (d 1864)., 1813-1917.
File
Identifier: MS.40427
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Frere, Constantine.Letter, 29 April 1894, of Constantine Frere to “Mrs. Leslie” concerning proposed publication of his sermons by John Murray, publishers. Folios 1-5.Letter, 5 May 1894, of Constantine Frere to John Murray IV concerning his wish to have his sermons published. Folios 6-9.Frere, E.T.Letter, 1902, of E.T. Frere to John Murray IV concerning the...
Dates:
1813-1917.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Harries to Harrison, D., 1822-1917.
File
Identifier: MS.40526
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.Harries, Roger.Letter, 1823, of Roger Harries to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Folio 1. Includes an excerpt of a letter, 1823, of Peter Lee to Roger Harries.Harris, Charles.Letters, 1903-1905 and 1917, of Charles Harris to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios...
Dates:
1822-1917.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Henry Wintle, with related papers., 1884-1889, 1943.
File
Identifier: MS.41296
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the publication of “The Eton Latin grammar. Part I. Elementary” (1885) and “ Elementary Latin exercises, adapted to the Eton Latin grammar” (1885). The letters are arranged chronologically.1884: folios 1-3;1885: folios 4-73 [Notes 1-4];1886-1887, 1889: folios 74-88.Related papers.(1) Papers concerning legal and financial...
Dates:
1884-1889, 1943.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Cooke, with related papers., 1870-1892.
File
Identifier: MS.40270
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1877-1891, of Robert Cooke to John Murray IV. Folios 1-20.Letters, 1888 and 1891, of Robert Cooke to Hallam Murray. Folios 21-33.Disassociated parts of letters of Robert Cooke to the Murrays. Folios 34-36.Related papers.Letter, 7 April 1875, of Robert Cooke to S.H. Lindley concerning the “Quarterly Review”. Folios 37-38.Proof advertisement, 1870, for the “Quarterly Review”, no. 258. Folios 39-40.Papers...
Dates:
1870-1892.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Playfair., 1879-1899.
File
Identifier: MS.40961
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern mostly the preparation and publication of works by Robert Playfair in the “Murray’s Handbooks” series:Playfair’s revision of “A handbook for travellers in Algeria” (1874);“A handbook for travellers in Algeria and Tunis, Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Carthage, etc.” (1878 and subsequent editions);“A handbook to the Mediterranean” (1881 and subsequent editions).The...
Dates:
1879-1899.
Papers concerning Francis Darwin: mostly letters of publishers, printers, etc., to John Murray, publishers, concerning Francis Darwin`s works. Also included are papers concerning Francis Darwin`s interests in the works and in the copyright of his father, Charles Darwin., 1885-1899.
File
Identifier: MS.40312
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The incoming correspondence consists of letters of individuals and companies sent to John Murray, publishers, mostly relating to the business, but also including private letters. The correspondence largely covers the period from the 1760s to the 1920s. Where enclosures exist, they have been kept with their original letters. This series contains most of the extant letters received by the publishing house up to the 1920s, but others are to be found throughout the archive. One...
Dates:
1885-1899.
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Letters. Correspondence. 8
- Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 4
- Telegrams. 3
- Illustrations. Layout features. 2
- Legal documents. 2
- Notes. 2
- Proofs. printed matter 2
- Typescripts. 2
- Accounts. 1
- Algiers (inhabited place). Africa - Algeria - Alger. Longitude: 3.0000. Latitude: 36.8333. 1
- Circulars. Fliers. 1
- Drafts. Documents. 1
- Excerpts. 1
- Forms. Documents. 1
- Legal instruments. 1
- Lists. 1
- Maps. Cartographic materials. 1
- Mediterranean Sea . Sea. Longitude: 30.0000. Latitude: 31.5000. 1
- Memorandums. 1
- Order forms. 1
- Outlines. Documents. 1
- Pages. 1
- Photographs. 1
- Press releases 1
- Prospectuses 1
- Prospectuses. 1
- Sales catalogues. 1
- Tracings. Drawings. 1
- Tunisia. Africa. Protectorate. Longitude: 9.0000. Latitude: 34.0000. 1
- Visiting cards. 1 + ∧ less
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