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- Record Id:
- 040-002102712
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002102566
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000141.0x00014b
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- Add MS 46674
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BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. CXV ( ff. 314 ). Miscellaneous accompts; 2 Jan. 1826 - 31 July 1901, n.d. Included are the following:-
(1) Quarterly accompts relating to the publication of The Literary Gazette by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, co-proprietors of the periodical with Henry Colburn and William Jerdan, journalist; 2 Jan. 1826 - Dec. 1829. Incomplete. ff. 1 - 12.
(2) Accompts of the firm of Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, including records of sales; 1829 - 1832. ff. 13 - 20, 23 - 79.
(3) Records of payments to translators; 1832 - circ. 1836. ff. 80, 82 - 86.
(4) Profit and loss accompts of Bentley's Miscellany, Nos. 1-3; Jan.-Mar. 1837. ff. 87, 88.
(5) Records of stock and analysis of sales of the 'Standard Novels' series; 1 Sept. 1832- circ. 1855. ff. 90 - 101.
(6) Papers relating to the magazine London Society; Sept. 1870- 23 Mar. 1874. ff. 118-208. Included are:- (a) Monthly records of expenditure; Sept.- Nov. 1870. ff. 118, 119;- (b) Half-yearly balance sheets and profit and loss accompts; 12 Sept. 1870- 31 Dec. 1872. ff. 120-147;- (c) Monthly accompts relating to advertising, including records of commission paid to agents; Oct. 1870- Dec. 1873. ff. 148 - 194.
(7) Accompts relating to the novels of Ellen Wood, wife of Henry Wood; Jan. 1896 - Nov. 1899. ff. 214 - 286 passim.
(8) Accompts of Richard Bentley and Son and Macmillan and Co., after the absorption of the firm by the latter; Aug. 1898 - 31 July 1901. ff. 246 - 305 passim.
includes:
- ff. 1-12 Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green; publishers: Quarterly accompts rel. to the publication of 'The Literary Gazette' by: 1826-1829.
- ff. 13-20, 23-79 Henry Colburn and Bentley (Richard); publishers: Miscellaneous accompts, including records of sales: 1829-1832.
- ff. 21-22 Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green; publishers: Accompt, etc., with H. Colburn and R. Bentley: 1831.
- f. 81 Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green; publishers: Accompt with, and receipt on behalf of to R. Bentley: 1834.
- ff. 214-286 passim Ellen Wood, wife of Henry Wood; novelist: Accompts rel. to sales of her novels: 1888-1899.
- ff. 246-305 passim Macmillan and Co; publishers: Accompts with R. Bentley and Son: 1898-1901.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002102566
036-002102695
040-002102712 - Is part of:
- Add MS 46560-46682 : BENTLEY PAPERS. Records of the publishing house known successively as Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley ( 1829- Aug. 1832…
Add MS 46662-46674 : G. Non-literary correspondence and accompts
Add MS 46674 : BENTLEY PAPERS. Vol. CXV ( ff. 314 ). Miscellaneous accompts; 2 Jan. 1826 - 31 July 1901, n.d. Included are the following:-… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002102566[0007]/036-002102695[0004]/040-002102712
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 46560-46682
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1826
- End Date:
- 1901
- Date Range:
- 1826-1901
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Names:
- Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, publishers, of London, 1829-1832
Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, publishers
Macmillan and Co, publishers, 1843-
Wood, Ellen, wife of Henry Wood, novelist