Publishers And Publishing from Wykeham Books

Clarendon Press, Oxford, reprint of first edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. xxviii, 303 pp, [12] leaves of plates, ills. From the blurb: "This history of the O.U.P. is published in the year in which the Press celebrates 500 years of printing in Oxford. Great names in the early history of the Press, like Laud, Fell, and Blackstone,… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, Oxford, later edition, 1976. Printed wrappers, 8vo,. 29 pp, ills. A concise account of Oxford University Press and the history of publishing in Oxford. Covers faded and slightly marked, otherwise Good.

John Murray, London, reprint edition, 1996. Blue cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 119, [1] pp, ills. From the blurb: "Jock Murray's commonplace book became legendary in his lifetime. If he had to give an address as President of the English Association or a short speech at a god-daughter's wedding he would always dip into his commonplace book and draw… Read more about this item

John Murray, London, reprint edition, 1996. Blue cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. 119, [1] pp, ills. From the blurb: "Jock Murray's commonplace book became legendary in his lifetime. If he had to give an address as President of the English Association or a short speech at a god-daughter's wedding he would always dip into his commonplace book and draw… Read more about this item

Clarendon Press, Oxford, first edition, 1978. Cloth, folio, gilt cover device, patterned endpapers, 31 cm,. xiii, 69 pp, 266 ills (including 4 in colour). 375 entries in catalogue. An informative and well-illustrated account of the history of OUP, the world's longest-established press, over its first 500 years. From the blurb: "This volume celebrates the quincentenary of the introduction of… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, Oxford, first edition, [2013-2017]. 3 vols, cloth, 8vo,. xxxii, [1], [3]-710 + xxx, [1], [3]-798 + xxix, 876 pp, ills. The set comprises v. 1. Beginnings to 1780 -- v. 2. 1780-1896 -- v. 3. 1896-1970. The first volume "begins with the successive attempts to establish printing at Oxford from 1478 onwards. Ian Gadd… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1969. Decorated cloth, 8vo, 22 cm,. viii, 607, 85, 441 pp. The Catalogue contains, with some exceptions, the books published by The Clarendon Press and The Oxford University Press and its various branches. Covers a little marked, otherwise Good.

Clarendon Press, Oxford, first edition, 1978. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. xxviii, 303 pp, [12] leaves of plates, ills. From the blurb: "This history of the O.U.P. is published in the year in which the Press celebrates 500 years of printing in Oxford. Great names in the early history of the Press, like Laud, Fell, and Blackstone, laid sound… Read more about this item

E & S Livingstone Ltd, Edinburgh, first edition, 1963. Quarter-cloth and marbled boards, gilt cover-titles and device, map endpapers, 8vo,. 71, [1] pp, numerous ills. A centenary history of this leading Edinburgh publisher, now part of Churchill Livingstone within the Elsevier group. Very Good.

The Armstrong Browning Library, Baylor University, [Waco], first edition, 1989. Limited edition of 550 copies, this being one of 200 cloth-bound ordinaries (there also being 50 specially bound copies and 300 in wrappers). Cloth, paper cover-label, 8vo, 26 cm,. 33 pp, ills (some colour). Very Good.

Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, first edition, 1972. Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm,. xi, 247 pp. In the early nineteenth century, the publishing house of Taylor & Hessey brought out the work of Keats, Clare, Hazlitt, De Quincey Carlyle, Lamb, Coleridge and many more of the most important literary figures of the time, as well as the great literary… Read more about this item

Cassell & Co. Ltd., London, first edition, 1958. Cloth, 8vo, 26 cm,. 299 pp, ills. From the blurb: "The Story of the House of Cassell during the hundred years which passed [before] the publication of Sir Winston . Churchill's great work A History of the English-Speaking Peoples is in itself a chapter of England's social life. For there… Read more about this item

Owl Books, Wigan, first edition, 1993. Laminated boards, gilt cover-title, 22 cm,. 127 pp, ills, facs. From the blurb: "As the eighteenth century progressed, provincial printing presses gradually challenged the London and Oxbridge monopoly. At first their trade was in commercial printing, in the provision of cheap popular literature, and sometimes in publishing a local news sheet. Manchester… Read more about this item

Hodder and Stoughton, London, first edition, 1975. Rexine, 8vo, 24 cm,. 287 pp, plates. From the blurb: "The story of Hodder & Stoughton from its founding by Matthew Henry Hodder and Thomas Wilberforce Stoughton in 1868 to the retirement of Paul Hodder-Williams in 1975. John Attenborough retired from the Deputy-Chairmanship of Hodder's in 1973 and wondered whether to… Read more about this item

Edizioni dell'Elefante, Roma, first edition, 1984. Illustrated printed wrappers, 8vo,. 176, [1] pp, ills. Contents: Bibliomania perennis, by Armando Petrucci -- Le edizioni -- Documenti -- Indici. Booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on front inside wrapper, and with a manuscript note addressed to him. Very Good in Near Very Good dustwrapper.

Edinburgh Bibliographical Society, Edinburgh, original journal, 1982. Printed wrappers, large 8vo, 30 cm,. 158 pp. 506 entries. Contents include: Preface; A Brief account of Watson's life; Watson's will; Law suits and the Royal Patent; Watson's importance as a printer; Preface to the Bibliography; Bibliography; Index of first lines; List of works consulted; Index of authors and headings .… Read more about this item

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, first edition, 1921. Quarter bound white and blue cloth, gilt cover device, 8vo, 23 cm,. xv, 190 pp, plates, plans, facs. From the blurb: "Written to mark the four hundredth anniversary of Cambridge printing, this book traces the development of the University Press from the time of John Siberch to the present day. The… Read more about this item

Galahad Press, London, special edition, 1969. Special edition of 100 copies signed by author. Cloth, gilt cover-device, 4to, 27 cm,. 125 pp, 38 facs. Pickering [1796 - 1854] was a pioneer in publishing attractive though inexpensive books and in the use of cloth bindings in place of paper boards. Keynes first published his bibliography in 1924 when his… Read more about this item

Greenhill Books, London, first edition, 2002. Cloth, small 8vo,. 208, 16 pp. An engagingly candid account of a life in publishing with the focus principally on specialist military publishing; much on the Arms & Armour Press and Greenhill Books. A Presentatiuon Copy inscribed and signed by the author on the title-page. Very Good in slightly used dustwrapper.… Read more about this item

Nichols and Sons, Westminster, first edition, 1868. Blindstamped cloth, gilt spione-title, 8vo,. vi, 397, [1] pp, a few ills and ornamental initials etc. Slightly rubbed, minor wear to spine, otherwise Good.