Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928)

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Existence: 1851 - 1928

Found in 753 Collections and/or Records:

Papers concerning the publication of "Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland", including letters of and concerning Helena, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein., 1884-1918.

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Identifier: MS.42000

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...

Dates: 1884-1918.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.

Papers concerning the sale of a number of titles from the ‘Murray’s Handbook for Travellers’ series to Edward Stanford; with later letters relating to the Handbook series., 1901-1910.

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Identifier: MS.42614

Scope and Contents In addition to correspondence relating to the sale by John Murray IV to Edward Stanford of many of the ‘Handbook’ titles, later letters relate to the intention by Stanford to sell his interest in the series.The papers have been arranged chronologically.Letter, 19 April 1901, of Charles Plumptre Johnson to John Murray IV: folios 1-2;Letter, 22 April 1901, of Edward Stanford II to John Murray IV: folios 3-4;Memorandum of agreement, 30 April 1901,...

Dates: 1901-1910.

Undated letters of William Knapp to John Murray IV. Also included is a letter of Knapp to Hallam Murray., ? 1889-? 1904.

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Identifier: MS.42322

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: William Ireland Knapp corresponded regularly with his publisher, John Murray, while producing his work ' Life, writings and correspondence of George Borrow'. His letters to Murray detail the publishing process of the work and the relationship between author and publisher. In addition to the letters of Knapp to Murray, there are also other letters concerning the work. Various correspondents wrote to John Murray [IV] and Robert Francis Cooke in relation to the work on Borrow,...

Dates: ? 1889-? 1904.

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Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928)

Dates

Found in 753 Collections and/or Records:

Papers concerning the publication of "Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse, Princess of Great Britain and Ireland", including letters of and concerning Helena, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein., 1884-1918.

Papers concerning the sale of a number of titles from the ‘Murray’s Handbook for Travellers’ series to Edward Stanford; with later letters relating to the Handbook series., 1901-1910.

Undated letters of William Knapp to John Murray IV. Also included is a letter of Knapp to Hallam Murray., ? 1889-? 1904.

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