Spottiswoode, Andrew

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British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000169.0x0000ce

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referencedIn Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley manuscript material : 414 items, 1815-1850 The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. XVIII-XXXI. Printing ledgers of W. Strahan, A. Strahan, A. and R. Spottiswoode, etc.; 1777-1868. Each volume is preceded by an index. Fourteen volumes. Quarto. Green vellum bindings., 1777-1868 British Library
referencedIn A-C. STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. CIX-CXI. Lists of employees of A. Strahan and A. & R. Spottiswoode, giving dates of employment, full names in most cases, numerous addresses, and frequent career details; 1770-1839. 48906 B and 48906 C were kept by Thomas C..., 1770-1839 British Library
referencedIn Vol. CCCLXXVIII (ff. 469) 16-31 Jan. 1845.includes:f. 1 Reverend Armiger Sealy, of Bandon: Letter to Sir R. Peel: 1845.f. 3 Charles Cave, Chairman, W India Committee: Letters to Sir R. Peel: 1844-1846.: Signed.ff. 3-13 West Inches: Resolutions,... British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vol. CXIV (ff. i+58). Notebook of T. C. Shaw containing lists, prices, sizes, etc., of machinery, materials, and equipment, notes on comparative costings, procedure for apprentices, and other miscellaneous memoranda; 30 Nov. 1829-9 Fe... British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. XLI, XLII (ff. 47, 14). Rough printing accounts of A. and R. Spottiswoode with firms and individuals for 1822, preceded (48838, f. 1b) by an index, and followed (48839, ff. 8b-9) by a 'List of Unfinished Jobs, Dec. 31, 1822' and..., 1822-1824 British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. LXV-XCIX. Annual accounts ('K Books') of A. Strahan, A. and R. Spottiswoode, etc., mostly for printing for firms and individuals and of individual works; 1819-1855. Each volume is lettered 'K' on spine, where preserved, and is p..., 1819-1855 British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vol. XVI (ff. 68). Publishing profit and loss accounts of A. Strahan, including details of copyright fractions bought; 1786-1821. Quarto. White vellum binding.William Strahan, formerly Strachan; printer: Account-books, papers, etc., r..., 1786-1821 British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vol. XL (ff. i+62). General, trusteeship, and other receipts and payments accounts of A. Strahan, 1785-1825, together with notes of birthdays, birthplaces, etc., of Strahan's sister, Margaret Spottiswoode, and her children, 1780-1806 ..., 1785-1825 British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vol. CXIII (ff. 13). Notebook of T. C. Shaw,, containing drafts of letters, mostly in shorthand, 28 Nov. 1831-31 Aug. 1835, notes of Bible publishing, 22 Sept.-19 Oct. 1836 (ff. 8-9b), and a few other miscellaneous notes, partly in sh..., 1831-1848 British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. C-CVIII. Miscellaneous correspondence and papers, 18th-19th centt., partly comprising material formerly inserted loose in bound volumes in the collection, now removed and all rearranged in nine volumes, as follows:-, 18th century-19th century British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vol. CXII (ff. 11). Accounts of payment of wages to individuals, 13 Jan.-26 May 1821, followed (ff. l l b-11, reversing the volume) by daily details of books, presumably being printed, 21-29 Apr. [1827?]. Octavo.Andrew Strahan, printe..., 1821-1828 British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. XLVII-LXIV. Detailed cost books, mostly for individual works printed by A. Strahan, A. and R. Spottiswoode, etc.; 1815-1857. Most of the volumes are preceded by alphabetical indices, and include lists of works in progress during..., 1815-1857 British Library
creatorOf Spottiswoode, Andrew. Letters from Andrew Spottiswoode and his son William Spottiswoode, with related material. Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. XLIII, XLIV (ff. 13, i+14). Annual balances of A. Strahan and A. and R. Spottiswoode; Vol. XLIII, 1810-1818; Vol. XLIV, 1819-1830. Octavo. Red calf bindings., 1810-1830 British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vol. XVII (ff. 11). 'Plan of An Association of the Booksellers [Printers and Stationers (f. 2)] for the Preservation of their Trade' (f. 1), originally entitled (f. 1) 'Proposed Plan of the united company of Booksellers For the preser... British Library
referencedIn Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857. Correspondence, 1809-1847 (bulk: 1829-1847) Houghton Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. XXXII-XXXIX. Annual general receipts and payments accounts of W. Strahan, A. Strahan, A. and R. Spottiswoode, etc.; 1777-1858. Octavo and quarto. Green vellum bindings. Eight volumes., 1777-1858 British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vol. XV (ff. 35). Printing and publication accounts of A. Strahan, etc., for individual works; 1785-1826. Preceded (ff. 1-3b) by an index. Octavo. Brown calf binding.William Strahan, formerly Strachan; printer: Account-books, papers, ..., 1785-1826 British Library
referencedIn Vol. LII ( ff. 342 ). 13 Jan. 1827-14 Mar. 1833.includes:f. 1 George Colman, the younger; dramatist: Agreement with H. Colburn: 1827.: Signed.ff. 1-20 passim, 46 Henry Colburn, publisher: Agreements with authors: 1827-1829.: Mostly signed.f. 3 ... British Library
referencedIn Vol. CVIII, 1822-1880, n.d.includes:ff. 1, 7, 14, 22, 27 George Gordon, of Stirling: Letters to A. Strahan, and papers rel. to: 1804-1821.ff. 3-205 passim Longman and Co; publishers: Correspondence, etc., with A. Strahan, A. and R. Spottiswoode, ..., 1822-1880 British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. XLV, XLVI (ff. i+36, i+7). Memoranda of unfinished work, paper in hand, or spoilt, expenditure on machinery, etc., used for compiling annual balances; Vol. XLV, 1825-1830; XLVI, 1831. Octavo. Red straight-grained morocco bindin..., 1825-1831 British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. CXV-CXXII. Inventories, together with (except for 48917) valuations, some certified, of type, paper, printing equipment, fittings, premises, books, and other assets of A. Strahan, Eyre and Strahan, A. and R., also A. and George ..., 1800-1855 British Library
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correspondedWith Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857 person
associatedWith Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 person
associatedWith Spottiswoode, William, 1825-1883 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
West Indies, America
Dudley, Worcestershire
Blackburn, Lancashire
Haddington, E. Lothian
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Kingsbury, Warwickshire
Edinburgh, Scotland
Morocco, North Africa
Cork, Ireland
Fortrose, Ross and Cromarty
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire
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