Key to pages on the web site
Devon - British Isles - London - Other British counties and nations - France (Basse-Normandie etc)
Germany (Bertuch etc) - Other European countries
Numerical list of working papers - Abbreviations and references
It is linked to the following websites:
Devon bibliography | Devon Communities bibliography | Etched on Devon's memory (topographical prints)
Some recent publications
EWP 34. Magdalen Road, Exeter : using historical sources to track Mount Radford village street through time, Exeter Working Papers in Book History, 2024. 76 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm. No ISBN ; £10.00. Email to place order.
EWP 27a. The Baring-Gould library : the books at Lewtrenchard, a shelf list and guide, including the Shacklock Collection, Exeter Working Papers in Book History, 2022. 91 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. No ISBN ; £10.00. Email to place order.
EWP 12 The story of the book in Exeter and Devon, Exeter Working Papers in Book History, 2021. 257 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. ISBN 978-0-9507306-4-6 ; £15.00. Email to place order.
EWP 23. Dictionnaire des imprimeurs, libraires et gens du livre en Basse-Normandie 1701-1789. Geneva: Droz, 2020.
World-wide
An anti-book trade index. A chronological listing of attacks on the written word.
Europe
Project 1781: charting the European book trades on the eve of the French Revolution, based on Antoine Perrin's Almanach de la librairie. Pages from this project are listed under individual countries.
British Isles
Ballad printers, c. 1700-1890. Baring-Gould ballad collection: analysis of imprints .
Book trade masters, 1710-1777. Introduction. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I-J, K, L, M, N-O, P-Q, R, S, T-V, W-Z.
Book trade apprentices, 1710-1777.
A,
B,
C,
D,
E,
F,
G,
H,
I-K,
L,
M,
N-O,
P-Q,
R,
S,
T-V,
W-Z .
Book trade bankrupts, 1731-1806. Introduction and names A-Z
Book trade insurance policies, 1775-1787. Introduction. Names: A-B, C-D, E-G, H-L, M-Q, R-S, T-Z .
Book trade personnel, 1781. Project 1781.
Book trade personnel, 1784-1811. Analysis of national trade directories. Introduction .
Places: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I-K, L, M, N-O, P , R, S, T-U, W-Y .
Printers of popular literature, c. 1700-1890. 1. Provinces .
Trade directories, British Isles 1781-1819: an index to places in national directories. Introduction .
--- Places: A-B C-D, E-K L-O P-S T-Y .
Monumenta chartae papyraceae cloacales historiam illustrantia. List of firms 1880-2000 .
Collectanea cloacopapyrologica. Exhibits from the Maxted Collection of Cloacopapyrology, 1900-2010.
--- 1. Sheets inscribed by manufacturers or institutions
--- 2. Pictorial and humorous items
--- 3. New and revised list of Drayton Mill toilet papers, c.1900.
London (*Listings to be amalgamated)
Book trade personnel, 1710-1800. County listing* [to add and merge]
Book trade personnel, 1750-1820. Victor Berch's London newspaper extracts.* Introduction .
--- Names: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U-V, W-Z .
Book trade personnel, 1775-1800. A checklist of members. Introduction .
- Names: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I-K, L, M, N-O, P-Q, R, S, T, U-V, W-Z .
Book trade personnel, 1775-1800. A topographical guide. Introduction .
- Streets: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I-K, L, M, N, O, P, Q , R, S, T-Z .
1785 London Coffee houses [to add]
Book trade personnel, 1735-1775. London directories and Musgrave's obituary* Introduction & A-Z
Book trade personnel, 1811. Holden's London directory. Names A-B [in progress]
Book trade personnel, 1817. Underhill's London directory. Names A-C [in progress]
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1797-1805. Imprint list and biography.
Lapthorne, Richard, 1682-1697. Correspondence with Richard Coffin of Alwington regarding book purchases
Engravers, 1859-1863. Cassells Family Bible: index of engravers and artists. Introduction & names A-Z
Printers of popular literature, c. 1550-1890. 2. London .
Publishers recorded in Devon imprints, 1505-1800 [to add]
Printers of popular literature. Such, 1890. Baring-Gould and the Such catalogue of songs, c.1890 .
Devon (county)
Bibliography, 2012-2014. Listing of titles relating to Devon. 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 .
Book history, 50-2000. A history of the book in Devon. 10. Contents and introduction.
Book trade index : a biographical dictionary. Introduction. For individual localities see the table below.
Books with Devon imprints : a handlist 1505-1800. Introduction.
-Imprints: 1505-1674, 1675-1699, 1700-1704, 1705-1709, 1710-1714, 1715-1719, 1720-1729, 1730-1739,
- 1740-1749, 1750-1759, 1760-1764, 1765-1769, 1770-1779, 1780-1781, 1782-1784, 1785-1786,
- 1787-1789, 1790, 1791-1792, 1793-1794, 1795-1797, 1798-1800, printed forms .
Broadside ballads, 1549-1890. Devon printed broadsides .
Broadside ballads, 1549-1890. Listing. Broadside ballads with Devon content .
Broadside ballads, 1716-1860. Listing. Broadside ballads by Devon printers .
Devonshire colic controversy, 1738-1769. Cider and eighteenth century evidence based healthcare: a Devon pamphlet war
Digital archive, 2000 to date. Website listing
Election ephemera, 1750-1900. Devon election ephemera, 1750-1900 .
Printing press register, 1799-1873 [to add]
Publishers. Imprint registers, 1505-date. Introduction and topographical and chronological key . For individual places see below.
Reading rooms, 1914. Information from trade directories
Topographical print publishers and engravers, 1660-1870. Listing [to add].
Topographical prints, 1660-1870. The changing view of Devon through topographical prints
Watermarks, 1717-1819. Watermarks on Devon printed ephemera, 1717-1819.
Devon (places).
Devon. Book trade index, Forms, Newspapers, Watermarks.
Abbotskerswell. Paper trades.
Alwington. Coffin, Richard. 1682-1697. Book trade references in the Lapthorne-Coffin correspondence. Introduction .
- Letters not from Richard Lapthorne: 1682-1683 .
- Letters from Lapthorne: 1683, 1687, 1688, 1689, 1690, 1691, 1692, 1693, 1694, 1695, 1696, 1697.
- Book sales, The Portledge sale catalogue of 1801, Books mentioned in the letters, Book trade personnel .
Appledore. Book trade index .
Ashburton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers . Paper trades.
Ashprington. Paper trades . Includes Tuckenhay. See also Cornwood.
Awliscombe. Book trades .
Axminster. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers .
Bampton. Book trade index .
Barnstaple. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers, Paper trades . See also Pilton.
Bideford. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers .
Bovey Tracey. Book trade index .
Bradninch. Book trade index, Paper trades . Includes Hele.
