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Add MS 59622-59651

Record Id:
032-001998058
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001998058
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000036.0x000211
LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 59622-59651
Title:

BENTLEY PAPERS. Papers of the publishing house known successively as Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, Richard Bentley, and Richard Bentley and Son, and of members of the Bentley family; 1808-1962, n.d. Supplementary to Add. 46560-46682. See also Add. Ch. 75845. Purchased at Sotheby's, 15 July 1975, lot 12.

Paper. Thirty volumes. British Library arrangement, except where otherwise indicated. Classified as follows:

A. Business records of Samuel Bentley, printer: 59622-59624

B. Business records of Bentley, publishers: 59625-59630

C. General correspondence: 59631-59639

D. 'List' working papers and correspondence: 59640-59644

E. Family papers: 59645-59651

Scope & Content:

Richard Bentley and Son formerly Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley formerly Richard Bentley; publishers, London: Booksellers: Business records, including some family papers, of Richard Bentley and Son: 1808-1962, n.d: Partly printed.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
Hierarchy Tree:
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Original binding. 232 x 190mm." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998063", "parent" : "036-001998059", "text" : "Add MS 59624: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. III. Minutes of meetings of partners in partnership of Samuel and John Bentley, John Iliff Wilson and Henry Fley as…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-001998064", "parent" : "032-001998058", "text" : "Add MS 59625-59630: B. BUSINESS RECORDS OF BENTLEY, PUBLISHERS" },{ "id" : "040-001998065", "parent" : "036-001998064", "text" : "Add MS 59625: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 136). 1. ff. 1-79v. Reports, some unsigned, by John William Cole al. Calcraft, author, and others, as…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998066", "parent" : "036-001998064", "text" : "Add MS 59626: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. V (ff. 251). 1. ff. 1-110. Agreements, memoranda, rough working papers and accounts, including list of addresses of…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998067", "parent" : "036-001998064", "text" : "Add MS 59627: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. VI. 'Book of Statistics', containing monthly statistics of sales of six shilling novels, 1877-1894, annual numbers…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998068", "parent" : "036-001998064", "text" : "Add MS 59628: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. VII. Address book; 1897-1898. ff. 37+i. Original binding. 247 x 200mm." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998069", "parent" : "036-001998064", "text" : "Add MS 59629: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. VIII (ff. 216). Marked proof copies, chiefly of material publicising books issued by the firm; 1832-1897, n.d." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998070", "parent" : "036-001998064", "text" : "Add MS 59630: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. IX (ff. 101). 1. ff. 1-27. Paste-up list of Bentley publications, arranged by subjects; n.d. 2. ff. 28-38. Drawings…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-001998071", "parent" : "032-001998058", "text" : "Add MS 59631-59639: C. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE BENTLEY PAPERS. Vols. X-XVIII. General correspondence, mostly from authors (see G. N. Ray, 'The Bentley…" },{ "id" : "040-001998072", "parent" : "036-001998071", "text" : "Add MS 59631: Vol. X (ff. 219). 1815-1873. includes: f. 1 Ralph Churton, biographer: Samuel Bentley, printer: Letter to Samuel Bentley from Ralph…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998073", "parent" : "036-001998071", "text" : "Add MS 59632: Vol. XI (ff. 176). 1874-Sept. 1876. includes: f. 3 Richard Bentley, publisher (II): E Strangford and Parker: Letter to Richard Bentley…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998074", "parent" : "036-001998071", "text" : "Add MS 59633: Vol. XII (ff. 171+140*). Oct. 1876-1883. includes: f. 1 George Bentley, of Richard Bentley and Son, publishers: Nathan Sheppard,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998075", "parent" : "036-001998071", "text" : "Add MS 59634: Vol. XIII (ff. 189). 1884-1892. includes: ff. 3-12v Count Francis Browning Drew Bickerstaffe-Drew,; alias 'John Ayscough'; author:…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998076", "parent" : "036-001998071", "text" : "Add MS 59635: Vol. XIV (ff. 192+128*). 1893-1895. includes: ff. 1, 56 Edward Harrison Barker, author: Letters to R. Bentley and Son from Edward…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998077", "parent" : "036-001998071", "text" : "Add MS 59636: Vol. XV (ff. 236). 