Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843)
Dates
- Existence: 1778 - 1843
Found in 801 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence, including copies of letters, between Sir Walter Scott and John Murray II. Also included are several letters concerning Scott., 1806-1831, ? late 19th century.
Correspondence, notes, proofs and press cuttings concerning 'Letters and Journals of Lord Byron', by Thomas Moore and to the events surrounding the destruction of the memoirs of Lord Byron, 1821-1835, 1938, undated.
Correspondence, poetry and prose of Sir Walter Scott from the Library of Honresfield House., 1796-1832.
Incomplete, marked proofs of "England and France; or, A cure for the Ministerial Gallomania" by Benjamin Disraeli, assisted by Baron de Haber., 1832.
Letter of John Murray II to James Hogg.
In the letter Murray discusses his forthcoming publication of "Jacobite Songs", the reissue of "The Queen`s Wake" and his withdrawal from "Blackwood`s Magazine".
Letter of John Murray (II) to John Nichols on printing specimens and typesetting matters.
Letters, 1808-1837, of Robert Southey to John Murray II, mostly; with manuscript copies, ?1840-?1843, of letters, 1812-1837, of Southey to John Murray II., 1808-1843.
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 the funeral and will of Lord Byron; including letters relating to Greek and Italian property of Lord Byron., 1824-1853.
Letters concerning the publication of "The Vampyre" by John Polidori., 1819.
Letters, copies of letters and other material relating to James Henry Leigh Hunt; with letters of John Hunt and John Horatio Leigh Hunt., 1816-1843, undated.
Letters, including a photocopy of a letter, of Joanna Baillie to John Murray II., 1811-1835.
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 mainly of Douglas Kinnaird to John Cam Hobhouse and John Murray II., 1816-1828.
Letters have been arranged chronologically within each correspondent.
Letters of Douglas James William Kinnaird to John Murray [II], 1816-1828: folios 1-14;
Letters of Douglas James William Kinnaird to John Cam Hobhouse, 1824: 15-22;
Also included is a letter of Henry Brougham to Douglas James William Kinnaird, 1814: folios 23-24.
Letters mostly concerning the death of Lord Byron., 1812-1939, undated.
Letters mostly of and to John Cam Hobhouse concerning a statue of Lord Byron., 1824-1845, undated.
Letters mostly of and to Lord Byron, correspondents with surnames from Bathe to Byrne., 1808-1823.
Letters mostly of Lord Byron to John Murray II., 1811-1813, 1901-1902.
Letters mostly to Lord Byron of correspondents with surnames Davenport-Davies; including miscellaneous material concerning the life, letters and works of Scrope Berdmore Davies., 1810-2003.
Letters of Alexander Burnes to John Murray II., 1834-1835.
The letters in this subseries are largely of Alexander Burnes to John Murray [II] and concern the publication of 'Travels into Bokhara' by Alexander Burnes. There are some additional letters relating to Alexander Burnes, including two letters of Ranjit Singh.
Letters of and concerning David Ricardo., 1815-1832.
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- Archival Object 796
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- Letters. Correspondence. 799
- Copies. Derivative objects. 176
- Notes. 129
- Postcards. 121
- Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 98
- Circulars. Fliers. 72
- Advertisements. 53
- Visiting cards. 48
- Drafts. Documents. 47
- Envelopes. 47
- Receipts. Financial records 45
- Business records. 44
- Lists. 41
- Typescripts. 38
- Accounts. 36
- Prospectuses 35
- Photocopies. 34
- Poetry. 26
- Proofs. printed matter 26
- Memorandums. 25
- Excerpts. 23
- Telegrams. 23
- Financial records. 21
- Inventories. 21
- Invoices. 21
- Transcripts 19
- Prospectuses. 18
- Correspondence. 16
- Manuscripts. 16
- Business cards. 15
- Estimates. Financial records. 13
- Articles. 12
- Receipts. Financial records. 12
- Fliers. Printed matter. 11
- Letters of recommendation. 11
- Outlines. Documents. 11
- Pamphlets. 11
- Testimonials. 11
- Bills of exchange. 10
- Pages. 10
- Reviews. Document genre 10
- Agreements. Legal instruments. 9
- Transcriptions. Documents. 9
- Invitations. 8
- Legal instruments. 8
- Photographs. 8
- Proofs. Printed matter. 8
- Synopses. 8
- Title pages. 8
- Picture postcards. 7
- Specimens. 7
- Translations. Documents. 7
- Leaflets. 6
- Sketches 6
- Summaries. 6
- Circular letters. 5
- Drawings. Visual works. 5
- Fragments. 5
- Illustrations. Layout features. 5
- Indentures. Legal Instruments. 5
- Legal documents. 5
- Maps. Cartographic materials. 5
- Offprints. 5
- Portraits 5
- Tables of contents. 5
- Contracts. Agreements. 4
- Minutes. Administrative records. 4
- Page proofs. Proofs (printed matter) 4
- Prefaces 4
- Reports. 4
- Sketches. 4
- Title pages 4
- Cheques. 3
- Compliments slips. 3
- Criticism. 3
- Handbills. 3
- Labels. Identifying artifacts. 3
- Obituaries. 3
- Periodicals. 3
- Prefaces. 3
- Tables. Documents. 3
- Assignment of copyrights. Legal documents. 2
- Assignments. Legal documents. 2
- Booksellers' catalogues. 2
- Calculations. 2
- Catalogues. 2
- Christmas cards. 2
- Coats of arms. devices (symbols). 2
- Drafts. Negotiable instruments. 2
- Duplicates. Copies. 2
- Engravings. Prints. 2
- Exhibition catalogues. 2
- Forms. Documents. 2
- Manuscript maps. Maps. 2
- Memorandums. Legal documents. 2
- Notebooks. 2
- Opinions. Legal documents. 2
- Portraits. 2
- Posters. 2
- Prints. Visual works 2 + ∧ less