Brixham. Book trade index, Newspapers .
Broadclyst. Book trade index, Paper trades . See also Silverton.
Buckfastleigh. Book trade index, Newspapers . Paper trades, Includes Kilbury.
Budleigh Salterton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers .
Chudleigh. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers .
Chulmleigh. Book trade index,
Colyton. Book trade index, Imprints, Paper trades.
Cornwood. Paper trades . Includes Tuckenhay. See also Ashprington.
Crediton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers . Paper trades.
Cullompton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers . Paper trades . Includes Langford, Longmoor.
Dartington. Newspapers .
Dartmouth. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers . Paper trades . Includes Warfleet.
Dawlish. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers .
Devonport. Book trade index, Imprints, Renamed from Plymouth Dock in 1824, incorporated in Plymouth in 1914.
Dunsford. Book trade index,
Exeter. Book trade index, imprints: A-Z miscellaneous, Imprints anonymous 1586-1819, 1820-1849, newspapers . paper trades . Includes St Thomas. See also Exwick, Topsham.
Exeter A. Book trade index,
Exeter B. Book trades. , Imprints: Barker and Bill, B., J (John Bringhurst?), Balle, Besley, Bishop, Bliss, Bowring, Bradford, Brice, Brocas .
Exeter C. Book trades. , Imprints: Clifford, Commin, Cullum, Curson .
Exeter D. Book trades. , Imprints: Darby, Darker, Davies, Devon institutions, Devonshire, Dewdney, Dight, Drayton, Drew, Dyer .
Exeter E. Book trades. , Imprints: Eland, Exeter Institutions .
Exeter F. Book trades. , Imprints: Farley, Featherstone, Flindell, Floyde .
Exeter G. Book trades. , Imprints: Godfrey, Gresswell, Grigg .
Exeter H. Book trades. , Imprints: Hannaford, Hedgeland, Hide, Holden, Hooker, Howe, Hunt .
Exeter I-L. Book trade index, Imprints: Latimer .
Exeter M. Book trades. , Imprints: M'Kenzie, March, May, Mugg .
Exeter N-Q. Book trades. , Imprints: Norton, Pearce, Penny, Pollard .
Exeter R. Book trade index, Imprints: Risdon, Roberts, Rowe .
Exeter S. Book trades. , Imprints: Score, Spark, Spencer, Spreat, Stone, Strong .
Exeter T-V. Book trades. , Imprints: Thorn, Townsend, Tozer, Treadwin, Trewman, Upham .
Exeter W-Y. Book trades. , Imprints: Wallis, Webb and Bower, Welsford, Western Times Office, Wheaton 1835-1939, 1940-1965, Wheaton 1966-1975, Wheaton 1976-2017, Williams, Woolmer, Yeo .
Exeter. 1855-2000. Book trades. Directory of names from a selection of trade directories
Exeter. Maps, 1587-1850. Early printed maps of Exeter
Exeter. Brice, Andrew. Andrew Brice, printer of Exeter: an agreeable biographical gallimaufry . Extracts from his writings in chronological order.
Exeter. Cathedral Library 1080-1516. Exeter Cathedral Library: concordance of the medieval catalogues and surviving manuscripts. Introduction
- A. Bibles - B. Service books - C. Devotional works - D. Legal works
- E. Classical writers - F. Church fathers - G. Later writers - H. Miscellaneous works
Exeter. Newspapers. Exeter Flying Post. 1805. Devon expects: contemporary Exeter news reports on Nelson and Trafalgar .
Exeter. Newspapers. Flindell's Western Luminary. 1815.
Newspaper readership in south West England: an analysis of the Flindell's Western Luminary subscribers list of 1815. Introduction .
- 1. Subscribers: A-B, C-D, E-G, H-L, M-Q, R-S, T-Z .
-2 Subscription list , correspondence of Thomas Flindell, notes on sources , index of occupations .
Exeter. Hart, Michael, 1615. The inventory of Michael Harte, bookseller of Exeter, 1615. Introduction, images & transcript
Exeter. Medical Library, 1814-1815. Extracts from minutes, 1814-15 .
Exeter : Osborne, Thomas. Thomas Osborne, bookseller of Exeter: the little crawling pamphleteer .
Exeter Library. Exe-libris: gleanings from the shelves of Exeter Libraries.
- 1. An early riddle and Exeter's earliest library catalogue . The Exeter Book of Old English poetry (c.970).
- 2. Exeter Central Library’s incunable. Panormitanus de Tudeschis, Lectura super v. libris Decretalium (Basel: Johannes Besicken, 1480).
- 3. Devon's ship of fools. Alexander Barclay The ship of fooles, 2nd edition (London: John Cawood, 1570).
- 4. The Topsham Museum Bible box with an identification of the prints that line it.
-5. An early medical flap book. Johann Remmelin, An exact survey of the microcosmus, (London: Joseph Moxon, 1670).
Exmouth. Book trades, Imprints, Newspapers.
Exwick. Paper trades.
Harford. Paper trades.
Holsworthy. Book trade index, Newspapers.
Hartland. Newspapers.
Honiton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers . Paper trades.
Horrabridge. Paper trades.
Huxham. Paper trades.
Ilfracombe. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Instow. Newspapers.
Ivybridge. Newspapers . Paper trades . Includes Stowford.
Kentisbeare. Paper trades.
Kingsbridge. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Kingsteignton. Newspapers.
Lew Trenchard. Baring-Gould, Sabine. Library. The library of Sabine Baring-Gould 1834-1924.
- 1. An introduction to the collection with images of family bookplates .
- 2. Works by Baring-Gould .
- 3. Authors: A-B, C-D, E-G, H-K, L-M, N-R, S, T-Z .
Lew Trenchard. Baring-Gould, Sabine. Library. The collection of popular literature:
- 1. Chapbooks remaining in Devon
- 2. Volume of broadsides to be deposited in Devon Record Office
- 3. Volume of broadsides in the National Library of Wales
- 4. Volume of broadsides in John Rylands Library
- 5. Two volumes of broadsides in the British Library LR 32.b.19 vol. 1-2
- 6. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 1.1 & 1.2
- 7. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 2
- 8. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 3
- 9. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 4
- 10. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 5
- 11. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 6
- 12. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 7
- 13. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 8
- 14. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 9
Lustleigh. Book trade index,
Imprints, Lynton. Book trades, Newspapers . Includes Lynmouth.
Millbrooke (now Cornwall). Book trade index,
Modbury. Book trade index,
Imprints, Moretonhampstead. Book trade index, Paper trades.
Newton Abbot. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers . Paper trades . Includes Bradley, Highweek, Wolborough.
Newton St Cyres. Paper trades.
North Tawton. Book trade index,
Oakford. Paper trades.