1896. includes: f. 1 Sir John Murray, KCVO (1926); publisher; d.1928: Richard Bentley, publisher (II): Letters to…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998078", "parent" : "036-001998071", "text" : "Add MS 59637: Vol. XVI (ff. 211). 1897-1899. includes: f. 1 Richard Bentley, publisher (II): Thomas Norton Longman, publisher: Letters to Richard…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998079", "parent" : "036-001998071", "text" : "Add MS 59638: Vol. XVII (ff. 231). 1900-1921. includes: f. 1 Richard Bentley, publisher (II): Thomas Norton Longman, publisher: Letters to Richard…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998080", "parent" : "036-001998071", "text" : "Add MS 59639: Vol. XVIII (ff. 266). 1922-1962, n.d. includes: ff. 1-2v Richard Bentley, publisher (II): W. Shipley, of Windsor: Letters to Richard…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-001998081", "parent" : "032-001998058", "text" : "Add MS 59640-59644: D. 'LIST' WORKING PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE" },{ "id" : "040-001998082", "parent" : "036-001998081", "text" : "Add MS 59640: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. XIX. 'Additions, since the Printing of the Official Catalogues of Publications', containing notes on past Bentley…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998083", "parent" : "036-001998081", "text" : "Add MS 59641: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. XX (ff. 257). 1. ff. 1-199. Working papers used in preparation of the List, including corrected proofs of issues…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "037-001998084", "parent" : "036-001998081", "text" : "Add MS 59642-59644: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vols. XXI-XXIII. Letters to Richard Bentley II from F. E. Williams, his collaborator in compiling the List. Three…" },{ "id" : "040-001998085", "parent" : "037-001998084", "text" : "Add MS 59642: Vol. XXI. 1898-1918. includes: f. 14 British Museum: F. E. Williams: Application slip for book issued to F. E. Williams: 1902. f. 191…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998086", "parent" : "037-001998084", "text" : "Add MS 59643: Vol. XXII. 1919-1931." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998087", "parent" : "037-001998084", "text" : "Add MS 59644: Vol. XXIII. 1932-1936." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-001998088", "parent" : "032-001998058", "text" : "Add MS 59645-59651: E. FAMILY PAPERS" },{ "id" : "040-001998089", "parent" : "036-001998088", "text" : "Add MS 59645: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. XXIV. Diary of tour in Switzerland by Richard Bentley I; 1861. ff. 45. Original binding. 175 x 108mm. Voyages and…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998090", "parent" : "036-001998088", "text" : "Add MS 59646: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. XXV. Diary of Richard Bentley II; 1901. ff. 96+ii. Original binding. 209 x 131mm. Richard Bentley, publisher (II):…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998091", "parent" : "036-001998088", "text" : "Add MS 59647: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. XXVI. Album of verses, drawings and engravings, probably kept by Mrs Samuel Bentley, but with annotations and…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998092", "parent" : "036-001998088", "text" : "Add MS 59648: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. XXVII. Volume of newspaper cuttings, chiefly on literary subjects, kept by Richard Bentley II; 1883-1887. ff. 307.…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998093", "parent" : "036-001998088", "text" : "Add MS 59649: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. XXVIII. Recipe book; 19th cent. ff. 87. Original binding. 181 x 112mm. Recipes: Recipe book: 19th cent." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998094", "parent" : "036-001998088", "text" : "Add MS 59650: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. XXIX (ff. 146). 1. ff. 1-56v. Priced copies of printed sale catalogues, including the library of Richard Bentley I,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001998095", "parent" : "036-001998088", "text" : "Add MS 59651: BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. XXX. Autograph album of J. T. Smith, Keeper of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum; 1823. (An album of 1827…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-001998058
Is part of:
not applicable
Contains:
Add MS 59622-59624 : BUSINESS RECORDS OF SAMUEL BENTLEY, PRINTER
Add MS 59625-59630 : B. BUSINESS RECORDS OF BENTLEY, PUBLISHERS
Add MS 59631-59639 : C. GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE BENTLEY PAPERS. Vols. X-XVIII. General correspondence, mostly from authors (see G. N. Ray, 'The…
Add MS 59640-59644 : D. 'LIST' WORKING PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Add MS 59645-59651 : E. FAMILY PAPERS

 

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Languages:
English
French
German
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Latin
Start Date:
1808
End Date:
1962
Date Range:
1808-1962
Era:
CE
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Richard Bentley and Son, publishers, of London, 1819-