Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1808 - 1892
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of James Nasmyth to John Murray III; with letters of several correspondents to John Murray III concerning Nasmyth. Also included are various illustrations relating to works by Nasmyth., 1873-1891.
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Identifier: MS.42502
Scope and Contents
Illustrations :
(1) illustration in ink, 1882, by Nasmyth of his steam hammer. The illustration was used as the cover design to Nasmyth`s autobiography;
(2) engraved portrait, ? 1883, of Nasmyth which formed the frontispiece to Nasmyth`s autobiography.
Dates:
1873-1891.
Letters of John Murray IV, John Murray V and John Murray VI to Thomas James Wise; with correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning the sale and provenance of Byron manuscripts and other items., 1928-1966.
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Identifier: MS.43503
Scope and Contents
This folder contains some correspondence relating to Thomas James Wise and other correspondence relating to the sale and provenance of items by or relating to Lord Byron. The Wise correspondence has been placed chronologically before that relating to the manuscripts and objects of Lord Byron. The latter has been organised by correspondent surname with miscellaneous material placed at the end of the sequence.Draft of a letter of John Murray [IV] to Thomas James Wise. 1928: folio...
Dates:
1928-1966.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence between Lord Byron and John Murray II; with letters of and to John Murray, publishers, relating to Lord Byron.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bigge, C. to Billing and Sons, Ltd., 1829-1923.
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Identifier: MS.40100
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Bigge, Constance.Letter, [1916], of Constance Bigge to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Bigge, George Richard.Letters, 1870-1871, 1879-1880 and 1882, of George Bigge to John Murray III. Folios 3-13.Bigge, Lewis Amherst Selby.Letters, 1889-1890, 1893-1895, 1898-1899, 1901, 1903, 1906, 1909, 1920 and undated, of Lewis Bigge to John Murray III, to John Murray IV...
Dates:
1829-1923.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Ellis, H. to Ellison, J., 1817-1921
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Identifier: MS.40377
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Ellis, Henry.Letters, 1817-1819, 1826-1830, 1834, 1838-1840, 1844, 1846-1847, 1852, 1854-1855 and undated, of Sir Henry Ellis to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 1-70.Folios 39-40. Copy of a letter, 1830, of John Murray II to Sir Henry Ellis. Ellis, Henry.Letters, 1852-1854, of Sir Henry Ellis to John Murray III. Folios 71-74....
Dates:
1817-1921
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Fox, H. to Francis., 1817-1923.
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Identifier: MS.40420
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Fox, Henry Watson.Letter, 1915, possibly of Henry Watson Fox to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Fox, John.Letter, 1827, of John Fox to John Murray II. Folios 3-4.Fox, Marie.Letters, 1872, of Marie Fox, Princess of Liechtenstein, to John Murray III. Folios 5-12.Fox, Mary.Letter, 1847, of Lady Mary Fox to John Murray...
Dates:
1817-1923.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Cushman to Cutts., 1861-1926.
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Identifier: MS.40306
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Cushman, Herbert Ernest.Letters, 1893, of Herbert Ernest Cushman to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-6.Cust, Edward.Letters, 1861-1869, 1872-1873 and 1875, of Sir Edward Cust to John Murray III. Folios 7-105c.Folio 21. Orders, 1861, from Horse Guards regarding the contents of an upcoming examination for officers....
Dates:
1861-1926.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Joliffe to Jones, H., 1826-1926.
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Identifier: MS.40625
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Jolliffe, Alice Adeliza.Letter, 1906, of Lady Alice Adelica Jolliffe to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Jolliffe, Hylton George Hylton.Letters, 1904-1905, 1917 and 1922, of Hylton George Hylton Jolliffe, 3rd Baron Hylton, to John Murray IV. Folios 3-19.Jolliffe, Thomas Robert.Letter, ?1854, of Thomas Robert Jolliffe to John Murray III. ...
Dates:
1826-1926.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Edward Rae., 1874-1923.