Okehampton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Ottery St Mary. Book trade index, Newspapers . Paper trades.
Paignton. Book trade index, Newspapers.
Plymouth A-D. Book trade index, Imprints, Dartmoor Press, Newspapers . Paper trades . Incorporated Devonport and Stonehouse in 1914.
Plymouth E-K. Book trade index,
Plymouth L-R. Book trade index,
Plymouth S-Z. Book trade index,
Plymouth Dock. Imprints, Renamed Devonport in 1825. Includes Stoke Damerel.
Plympton. Book trade index, Newspapers . Paper trades . Includes Ermington, Lee.
Rewe. Paper trades . Includes Upexe.
Salcombe. Book trade index, Newspapers.
Seaton. Book trade index, Newspapers.
Shaldon. Book trade index,
Shaugh Prior. Paper trades.
Shebbear. Book trade index, Newspapers.
Shirwell. Paper trades.
Sidbury. Book trade index,
Sidmouth. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Silverton. Paper trades . See also Broadclyst.
South Brent. Paper trades.
South Molton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Starcross. Book trade index,
Stoke Canon. Paper trades.
Stonehouse. Book trade index, Imprints, Merged with Plymouth in 1914)
Tavistock. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Teignmouth. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Tiverton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers .
Topsham. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers, Paper trades . Includes Countess Wear. See also Exeter.
Torquay. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers . Includes St Marychurch, Torre.
Torrington. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Totnes. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Uffculme. Paper trades.
Upton Pyne. Paper trades.
Winkleigh. Book trade index,
Yealmpton. Paper trades.
Westcountry.
Devon. Book and paper trades (to be incorporated in main Devon listings).
Cornwall. Book and paper trades .
- Callington. Devon newspapers. .
- Launceston. Devon newspapers. .
- Millbrooke (previously Devon). Book trade index,
- Truro. Devon newspapers. .
Dorset. Book and paper trades .
- Sherborne. Devon newspapers. .
Somerset. Book and paper trades .
- Chard. Devon newspapers. .
- Taunton. Devon newspapers. .
- Yeovil. Devon newspapers. .
Other English Counties
The British book trades: topographical listings. (EWP 15)
Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cumberland
Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Isle of Wight,
- Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Northamptonhire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Westmorland, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire .
British nations
Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands .
France
Paris. 1781. Project 1781.
Provinces. 1781. Project 1781.
Ambert . Moulin Richard de Bas.
Lyon . Musee d'Imprimerie.
Basse-Normandie
The world of the book in Lower Normandy 1700-1789.
Contents and introduction.
A. The region and its markets.
B. The legislative and regulatory framework.
C. Printers and booksellers, a social group.
D. Printing, the little world of the book.
E. Printed output, local and regional.
F. Networks of distribution.
The book trades in the Westcountry and Lower Normandy 1700-1789 : a comparative study
Project 1781.
Basse-Normandie. Dictionnaire des gens du livre . Listes de livres imprimés en Basse-Normandie et documents par ville.
Basse-Normandie. Documents, liste des gens du livre 1480-1870, gens du livre dans l'Almanach de la librairie, 1781 .
[Lieux.] A-B. Gens du livre .
Alençon. Gens du livre ; Imprimés, documents .
Avranches. Gens du livre ; Imprimés, documents .
Bayeux. Imprimés, documents, gens du livre .
Bayeux. Bibliothèque du Chapitre.
Bayeux: La Bibliothèque du Chapitre de Bayeux, colloque de Bayeux, 7-8 novembre 2013 . Programme.
- The Chapter Library of the Cathedral at Bayeux . An account of the conference held November 2013.
- Un évêque de Bayeux et les imprimeurs au XVIIIe siècle . Draft of the paper presented at the conference.
- Imprimeurs et libraires representés dans la Collection Rochechouart .
- Shelflist of the collection of Bishop Pierre-Jules-César de Rochechouart held in the Chapter Library at Bayeux.
- 1. Vol. F2/20, 2. Vol. J 4° 01 - J 4° 03, 3. Vol. J 4° 04 - J 4° 05, 4. Vol. J 4° 06 - J 4° 12, 5. Vol. J 4° 13 - J 4° 23,
- 6. Vol. J 4° 24 - J 4° 29, 7. Vol. J 4° 31 - J 4° 33, 8. Vol. J 4° 34 - J 4° 37, 9. Vol. J 4° 38 - J 4° 39, 10. Vol. J 4° 40 - J 4° 41,
- 11. Vol. J 4° 42 - J 4° 45, 12. Vol. J 4° 46, 13. Vol. J 4° 47 - J 4° 50, 14. Vol. J 4° 51 - J 4° 57 .
Caen. Gens du livre: A-C, A-C, D-K, L, M-P, Q-Z .
Caen. Documents: 1676-1789, 1759, 1778, 1783 (capitation), 1790, 1797 .
C-E. Gens du livre .
Cherbourg. Gens du livre ; Imprimés .
Coutances. Gens du livre ; Imprimés, documents .
Douvres-la-Delivrande. Douvres-la-Delivrande: inventaires des livres saisis en 1786
F-K. Gens du livre .
Falaise. Gens du livre ; Imprimés, documents .
Honfleur. Gens du livre ; Imprimés .
L. Gens du livre .
Lisieux. Gens du livre ; Imprimés, documents .
M-R. Gens du livre .
Muneville-le-Bingard. Gens du livre .
S. Gens du livre .
Saint-Lô. Gens du livre ; Imprimés .
Sées. Gens du livre ; Imprimés, documents .
T-Z. Gens du livre .
Valognes. Gens du livre ; Imprimés, documents .
Vire. Gens du livre ; Imprimés .
Rest of Europe
World book trade historical register
An attempt to chart the spread of the printed and written word across the globe.
Introduction
Key to continents, nation states and regions Austria. Register.
Belarus. Register.
Belgium. Register.
Belgium. Antwerp. Plantin-Moretus Museum.
Croatia. Register.
Czech Republic. Register.
Denmark. Register.
Finland and Scandinavia. Project 1781.
Germany. Register.
Germany
Germany. Project 1781.
Germany. Weimar. Bertuch. Bertuch: Weimar's literary midwife.
Germany. Weimar. Bertuch. Bertuch und England: Vorbild oder Nachklang?
Hungary. Register.
Hungary. Pecs. Library and Knowledge Centre. An account of the new building.
Iceland. Register.
Italy. Register.
Italy. Project 1781.
Netherlands. Project 1781.
Norway. Register.
Poland, Russia and Eastern Europe. Project 1781.
Portugal. Register.
Romania. Register.
Romania. Bucharest. Metropolitan Library. Mamaia Mia! A little local controversy.
