Strahan, William, formerly Strachan; printer

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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. Vols. I, II (ff. i + 164, i + 85). Receipts and payments accounts of W. Strahan for printing work; Vol. I, 1739-1768; Vol. II, 1768-1785. Folio and quarto. White vellum binding., 1739-1785 British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. i+48). General receipts and payments accounts of W. Strahan, etc., mostly comprising transactions with individuals, chronologically arranged; 1765-1791. Preceded (ff. 1-6) by an index, and including miscellaneous memoranda..., 1765-1791 British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vol. IX (ff. i+12). Receipts and payments accounts, comprising ten annual, later biennial, settlements, mostly signed by W. Strahan, Daniel Prince, and Thomas Cadell, the three partners in Sir W. Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws ..., 1772-1787 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 STRAHAN PAPERS. Vol. XIII (ff. i+ 14). 'Law Press Cash Book' (f. i), comprising accounts of A. Strahan with the Law Patent press; 1789-1799. Quarto. Green vellum binding.William Woodfall, of Strahan and Woodfall, law printers: Partnership accounts of..., 1789-1799 British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vol. XIV (ff. i+66). Receipts and payments accounts of A. Strahan with individuals for printing legal works; 1790-1796. Quarto. Green vellum binding.William Strahan, formerly Strachan; printer: Account-books, papers, etc., rel. to hi..., 1790-1796 British 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. 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
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vol. Xll (ff. i+45). 'Accounts of the Law Patent', comprising four receipts and payments accounts; 1762-1795. As follows:-(1) W. Strahan in account with his partner in the Patent, William Woodfall; 1762-1786. ff. 2b-18. (2) Andrew St..., 1762-1795 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. 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. Vols. VI-VIII. Lists of purchases by W. Strahan of fractions of copyrights, giving details of works and their vendors, prices paid, and, in 48806 only, notes of a few resales. 48804 and 48806 are arranged under letters of the alphabet..., 1751-1780 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. 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 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 STRAHAN PAPERS. Vol. XI (ff. ii+36). Biennial, triennial, or quadrennial balances of W. Strahan's assets and liabilities, including comments by Strahan on the balances of 1776 (f. 24b) and 1780 (f. 31b); 1771-1780. Quarto. Green vellum binding.Willia..., 1771-1780 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. 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 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 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. Vol. III (ff. 18). Weekly (Aug. 1739-Dec. 1751) and monthly (Jan. 1752-Dec. 1783) analyses of receipts and payments; 1739-1783. Compiled by Strahan from his cash books (see notes on f. 1) and preceded (f. 2) by a summary of the analys..., 1739-1783 British Library
referencedIn STRAHAN PAPERS. Vols. IV, V (ff. ii+ 103, 14). Accounts of W. Strahan for printing work; 1752-1768. 48803 A is preceded (ff. lb-13) by an index and (ff. i, 1) by miscellaneous addresses, etc., and followed (ff. 102b-103b) by notes of birthdays, etc.,..., 1752-1768 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANE0US LEGAL DOCUMENTS relating to the business and estate of William Strahan (formerly Strachan), printer, and his successors, for an account of which see the description of Add. MSS. 48800-48918 above; 1763-1855. Presented, with Add. MSS. 4... British Library
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