Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892)
Dates
- Existence: 1808 - 1892
Found in 908 Collections and/or Records:
Accounts concerning the publication by John Murray, publishers, of 'Nineveh and its remains' and 'Nineveh and Babylon' by Austen Henry Layard. Also included is a letter of John Murray III to Benjamin Austen forwarding a set of accounts for the sale of the fourth edition of Layard`s 'Nineveh and its remains., 1849-1881.
Article, "Junius", by David Coulton. The article has been extracted from the "Quarterly Review" and is bound with letters of various writers to John Murray III, John Murray IV, William Smith and Robert Cooke concerning the article., 1851-1852, 1904.
Assorted letters of and to John Cam Hobhouse., 1816-1854, undated.
Assorted letters of, to and concerning Elizabeth Eastlake., 1862-1887.
Correspondence and other material relating to the article 'True history of Lady Byron's life', in the 'Atlantic', by Harriet Beecher-Stowe., 1869-1870, 1909.
Correspondence between John Murray, publishers, and various printing firms concerning the 1885 edition of "The Moon Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite", by James Nasmyth and James Carpenter., 1883-1885.
Correspondence concerning a proposal to publish an abridged translation of the mediaeval Latin dictionary of Charles du Fresne du Cange., 1880-1898, 1944.
The letters held are all that is left of a once "immense" correspondence concerning the proposal to publish the dictionary. Much of the correspondence was destroyed in 1942.
Forged letters and manuscripts of Lord Byron; with correspondence and notes relating to the forgeries and to George Gordon Du Luna Byron., 1841-2004, undated.
Legal instruments concerning the interests of John Murray, publishers, in the copyright of certain works by Washington Irving., 1828-1851.
Letters, 1832-1855, of David Roberts to John Murray II and to John Murray III.Also included are : (i) a draft of a letter, 1839, of John Murray II to Roberts; and, (ii) photocopies of typescript transcriptions, late 20th century, of letters, 1840-1853, of John Murray III to Roberts., 1832-1855, late 20th century.
Letters and copies of letters of Augusta Leigh to Elizabeth Vassall Fox (Lady Holland), John Murray II and John Murray III., 1816-1850, 1960, undated.
Letters, assignments and receipts concerning the sale of papers and copyrights relating to Lord Byron., Undated.
Letters concerning Lord Byron of various correspondents to John Murray, publishers., 1880-1923, undated.
Letters concerning the funeral and will of Lord Byron; including letters relating to Greek and Italian property of Lord Byron., 1824-1853.
Letters, including some copies of letters, of Washington Irving mostly to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1830-1856.
For nearly 40 years Irving wrote letters to his British publishers, John Murray [II] and John Murray [III]. Irving developed a good relationship with the house of Murray, even dubbing John Murray [II] the 'prince of booksellers'. The correspondence includes discussion of his works, copyright issues, his travels, proposals for new works and discusses other publications. The letters here appear in 'Washington Irving and the house of Murray', edited by Ben Harris McClary.
Letters, including two photocopies of letters, of Charles Dickens to various recipients; with two copies of a speech by Dickens delivered on behalf of The Hospital for Sick Children., 1839-1874.
Letters of Alfred Tennyson to John Murray III, with a marked proof of the poem, "Helen`s Tower"., 1859-1886.
Letters of and concerning George Crabbe, with a lock of Crabbe`s hair., 1794-1863, 1926.
Letters of and to David Livingstone written and received during Livingstone`s return to Britain from Africa between 1856 and 1858., 1857-1858.
The letters concern mostly the preparation for publication of Livingstone`s `Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa`.
Letters of and to Lord Byron concerning Newstead Abbey; with letters of the Webb family of Newstead Abbey mainly to John Murray, publishers., 1779-1975.
Letters of and to Robert Peel., 1833-1848.
Letters of Austen Henry Layard to John Murray III., 1838-1869.
Letters of Austen Henry Layard to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray., 1848-1894.
Letters of Austen Henry Layard to John Murray III, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray., 1838-1893.
Letters of Benjamin Disraeli to John Murray II and to John Murray III., 1824-1835, 1875-1880.
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- Algiers (inhabited place). Africa - Algeria - Alger. Longitude: 3.0000. Latitude: 36.8333. 2
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