Romania. Mamaia 2012. International Symposium. The book, Romania, Europe. A report on the sessions attended in Section 1: Des livres pour tous
Russia, Poland and Eastern Europe. Project 1781.
Serbia. Register.
Slovakia. Register.
Slovenia. Register.
Slovakia. Register.
Spain and Portugal. Project 1781.
Sweden. Register.
Switzerland and Austria. Project 1781.
Ukraine. Register.
Rest of the world
Africa. Register.
Asia. Register.
America. Project 1781..
North America. Register.
South America. Register.
Australia and Oceania. Register.
NUMERICAL LIST OF WORKING
PAPERS
0. The London book trades 1775-1800: a preliminary checklist of members. 1977. xxxv,257p ; 28cm. ISBN 0-7129-0696-7 : £9.60. Lists about 4,000 individuals and firms. Originally published by Wm. Dawson, copies now available from Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History. It should be pointed out that an important pervasive error was caused by a fault in the computer typesetting program. The plus sign after certain dates was omitted throughout the book. This sign was used to indicate that a firm continued in business for an indefinite period after the last date checked, normally 1830. Its omission can be detected by the presence of an extra space between the date and any following punctuation. A similar error occurs with the equals sign, normally used in the combination ?=, meaning "possibly the same as". In the introduction a number of errors were not corrected after proof-reading.
1. The London book trades 1775-1800: a topographical guide. 1980.
16p: maps; 23cm + 5 microfiches (299 frames). ISBN 0-9507306-0-2. An address index to the previous work and to trade directories published between 1767 and 1774. Nine frames of corrections to the original work were included on the final fiche.
2. The British book trades 1710-1777 : an index of masters and apprentices recorded in the Inland Revenue registers at the Public Record Office, Kew.
1983. xii,141p; 30cm. ISBN 0-9507306-1-0. Lists 3150 apprentices bound to 1800 members of the book trades in London and the provinces. Arranged by master with indexes of apprentices and places.
3. The London book trades 1735-1775: a checklist of members in trade directories and in Musgrave's Obituary. 1984. iii,37p; 22cm. ISBN 0-9507306-2-9. Lists about 900 individuals and firms.
4. The British book trades 1731-1806 : a checklist of bankrupts. 1985. viii,36p ; 22cm. ISBN 0-9507306-3-7. Lists about 650 individuals and fims that went bankrupt during this period with and index of places in the provinces and streets in London.
5. Exeter Cathedral Library : a concordance of the medieval catalogues and surviving manuscripts. 1987. xvii,28p ; 30cm. ISBN 0-9507306-5-3. Parallel columns attempt to correlate the more than 600 titles listed in Bishop Leofric's donation list of 1080, inventories of 1327 and 1506 and surviving manucripts. Arranged in subject groupings with indexes of authors and donors.
6. Books with Devon imprints : a handlist to 1800. 1989. ix,219p ; 30cm. Notebook format. ISBN 0-9507306-7-X. Gives details of more than 1,200 items printed in Devon or with Devon distributors in the imprint including many ephemeral items. Arranged by date of publication with indexes by author, subject, place and proper name of subject.
7. The Devon book trades : a biographical dictionary. 1991. viii,286p ; 30cm. Notebook format. ISBN 0-9507306-6-1. Lists some 2,800 members of the book trades in Devon from earliest times to the mid nineteenth century. Arrangement is by place with name indexes.
8. The British book trades 1775-1787: an index to insurance policies. xiii,152p ; 30cm. Notebook format. ISBN 0-9512752-2-4. Lists 2250 Sun and Royal Exchange policies by personal name with indexes by place.
9. Newspaper readership in south west England: an analysis of the Flindell's Western Luminary subscription list of 1815.
1996. xii,92p : maps ; 30cm. ISBN 0-9512752-3-2. Reprints the 1695 names on the subscription list and attempts their identification. With indexes by place and trade and analysis on tables and in maps.
10. The London book trades of the later eighteenth century: biographical extracts from newspapers and other sources 2001. Based on material collected by Victor Berch of Brandeis University Library, this presents information on marriages, deaths, bankruptcies, partnerships, publications arranged alphabetically by family name.
11. Book trade references in the Lapthorne-Coffin correspondence 1683-1697, edited by Michael Treadwell and Ian Maxted. 2000. Transcripts of sections of the letters written by Richard Lapthorne, a bookseller in London, to Richard Coffin, book collector at Portledge in north Devon. With indexes of books mentioned, book trade personnel, book sales and concordances with the 1801 sale catalogue of the library at Portledge.
12. A history of the book in Devon. Covering two millennia of books, readers, libraries, newspapers and related topics in Exeter and Devon.
13. The inventory of Michael Harte, bookseller of Exeter, 1615. A facsimile and transcript of the document followed by an essay analysing the contents.
14. Andrew Brice, printer of Exeter: an agreeable biographical gallimaufry. References to the printer's life from his own writings and those of his contemporaries. An extended version of a paper given at the conference "Lives in print", London December 2001.
15. The British book trade: topographical listings. A series of pages on each county and country of the British Isles, gathering together stray notes on book trade members. The base data is a conflation of the content of working paper 2: the index of masters and apprentices, 1710-1777, working paper 4: the list of bankrupts 1731-1806 and working paper 8: the index to insurance policies 1775-1787, so the content relates chiefly to the 18th century. It is supplemented by references to sources such as Nichols and Timperley and newspaper references extracted by Victor Berch.
Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset, Surrey
16. Monumenta chartae papyraceae cloacales historiam illustrantia
17. Index of engravers and artists for Cassell's illustrated family Bible, 1859-63.
18. Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch, 1747-1822
19. (formerly S2) British national directories 1781-1819: an index to places in the British Isles included in trade directories with general provincial coverage. 1989. viii,34p : map ; 30cm. ISBN 0-9512752-1-6. Indexes more than 1,000 localities covered by national directories like Bailey's or Holden's before the county series was published by Pigot in the 1820s.
20. The British book trades 1784-1811: an analysis of three national directories
21. The London book trades, 1817. 2006.
22. Early printed maps of Exeter. 2006.
23. Prosopographie des gens du livre en France: La Basse-Normandie 2008.
24. Devon newspaper bibliography, 1704-2004 2009.
25. Exe-libris: gleanings from the shelves of Exeter Libraries, 2012.
1. An early riddle and Exeter's earliest library catalogue . The Exeter Book of Old English poetry (c.970).
2. Exeter Central Library’s incunable . Panormitanus de Tudeschis, Lectura super v. libris Decretalium (Basel: Johannes Besicken, 1480).
3. Devon's ship of fools . Alexander Barclay The ship of fooles, 2nd edition (London: John Cawood, 1570).
26. The Sabine Baring-Gould collection of popular literature , 2012.
27. The library of Sabine Baring-Gould 1834-1924. , 2012.
28. Project 1781: charting the European book trades on the eve of the French Revolution, based on Antoine Perrin's Almanach de la librairie, 2013.
