Letters, 1813-1826, of Thomas Dibdin to John Murray II, with related papers. The letters concern various publications of Dibdin including “Typographical antiquities”, “Bibliotheca Spenceriana” and “The library companion”. There are also proposals for future publications and much discussion of financial matters. The letters are arranged in chronological order.

1813: folios 1-9;

1814: folios 10-14; (1)

1815: folios 15-20;

1817: folios 21-24;

1821: folios 25-26;

1822: folios 27-32;

1823: folios 33-46;

1824: folios 47-58;

1825: folios 59-72;

1826: folios 73-82.

1. Includes list of sales of “Bibliotheca Spenceriana”, December 1814: folio 14.