Records, 1790-1840.

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Records, 1790-1840.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38008125

Collection consists of letters from forty correspondents to Cadell & Davies, a publishing company in London, England. Most of the letters discuss books, the book trade, and publishing.

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7399364

University of California, Los Angeles

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Cadell & Davies.

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The British publishing and bookselling firm of Cadell & Davies was established in 1793 as a joint partnership between Thomas Cadell (1773-1836) and William Davies (d. 1820). The pair inherited the business from Cadell's father, Thomas Cadell the elder (1742-1802), and carried on his legacy as a leader of the London book trade. After Davies's death in 1820, Cadell began publishing under his own name. The firm was dissolved in 1836 when Cadell died, although sale of the remaining copyrights an...

Caddell & Davies.

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Thomas Caddell was born in Bristol, England, in 1742; apprenticed to London bookseller and publisher Andrew Millar, 1758; became Millar's partner in 1765 and took over business in 1767; published Gibbon and Blackstone and was an original member of famous dining club of booksellers which met monthly at Shakespeare Tavern; retired in 1793 and died in 1802; succeeded by his son, Thomas Cadell (1773-1836); Cadell the elder chose William Davies as Cadell the younger's partner, and the firm was named ...