France. Paris. 1781.
France. Provinces. 1781.
France. Lower Normandy. 1781.
Germany. 1781.
Italy. 1781.
Netherlands. 1781.
Spain and Portugal. 1781.
Austria and Switzerland. 1781.
Scandinavia. 1781.
Eastern Europe. 1781.
British Isles. 1781.
29. Devon bibliography , 2013.
30. Bayeux Chapter Library and the Rochechouart Collection , 2013.
31. Devon publishers imprint registers , 2014.
32. Watermarks in Devon ephemera 1750-1820 , 2014.
33. Devon election ephemera, 1750-1900 , 2015.
33a. Listing of Honiton ephemera in a volume in the Devon Heritage centre
34. Magdalen Road, Exeter: using historical sourcess to track Mount Radford village street through time, 2015. 76 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. No ISNB : £10.00.
Special series:
S.1. Fifth seminar on the British book trade: report, Thomas Hall, University of Exeter 9 and 10 July, 1987. 1987. 61p : ill,map ; 30cm. ISBN 0-9512752-0-8. Not yet digitised.
This page last updated 12 May 2024
Copyright © Ian Maxted, 2015.
Book trade bankrupts, 1731-1806. Introduction and names A-Z
Book trade insurance policies, 1775-1787. Introduction. Names: A-B, C-D, E-G, H-L, M-Q, R-S, T-Z .
Book trade personnel, 1781. Project 1781.
Book trade personnel, 1784-1811. Analysis of national trade directories. Introduction .
Places: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I-K, L, M, N-O, P , R, S, T-U, W-Y .
Printers of popular literature, c. 1700-1890. 1. Provinces .
Trade directories, British Isles 1781-1819: an index to places in national directories. Introduction .
--- Places: A-B C-D, E-K L-O P-S T-Y .
Monumenta chartae papyraceae cloacales historiam illustrantia. List of firms 1880-2000 .
Collectanea cloacopapyrologica. Exhibits from the Maxted Collection of Cloacopapyrology, 1900-2010.
--- 1. Sheets inscribed by manufacturers or institutions
--- 2. Pictorial and humorous items
--- 3. New and revised list of Drayton Mill toilet papers, c.1900.
London (*Listings to be amalgamated)
Book trade personnel, 1710-1800. County listing* [to add and merge]
Book trade personnel, 1750-1820. Victor Berch's London newspaper extracts.* Introduction .
--- Names: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U-V, W-Z .
Book trade personnel, 1775-1800. A checklist of members. Introduction .
- Names: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I-K, L, M, N-O, P-Q, R, S, T, U-V, W-Z .
Book trade personnel, 1775-1800. A topographical guide. Introduction .
- Streets: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I-K, L, M, N, O, P, Q , R, S, T-Z .
1785 London Coffee houses [to add]
Book trade personnel, 1735-1775. London directories and Musgrave's obituary* Introduction & A-Z
Book trade personnel, 1811. Holden's London directory. Names A-B [in progress]
Book trade personnel, 1817. Underhill's London directory. Names A-C [in progress]
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1797-1805. Imprint list and biography.
Lapthorne, Richard, 1682-1697. Correspondence with Richard Coffin of Alwington regarding book purchases
Engravers, 1859-1863. Cassells Family Bible: index of engravers and artists. Introduction & names A-Z
Printers of popular literature, c. 1550-1890. 2. London .
Publishers recorded in Devon imprints, 1505-1800 [to add]
Printers of popular literature. Such, 1890. Baring-Gould and the Such catalogue of songs, c.1890 .
Devon (county)
Bibliography, 2012-2014. Listing of titles relating to Devon. 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 .
Book history, 50-2000. A history of the book in Devon. 10. Contents and introduction.
Book trade index : a biographical dictionary. Introduction. For individual localities see the table below.
Books with Devon imprints : a handlist 1505-1800. Introduction.
-Imprints: 1505-1674, 1675-1699, 1700-1704, 1705-1709, 1710-1714, 1715-1719, 1720-1729, 1730-1739,
- 1740-1749, 1750-1759, 1760-1764, 1765-1769, 1770-1779, 1780-1781, 1782-1784, 1785-1786,
- 1787-1789, 1790, 1791-1792, 1793-1794, 1795-1797, 1798-1800, printed forms .
Broadside ballads, 1549-1890. Devon printed broadsides .
Broadside ballads, 1549-1890. Listing. Broadside ballads with Devon content .
Broadside ballads, 1716-1860. Listing. Broadside ballads by Devon printers .
Devonshire colic controversy, 1738-1769. Cider and eighteenth century evidence based healthcare: a Devon pamphlet war
Digital archive, 2000 to date. Website listing
Election ephemera, 1750-1900. Devon election ephemera, 1750-1900 .
Printing press register, 1799-1873 [to add]
Publishers. Imprint registers, 1505-date. Introduction and topographical and chronological key . For individual places see below.
Reading rooms, 1914. Information from trade directories
Topographical print publishers and engravers, 1660-1870. Listing [to add].
Topographical prints, 1660-1870. The changing view of Devon through topographical prints
Watermarks, 1717-1819. Watermarks on Devon printed ephemera, 1717-1819.
Devon (places).
Devon. Book trade index, Forms, Newspapers, Watermarks.
Abbotskerswell. Paper trades.
Alwington. Coffin, Richard. 1682-1697. Book trade references in the Lapthorne-Coffin correspondence. Introduction .
- Letters not from Richard Lapthorne: 1682-1683 .
- Letters from Lapthorne: 1683, 1687, 1688, 1689, 1690, 1691, 1692, 1693, 1694, 1695, 1696, 1697.
- Book sales, The Portledge sale catalogue of 1801, Books mentioned in the letters, Book trade personnel .
Appledore. Book trade index .
Ashburton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers . Paper trades.
Ashprington. Paper trades . Includes Tuckenhay. See also Cornwood.
Awliscombe. Book trades .
Axminster. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers .
Bampton. Book trade index .
Barnstaple. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers, Paper trades . See also Pilton.
Bideford. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers .
Bovey Tracey. Book trade index .
Bradninch. Book trade index, Paper trades . Includes Hele.
Brixham. Book trade index, Newspapers .
Broadclyst. Book trade index, Paper trades . See also Silverton.
Buckfastleigh. Book trade index, Newspapers . Paper trades, Includes Kilbury.
Budleigh Salterton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers .
Chudleigh. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers .
Chulmleigh. Book trade index,
Colyton. Book trade index, Imprints, Paper trades.
Cornwood. Paper trades . Includes Tuckenhay. See also Ashprington.
Crediton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers . Paper trades.
