Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Austen Henry Layard was a British archaeologist and politician. He is perhaps best remembered for his excavations at Nimrud and Nineveh. Layard was keen to publicise his discoveries and worked with John Murray to produce lavish publications about his discoveries. These were popular books and went through many editions.The papers here concerning Austen Henry Layard offer a detailed insight into the publishing process surrounding his works about his excavations.The...

Scope and Contents Letters of various correspondents to John Murray, publishers. These include letters of Humphry Davy to John Murray II, and letters of his wife Jane Davy and his brother John Davy to John Murray II and John Murray III. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then by date under each name.Davray, Henry, 1919: folio 1;(co-signed by James May)Davy, Donald, 1860: folios 2-3;Davy, Humphry, 1826-1828: folios 4-21;Davy,...