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Identifier: MS.40997
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern, among other subjects, the publication of “The Land of the North Wind”, “The Country of the Moors”, and “The White Sea Peninsula”.A number of the letters are written on behalf of, and others concern, George Rae, Edward’s father, and relate to the publication of “The Country Banker”. The letters are arranged chronologically.1874-1875, 1877-1879: folios 1-43 [Note 1];...
Dates:
1874-1923.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of George Smith., 1878-1894.
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Identifier: MS.41109
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke. They concern the preparation and publication of various works by George Smith, including:“The life of John Wilson, D.D., F.R.S.” (1878, 1879);“The geography of British India, political and physical” (1882);“The life of William Carey, D.D.” (1885 and subsequent editions);“Stephen Hislop pioneer missionary and naturalist in Central India from 1844-1863” (1888, 1889);...
Dates:
1878-1894.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Heinrich Schliemann., 1880-1883.
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Identifier: MS.41067
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1880-1883, of Heinrich Schliemann to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with some letters to Robert Cooke, and with related letters and papers. The letters concern mostly the publication of “Ilios” and “Troja”. Some of the letters reveal the controversy surrounding Schliemann’s work and his efforts to respond to criticisms, and include a little detail on his continuing excavations. The letters are arranged chronologically:1880, January-June: folios 1-64; (1)...
Dates:
1880-1883.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Heinrich Schliemann., 1884-1890.
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Identifier: MS.41068
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Letters, 1884-1890, of Heinrich Schliemann to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. The letters concern mostly the publication of “Tiryns”, including details of the involvement of other publishers in Europe and America. Some of the letters reveal the controversy surrounding Schliemann’s work and his efforts to respond to criticisms, and also details of his continuing excavations. Several letters of Charles Reinwald to John Murray, publishers, are included. The...
Dates:
1884-1890.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Lionel Trotter., 1860-1909.
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Identifier: MS.41204
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Letters of Lionel Trotter to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters 1860-1866 concern Trotter’s wish to be engaged to write biography, and his suggestion of several likely subjects, including Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Murray II. The letter for 1889 concerns the publication of Trotter’s “Life of the Marquis of Dalhousie” (W.H. Allen and Co., 1889), and his desire to find another subject. The letters 1895-1902 concern the preparation and...
Dates:
1860-1909.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Philip Stanhope (1805-1875)., 1861-1869.
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Identifier: MS.41147
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Letters, 1861-1869, of Philip Stanhope to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. They concern works of his published by Murray, including “Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt”, “Miscellanies”, and “History of England comprising the reign of Queen Anne until the peace of Utrecht”. He advises on Murray travel handbooks, and there is also some discussion of politics, and of his reading, with comments on manuscripts and papers sent to him for criticism. The letters are arranged...
Dates:
1861-1869.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Robert Playfair., 1879-1899.
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Identifier: MS.40961
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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.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Roderick Murchison., ? 1845, 1850-1874, 1976.
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Identifier: MS.40860
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The letters seem to be mostly to John Murray III.1850-1851, 1853-1854, 1856-1859: folios 1-55;1860-1861, 1863-1868: folios 56-88 [Note];1870: folios 89-90.[Note] Folios 83-84. Letter, 20 August 1867, of Roderick Murchison to Robert Cooke.Undated letters of Roderick Murchison to ?John Murray II and to ?John Murray III: 91-101.Related papers.Manuscript note, in Roderick Murchison’s hand, headed “Murchison’s...
Dates:
? 1845, 1850-1874, 1976.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Wilhelm Gruner., 1866-1882.
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Identifier: MS.40496
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Letters, 1866-1882, of Wilhelm Gruner, also known as Lewis Gruner, to John Murray III and Robert Cooke. They concern Gruner`s illustrative and engraving work for Murray publications, and include mention of his work “Illustrations of the brick and terra-cotta buildings of Lombardy: fourteenth and fifteenth centuries”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1866-1867: folios 1-35;1868-1869: folios 36-53;1870-1871: folios 54-69;1872-1873:...
Dates:
1866-1882.
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