Cullompton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers . Paper trades . Includes Langford, Longmoor.
Dartington. Newspapers .
Dartmouth. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers . Paper trades . Includes Warfleet.
Dawlish. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers .
Devonport. Book trade index, Imprints, Renamed from Plymouth Dock in 1824, incorporated in Plymouth in 1914.
Dunsford. Book trade index,
Exeter. Book trade index, imprints: A-Z miscellaneous, Imprints anonymous 1586-1819, 1820-1849, newspapers . paper trades . Includes St Thomas. See also Exwick, Topsham.
Exeter A. Book trade index,
Exeter B. Book trades. , Imprints: Barker and Bill, B., J (John Bringhurst?), Balle, Besley, Bishop, Bliss, Bowring, Bradford, Brice, Brocas .
Exeter C. Book trades. , Imprints: Clifford, Commin, Cullum, Curson .
Exeter D. Book trades. , Imprints: Darby, Darker, Davies, Devon institutions, Devonshire, Dewdney, Dight, Drayton, Drew, Dyer .
Exeter E. Book trades. , Imprints: Eland, Exeter Institutions .
Exeter F. Book trades. , Imprints: Farley, Featherstone, Flindell, Floyde .
Exeter G. Book trades. , Imprints: Godfrey, Gresswell, Grigg .
Exeter H. Book trades. , Imprints: Hannaford, Hedgeland, Hide, Holden, Hooker, Howe, Hunt .
Exeter I-L. Book trade index, Imprints: Latimer .
Exeter M. Book trades. , Imprints: M'Kenzie, March, May, Mugg .
Exeter N-Q. Book trades. , Imprints: Norton, Pearce, Penny, Pollard .
Exeter R. Book trade index, Imprints: Risdon, Roberts, Rowe .
Exeter S. Book trades. , Imprints: Score, Spark, Spencer, Spreat, Stone, Strong .
Exeter T-V. Book trades. , Imprints: Thorn, Townsend, Tozer, Treadwin, Trewman, Upham .
Exeter W-Y. Book trades. , Imprints: Wallis, Webb and Bower, Welsford, Western Times Office, Wheaton 1835-1939, 1940-1965, Wheaton 1966-1975, Wheaton 1976-2017, Williams, Woolmer, Yeo .
Exeter. 1855-2000. Book trades. Directory of names from a selection of trade directories
Exeter. Maps, 1587-1850. Early printed maps of Exeter
Exeter. Brice, Andrew. Andrew Brice, printer of Exeter: an agreeable biographical gallimaufry . Extracts from his writings in chronological order.
Exeter. Cathedral Library 1080-1516. Exeter Cathedral Library: concordance of the medieval catalogues and surviving manuscripts. Introduction
- A. Bibles - B. Service books - C. Devotional works - D. Legal works
- E. Classical writers - F. Church fathers - G. Later writers - H. Miscellaneous works
Exeter. Newspapers. Exeter Flying Post. 1805. Devon expects: contemporary Exeter news reports on Nelson and Trafalgar .
Exeter. Newspapers. Flindell's Western Luminary. 1815.
Newspaper readership in south West England: an analysis of the Flindell's Western Luminary subscribers list of 1815. Introduction .
- 1. Subscribers: A-B, C-D, E-G, H-L, M-Q, R-S, T-Z .
-2 Subscription list , correspondence of Thomas Flindell, notes on sources , index of occupations .
Exeter. Hart, Michael, 1615. The inventory of Michael Harte, bookseller of Exeter, 1615. Introduction, images & transcript
Exeter. Medical Library, 1814-1815. Extracts from minutes, 1814-15 .
Exeter : Osborne, Thomas. Thomas Osborne, bookseller of Exeter: the little crawling pamphleteer .
Exeter Library. Exe-libris: gleanings from the shelves of Exeter Libraries.
- 1. An early riddle and Exeter's earliest library catalogue . The Exeter Book of Old English poetry (c.970).
- 2. Exeter Central Library’s incunable. Panormitanus de Tudeschis, Lectura super v. libris Decretalium (Basel: Johannes Besicken, 1480).
- 3. Devon's ship of fools. Alexander Barclay The ship of fooles, 2nd edition (London: John Cawood, 1570).
- 4. The Topsham Museum Bible box with an identification of the prints that line it.
-5. An early medical flap book. Johann Remmelin, An exact survey of the microcosmus, (London: Joseph Moxon, 1670).
Exmouth. Book trades, Imprints, Newspapers.
Exwick. Paper trades.
Harford. Paper trades.
Holsworthy. Book trade index, Newspapers.
Hartland. Newspapers.
Honiton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers . Paper trades.
Horrabridge. Paper trades.
Huxham. Paper trades.
Ilfracombe. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Instow. Newspapers.
Ivybridge. Newspapers . Paper trades . Includes Stowford.
Kentisbeare. Paper trades.
Kingsbridge. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Kingsteignton. Newspapers.
Lew Trenchard. Baring-Gould, Sabine. Library. The library of Sabine Baring-Gould 1834-1924.
- 1. An introduction to the collection with images of family bookplates .
- 2. Works by Baring-Gould .
- 3. Authors: A-B, C-D, E-G, H-K, L-M, N-R, S, T-Z .
Lew Trenchard. Baring-Gould, Sabine. Library. The collection of popular literature:
- 1. Chapbooks remaining in Devon
- 2. Volume of broadsides to be deposited in Devon Record Office
- 3. Volume of broadsides in the National Library of Wales
- 4. Volume of broadsides in John Rylands Library
- 5. Two volumes of broadsides in the British Library LR 32.b.19 vol. 1-2
- 6. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 1.1 & 1.2
- 7. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 2
- 8. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 3
- 9. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 4
- 10. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 5
- 11. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 6
- 12. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 7
- 13. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 8
- 14. Volume of broadsides in the British Library LR 271.a.2 vol. 9
Lustleigh. Book trade index,
Imprints, Lynton. Book trades, Newspapers . Includes Lynmouth.
Millbrooke (now Cornwall). Book trade index,
Modbury. Book trade index,
Imprints, Moretonhampstead. Book trade index, Paper trades.
Newton Abbot. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers . Paper trades . Includes Bradley, Highweek, Wolborough.
Newton St Cyres. Paper trades.
North Tawton. Book trade index,
Oakford. Paper trades.
Okehampton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Ottery St Mary. Book trade index, Newspapers . Paper trades.
Paignton. Book trade index, Newspapers.
Plymouth A-D. Book trade index, Imprints, Dartmoor Press, Newspapers . Paper trades . Incorporated Devonport and Stonehouse in 1914.
Plymouth E-K. Book trade index,
Plymouth L-R. Book trade index,
Plymouth S-Z. Book trade index,
Plymouth Dock. Imprints, Renamed Devonport in 1825. Includes Stoke Damerel.
