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Proofs. Printed matter.

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to trial sheets of printed matter that are checked against original manuscripts and on which errors can be corrected and alterations made.

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and other material relating to 'Astarte', by Ralph Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace, and Byron correspondence in the possession of Lady Dorchester., 1902-1957, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43535
Scope and Contents The items in this manuscript mainly relate to Ralph and Mary Milbanke, Lord and Lady Lovelace. There are letters, proofs and other items relating to the publication of ‘Astarte’ by Ralph Milbanke in 1905. In addition, there is correspondence relating to letters of Lord Byron, which were in the possession of Charlotte Carleton, Lady Dorchester, who then bequeathed them to John Murray [IV]. The letters concerning ‘Astarte’ have been ordered before those relating to Byron...
Dates: 1902-1957, undated.

Letters and notes concerning the publication by John Murray of 'Works of Lord Byron'., 1896-1915.

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Identifier: MS.43499
Scope and Contents These letters, notes and proofs all concern 'The Works of Lord Byron', which was edited by Ernest Hartley Coleridge and Rowland Edmund Prothero, and published in 13 volumes by Murray between 1898 and 1904. The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname.Letters of Ernest Hartley Coleridge to John Murray IV, 1896-1915: folios 1-113;Letters of Charles Plumptre Johnson to John Murray IV, 1899-1900: folios 114-119;...
Dates: 1896-1915.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Grove, H. to Gruner, S., 1824-1916.

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Identifier: MS.40493
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Grove, H.Letter, 1847, of H Grove to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Grover, Henry Montague.Letter, 1824, of Henry Montague Grover to John Murray II. Folios 3-4. Grueber, Herbert Appold.Letters, 1890-1891, 1893, 1899 and 1901, of Herbert Appold Grueber to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios 5-13.Folio 8. Inventory, 1891, for...
Dates: 1824-1916.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Harrison, L. to Hart, H., 1823-1918.

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Identifier: MS.40528
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Harrison, Laurence.Letter, after 1878, of Laurence Harrison to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Harrison, Mary Anne.Letter, 1823, of Mary Anne Harrison to John Murray II. Folios 3-4.Harrison, Robert.Letters, 1861 and 1874, of Robert Harrison to John Murray III. Folios 5-8.Harrison, W H.Letter, 1856, of W H...
Dates: 1823-1918.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Leask to Lee, P., 1817-1924.

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Identifier: MS.40684
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Leask, William Keith.Letters, 1893, 1898, 1900, 1902 and 1908, of William Keith Leask to John Murray IV. Folios 1-14.Folio 7. Uncut proof, ?1898, of a prospectus for ‘History of the literature of Scotland’, edited by Alexander Balloch Grosart, Oliphant Smeaton and William Keith Leask. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1898, of William Keith Leask to John Murray IV,...
Dates: 1817-1924.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Grant, J. to Grattan, and company names beginning with Grant., 1817-1918.

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Identifier: MS.40477
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.Grant, James.Letter, 1847, of James Grant to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Grant, James.Letter, 1848, of James Grant to John Murray III. Folio 3.Grant, James F.Letter, 1830, of James F Grant to John Murray II. Folios 4-5.Grant, John.Letter,...
Dates: 1817-1918.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Halliday to Hamilton, A., 1807-1897.

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Identifier: MS.40512
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Halliday, Andrew.Letters, 1808, 1812 and 1830, of Sir Andrew Halliday to John Murray II. Folios 1-16.Folios 5-12. Proof sheets, 1812, of a work by Sir Andrew Halliday entitled ‘Observations on the present state of Portugal’.Halliday, Clara Maria.Letters, 1817 and 1819, of Clara Maria Halliday to John Murray II. Folios 17-20....
Dates: 1807-1897.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hamilton, R. to Hamilton, T., 1814-1918.

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Identifier: MS.40515
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hamilton, Ralph.Letter, 1887, of Sir Ralph Hamilton to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Hamilton, Ralph Gerard Alexander.Letter, 1902, of Hon. Ralph Gerard Alexander Hamilton to John Murray IV. Folio 3.Hamilton, S. Rowan-.Letter, 1899, of S. Rowan-Hamilton to John Murray IV. Folios 4-5.Hamilton, Samuel.Letters,...
Dates: 1814-1918.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Haweis to Hawkey., 1829-1916.

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Identifier: MS.40533
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Haweis, Hugh Reginald.Letters, 1872-1873 and 1883, of Hugh Reginald Haweis to John Murray III. Folios 1-12.Haweis, Mary Eliza.Letter, probably c.1875, of Mary Eliza Haweis to John Murray III. Folios 13-14.Hawes, Albert George Sidney.Letter, 1885, of Albert George Sidney Hawes to John Murray III. Folios 15-16.Hawes,...
Dates: 1829-1916.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hodgkin to Hodgson, Walter., 1813-1914.

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Identifier: MS.40562
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hodgkin, Catharine.Letter, 1903, of Catharine Hodgkin to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-2.Hodgkin, Thomas.Letters, 1898-1899, 1901 and 1903, of Thomas Hodgkin to John Murray IV, Alexander Henry Hallam Murray and John Murray, publishers. Folios 3-16.Hodgkinson, George Thomas.Letter, 1854, of George Thomas Hodgkinson to John...
Dates: 1813-1914.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hoyos to Hubbard., 1865-1914.

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Identifier: MS.40586
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hoyos, Alice.Letters, 1901 and 1906, of Alice Hoyos to John Murray IV. Folios 1-13.Folios 9-12. French and German press cuttings, ?1906, concerning works of Hermann von Keyserling. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1906, of Alice Hoyos to John Murray IV, folios 5-8.Folio 13. Note, ?1906, regarding Hermann von Keyserling.Hozier, Henry...
Dates: 1865-1914.

Proofs of works probably relating to ‘Works of Lord Byron: Poetry, Vol.1’, edited by Ernest Hartley Coleridge., 1897.

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Identifier: MS.43402
Scope and Contents The proofs here probably relate to ‘Works of Lord Byron: Poetry, Vol I’ edited by Ernest Hartley Coleridge and published by John Murray. There is an annotation on folio 1 reading ‘Lord Lovelace’s Proofs’ and date stamps for 1897. There are annotations throughout.Each folio has two columns containing text, each of which are numbered. There are some gaps of columns 9-48 columns 102-129. The columns numbered 102-129 can be found at Ms.43400 ff.1-14....
Dates: 1897.

Proofs of works relating to Lord Byron., 1897-1921, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43400
Scope and Contents The proofs here all relate to publications concerning Lord Byron.Proofs of ‘Hints from Horace’, probably for ‘Works of Lord Byron: Poetry, Vol.1’, edited by Ernest Hartley Coleridge, with annotations by Ralph Gordon Noel King Milbanke, Lord Lovelace, 1897: folios 1-14;Proofs of ‘Lord Byron’s Correspondence: Vol II’, edited by John Murray IV, with some annotations, 1921. The contents includes chapters VI-XIV and appendices A-C. These proofs have been bound with...
Dates: 1897-1921, undated.