Plympton. Book trade index, Newspapers . Paper trades . Includes Ermington, Lee.
Rewe. Paper trades . Includes Upexe.
Salcombe. Book trade index, Newspapers.
Seaton. Book trade index, Newspapers.
Shaldon. Book trade index,
Shaugh Prior. Paper trades.
Shebbear. Book trade index, Newspapers.
Shirwell. Paper trades.
Sidbury. Book trade index,
Sidmouth. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Silverton. Paper trades . See also Broadclyst.
South Brent. Paper trades.
South Molton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Starcross. Book trade index,
Stoke Canon. Paper trades.
Stonehouse. Book trade index, Imprints, Merged with Plymouth in 1914)
Tavistock. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Teignmouth. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Tiverton. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers .
Topsham. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers, Paper trades . Includes Countess Wear. See also Exeter.
Torquay. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers . Includes St Marychurch, Torre.
Torrington. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Totnes. Book trade index, Imprints, Newspapers.
Uffculme. Paper trades.
Upton Pyne. Paper trades.
Winkleigh. Book trade index,
Yealmpton. Paper trades.
Westcountry.
Devon. Book and paper trades (to be incorporated in main Devon listings).
Cornwall. Book and paper trades .
- Callington. Devon newspapers. .
- Launceston. Devon newspapers. .
- Millbrooke (previously Devon). Book trade index,
- Truro. Devon newspapers. .
Dorset. Book and paper trades .
- Sherborne. Devon newspapers. .
Somerset. Book and paper trades .
- Chard. Devon newspapers. .
- Taunton. Devon newspapers. .
- Yeovil. Devon newspapers. .
Other English Counties
The British book trades: topographical listings. (EWP 15)
Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cumberland
Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Isle of Wight,
- Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Northamptonhire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Westmorland, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire .
British nations
Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands .
France
Paris. 1781. Project 1781.
Provinces. 1781. Project 1781.
Ambert . Moulin Richard de Bas.
Lyon . Musee d'Imprimerie.
Basse-Normandie
The world of the book in Lower Normandy 1700-1789.
Contents and introduction.
A. The region and its markets.
B. The legislative and regulatory framework.
C. Printers and booksellers, a social group.
D. Printing, the little world of the book.
E. Printed output, local and regional.
F. Networks of distribution.
The book trades in the Westcountry and Lower Normandy 1700-1789 : a comparative study
Project 1781.
Basse-Normandie. Dictionnaire des gens du livre . Listes de livres imprimés en Basse-Normandie et documents par ville.
Basse-Normandie. Documents, liste des gens du livre 1480-1870, gens du livre dans l'Almanach de la librairie, 1781 .
[Lieux.] A-B. Gens du livre .
Alençon. Gens du livre ; Imprimés, documents .
Avranches. Gens du livre ; Imprimés, documents .
Bayeux. Imprimés, documents, gens du livre .
Bayeux. Bibliothèque du Chapitre.
Bayeux: La Bibliothèque du Chapitre de Bayeux, colloque de Bayeux, 7-8 novembre 2013 . Programme.
- The Chapter Library of the Cathedral at Bayeux . An account of the conference held November 2013.
- Un évêque de Bayeux et les imprimeurs au XVIIIe siècle . Draft of the paper presented at the conference.
- Imprimeurs et libraires representés dans la Collection Rochechouart .
- Shelflist of the collection of Bishop Pierre-Jules-César de Rochechouart held in the Chapter Library at Bayeux.
- 1. Vol. F2/20, 2. Vol. J 4° 01 - J 4° 03, 3. Vol. J 4° 04 - J 4° 05, 4. Vol. J 4° 06 - J 4° 12, 5. Vol. J 4° 13 - J 4° 23,
- 6. Vol. J 4° 24 - J 4° 29, 7. Vol. J 4° 31 - J 4° 33, 8. Vol. J 4° 34 - J 4° 37, 9. Vol. J 4° 38 - J 4° 39, 10. Vol. J 4° 40 - J 4° 41,
- 11. Vol. J 4° 42 - J 4° 45, 12. Vol. J 4° 46, 13. Vol. J 4° 47 - J 4° 50, 14. Vol. J 4° 51 - J 4° 57 .
Caen. Gens du livre: A-C, A-C, D-K, L, M-P, Q-Z .
Caen. Documents: 1676-1789, 1759, 1778, 1783 (capitation), 1790, 1797 .
C-E. Gens du livre .
Cherbourg. Gens du livre ; Imprimés .
Coutances. Gens du livre ; Imprimés, documents .
Douvres-la-Delivrande. Douvres-la-Delivrande: inventaires des livres saisis en 1786
F-K. Gens du livre .
Falaise. Gens du livre ; Imprimés, documents .
Honfleur. Gens du livre ; Imprimés .
L. Gens du livre .
Lisieux. Gens du livre ; Imprimés, documents .
M-R. Gens du livre .
Muneville-le-Bingard. Gens du livre .
S. Gens du livre .
Saint-Lô. Gens du livre ; Imprimés .
Sées. Gens du livre ; Imprimés, documents .
T-Z. Gens du livre .
Valognes. Gens du livre ; Imprimés, documents .
Vire. Gens du livre ; Imprimés .
Rest of Europe
World book trade historical register
An attempt to chart the spread of the printed and written word across the globe.
Introduction
Key to continents, nation states and regions Austria. Register.
Belarus. Register.
Belgium. Register.
Belgium. Antwerp. Plantin-Moretus Museum.
Croatia. Register.
Czech Republic. Register.
Denmark. Register.
Finland and Scandinavia. Project 1781.
Germany. Register.
Germany
Germany. Project 1781.
Germany. Weimar. Bertuch. Bertuch: Weimar's literary midwife.
Germany. Weimar. Bertuch. Bertuch und England: Vorbild oder Nachklang?
Hungary. Register.
Hungary. Pecs. Library and Knowledge Centre. An account of the new building.
Iceland. Register.
Italy. Register.
Italy. Project 1781.
Netherlands. Project 1781.
Norway. Register.
Poland, Russia and Eastern Europe. Project 1781.
Portugal. Register.
Romania. Register.
Romania. Bucharest. Metropolitan Library. Mamaia Mia! A little local controversy.
Romania. Mamaia 2012. International Symposium. The book, Romania, Europe. A report on the sessions attended in Section 1: Des livres pour tous
Russia, Poland and Eastern Europe. Project 1781.
Serbia. Register.
Slovakia. Register.
Slovenia. Register.
Slovakia. Register.
Spain and Portugal. Project 1781.
Sweden. Register.
Switzerland and Austria. Project 1781.
Ukraine. Register.
Rest of the world
Africa. Register.
Asia. Register.
America. Project 1781..
North America. Register.
South America. Register.
Australia and Oceania. Register.
1. The London book trades 1775-1800: a topographical guide. 1980.
16p: maps; 23cm + 5 microfiches (299 frames). ISBN 0-9507306-0-2. An address index to the previous work and to trade directories published between 1767 and 1774. Nine frames of corrections to the original work were included on the final fiche.
2. The British book trades 1710-1777 : an index of masters and apprentices recorded in the Inland Revenue registers at the Public Record Office, Kew.
1983. xii,141p; 30cm. ISBN 0-9507306-1-0. Lists 3150 apprentices bound to 1800 members of the book trades in London and the provinces. Arranged by master with indexes of apprentices and places.
3. The London book trades 1735-1775: a checklist of members in trade directories and in Musgrave's Obituary. 1984. iii,37p; 22cm. ISBN 0-9507306-2-9. Lists about 900 individuals and firms.
4. The British book trades 1731-1806 : a checklist of bankrupts. 1985. viii,36p ; 22cm. ISBN 0-9507306-3-7. Lists about 650 individuals and fims that went bankrupt during this period with and index of places in the provinces and streets in London.
5. Exeter Cathedral Library : a concordance of the medieval catalogues and surviving manuscripts. 1987. xvii,28p ; 30cm. ISBN 0-9507306-5-3. Parallel columns attempt to correlate the more than 600 titles listed in Bishop Leofric's donation list of 1080, inventories of 1327 and 1506 and surviving manucripts. Arranged in subject groupings with indexes of authors and donors.
6. Books with Devon imprints : a handlist to 1800. 1989. ix,219p ; 30cm. Notebook format. ISBN 0-9507306-7-X. Gives details of more than 1,200 items printed in Devon or with Devon distributors in the imprint including many ephemeral items. Arranged by date of publication with indexes by author, subject, place and proper name of subject.
7. The Devon book trades : a biographical dictionary. 1991. viii,286p ; 30cm. Notebook format. ISBN 0-9507306-6-1. Lists some 2,800 members of the book trades in Devon from earliest times to the mid nineteenth century. Arrangement is by place with name indexes.
8. The British book trades 1775-1787: an index to insurance policies. xiii,152p ; 30cm. Notebook format. ISBN 0-9512752-2-4. Lists 2250 Sun and Royal Exchange policies by personal name with indexes by place.
9. Newspaper readership in south west England: an analysis of the Flindell's Western Luminary subscription list of 1815.
1996. xii,92p : maps ; 30cm. ISBN 0-9512752-3-2. Reprints the 1695 names on the subscription list and attempts their identification. With indexes by place and trade and analysis on tables and in maps.
10. The London book trades of the later eighteenth century: biographical extracts from newspapers and other sources 2001. Based on material collected by Victor Berch of Brandeis University Library, this presents information on marriages, deaths, bankruptcies, partnerships, publications arranged alphabetically by family name.
11. Book trade references in the Lapthorne-Coffin correspondence 1683-1697, edited by Michael Treadwell and Ian Maxted. 2000. Transcripts of sections of the letters written by Richard Lapthorne, a bookseller in London, to Richard Coffin, book collector at Portledge in north Devon. With indexes of books mentioned, book trade personnel, book sales and concordances with the 1801 sale catalogue of the library at Portledge.
12. A history of the book in Devon. Covering two millennia of books, readers, libraries, newspapers and related topics in Exeter and Devon.
13. The inventory of Michael Harte, bookseller of Exeter, 1615. A facsimile and transcript of the document followed by an essay analysing the contents.
14. Andrew Brice, printer of Exeter: an agreeable biographical gallimaufry. References to the printer's life from his own writings and those of his contemporaries. An extended version of a paper given at the conference "Lives in print", London December 2001.
15. The British book trade: topographical listings. A series of pages on each county and country of the British Isles, gathering together stray notes on book trade members. The base data is a conflation of the content of working paper 2: the index of masters and apprentices, 1710-1777, working paper 4: the list of bankrupts 1731-1806 and working paper 8: the index to insurance policies 1775-1787, so the content relates chiefly to the 18th century. It is supplemented by references to sources such as Nichols and Timperley and newspaper references extracted by Victor Berch.
Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset, Surrey
16. Monumenta chartae papyraceae cloacales historiam illustrantia
17. Index of engravers and artists for Cassell's illustrated family Bible, 1859-63.
18. Friedrich Johann Justin Bertuch, 1747-1822
19. (formerly S2) British national directories 1781-1819: an index to places in the British Isles included in trade directories with general provincial coverage. 1989. viii,34p : map ; 30cm. ISBN 0-9512752-1-6. Indexes more than 1,000 localities covered by national directories like Bailey's or Holden's before the county series was published by Pigot in the 1820s.
20. The British book trades 1784-1811: an analysis of three national directories
21. The London book trades, 1817. 2006.
22. Early printed maps of Exeter. 2006.
23. Prosopographie des gens du livre en France: La Basse-Normandie 2008.
24. Devon newspaper bibliography, 1704-2004 2009.
25. Exe-libris: gleanings from the shelves of Exeter Libraries, 2012.
1. An early riddle and Exeter's earliest library catalogue . The Exeter Book of Old English poetry (c.970).
2. Exeter Central Library’s incunable . Panormitanus de Tudeschis, Lectura super v. libris Decretalium (Basel: Johannes Besicken, 1480).
3. Devon's ship of fools . Alexander Barclay The ship of fooles, 2nd edition (London: John Cawood, 1570).
26. The Sabine Baring-Gould collection of popular literature , 2012.
27. The library of Sabine Baring-Gould 1834-1924. , 2012.
28. Project 1781: charting the European book trades on the eve of the French Revolution, based on Antoine Perrin's Almanach de la librairie, 2013.
France. Paris. 1781.
France. Provinces. 1781.
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Germany. 1781.
Italy. 1781.
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Spain and Portugal. 1781.
Austria and Switzerland. 1781.
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Eastern Europe. 1781.
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29. Devon bibliography , 2013.
30. Bayeux Chapter Library and the Rochechouart Collection , 2013.
31. Devon publishers imprint registers , 2014.
32. Watermarks in Devon ephemera 1750-1820 , 2014.
33. Devon election ephemera, 1750-1900 , 2015.
33a. Listing of Honiton ephemera in a volume in the Devon Heritage centre
34. Magdalen Road, Exeter: using historical sourcess to track Mount Radford village street through time, 2015. 76 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. No ISNB : £10.00.
Special series:
S.1. Fifth seminar on the British book trade: report, Thomas Hall, University of Exeter 9 and 10 July, 1987. 1987. 61p : ill,map ; 30cm. ISBN 0-9512752-0-8. Not yet digitised.
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