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Publishers Collection

Background imagePublishers Collection: Stockport Viaduct

Stockport Viaduct circa 1850. Coloured lithograph issued by Bradshaw and Blacklock, the original publishers of Bradshaws railway guides Date: circa 1850

Background imagePublishers Collection: Specimens of type, Leadenhall Press, London

Specimens of type, Leadenhall Press, London
Specimens of type from The Leadenhall Press, Ltd, 50 Leadenhall Street, London EC. circa 1900

Background imagePublishers Collection: Beirut, Lebanon - Souk-et-Gamil

Beirut, Lebanon - Souk-et-Gamil - with clothes stalls and shops and at the end the premices of the producers of this card! Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePublishers Collection: The Railway Children

The Railway Children
Publishers postcard advertisement for The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit. Artist: Charles Brock

Background imagePublishers Collection: Sir Adolph Tuck, Chairman of Raphael Tuck and Sons

Sir Adolph Tuck, Chairman of Raphael Tuck and Sons
Sir Adolph Tuck, 1st Baronet, Chairman of fine art postcard publishers Raphael Tuck and Sons, portrait by Solomon J Solomon Date: circa 1910

Background imagePublishers Collection: Hill Climbers, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England

Hill Climbers, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England
Hill Climbers (Abraham Brothers - George and Ashley), climbing near Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria, England. They made a photographic record of the exploits of many of the climbing pioneers

Background imagePublishers Collection: RMS Titanic - letter, Mabel Francatelli, passenger

RMS Titanic - letter, Mabel Francatelli, passenger
RMS Titanic - First Class passenger Mabel Francatelli. A fascinating letter from Mattison, Davey & Rader of New York to Miss Francatelli dated 17 April 1956

Background imagePublishers Collection: Sampson, Low, Marston and Company, publishers

Sampson, Low, Marston and Company, publishers
Mr Edward Marston Senior, seated, and Mr R B Marston, standing, of Sampson, Low, Marston and Company, publishers. Studio portrait. Founded in 1793, the company was renowned for publishing in London

Background imagePublishers Collection: Angus and Robertson Advertisement

Angus and Robertson Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Angus and Robertson Limited, Sydney based publishers. The image shows a design for a book cover for A Book For Kids, by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis

Background imagePublishers Collection: Tyrrell's Limited Advertisement

Tyrrell's Limited Advertisement
An image used as part of an advertisement for Tyrrell's Limited, booksellers, art dealers and publishers. The picture showcases a figurine of Pu-Tai Ho-Shang

Background imagePublishers Collection: Beautiful Gruss Aus Bavarian postcard

Beautiful Gruss Aus Bavarian postcard
The card shows revellers in a crowd in festive costumes - soldiers, musicians and serving maids etc.It is from Fuerther-Kirchweih which is famous for its festivals. Date: circa 1900

Background imagePublishers Collection: Lewis Carroll Memorial, West Shore Llandudno

Lewis Carroll Memorial, West Shore Llandudno
Lewis Carroll Memorial has a small rabbit figure on top. Date: circa 1960

Background imagePublishers Collection: Cessna 501 Citation I-SP N66AG

Cessna 501 Citation I-SP N66AG (msn ), of Publishers Air Service. Date: circa 1990

Background imagePublishers Collection: 1902 Christmas Card Advetisement

1902 Christmas Card Advetisement
C W Faulkner were prolific publishers of postcards and greetings cards in the early 1900s. This is a cover of an advertising card used to promote their new designs in 1902 Date: 1902

Background imagePublishers Collection: Musical comedy, The Medal and the Maid, song, She ought to have a prize for that

Musical comedy, The Medal and the Maid, song, She ought to have a prize for that, music by Sidney Jones, words by Charles H Taylor. Simon Pentweazle (Mr J Robert Hale)

Background imagePublishers Collection: Frontispiece illustration, The Ice Desert, by Jules Verne

Frontispiece illustration, The Ice Desert, by Jules Verne -- He had plunged his knife up to the hilt in the animals throat. Date: circa 1900

Background imagePublishers Collection: Front cover design, The Ice Desert, by Jules Verne

Front cover design, The Ice Desert, by Jules Verne. Date: circa 1900

Background imagePublishers Collection: Advert, Wests music publishers, Moor Street, London

Advert, Wests music publishers, Moor Street, London
Advert for West s, music publishers, 12 Moor Street, Charing Cross Road, London, September 1919. Featuring the Hawaiian Music from a play at the Palace Theatre, The Bird of Paradise

Background imagePublishers Collection: Cookery Book

Cookery Book
Publishers postcard advertisement for The Bachelor Girls Cookery Book. Artist: L.R.J. Date: 1910

Background imagePublishers Collection: Radclyffe Hall and Lady Troubridge

Radclyffe Hall and Lady Troubridge
Radclyffe Hall (1880 - 1943), English poet and author (on the right) with her partner Una, Lady Troubridge (1887 - 1963) at a party given by the publishers Heinemann Date: November 1935

Background imagePublishers Collection: The Design Department of Raphael Tuck & Sons

The Design Department of Raphael Tuck & Sons
The designing room at Raphael Tuck & Sons, fine art publishers of prints, cards, Almanacks and postcards, staffed largely by women

Background imagePublishers Collection: Adolph Tuck of Raphael Tuck passing a card design

Adolph Tuck of Raphael Tuck passing a card design
Adolph Tuck, Sir Adolph Tuck, 1st Baronet (1854-1926), fine art publisher and chairman of Raphael Tuck & Sons, pictured with his son passing a design for a Christmas card in 1903

Background imagePublishers Collection: Joseph Williams Ltd, Great Portland Street, London

Joseph Williams Ltd, Great Portland Street, London
Joseph Williams Ltd, music publishers and sellers, 32 Great Portland Street, London. circa 1910s

Background imagePublishers Collection: Charles & William Ingram

Charles & William Ingram
CHARLES AND WILLIAM INGRAM Publishers, sons of Herbert Ingram, managing directors of the Illustrated London News. Date: 1892

Background imagePublishers Collection: Publishers office

Publishers office
Office of Howard Wilford Bell, publishers. Assembly or packing room of Howard Wilford Bell, Publisher of the Unit Books, at 5th Avenue between 28th and 29th Streets

Background imagePublishers Collection: Fleet Street - looking west from Ludgate Circus

Fleet Street - looking west from Ludgate Circus, London - at the time of this photograph, the majority of the buildings and offices were used for Editorial, Printing and Publishing works

Background imagePublishers Collection: Buildings in Printing House Square, New York City, USA

Buildings in Printing House Square, New York City, USA -- from left to right, the World, the Sun, the Journal, the Tribune, the American Tract Society, the Times, the Press

Background imagePublishers Collection: Leading London Publishers in 1899

Leading London Publishers in 1899
Page from The Sketch magazine featuring portraits of leading London publishers. Top row from left: Mr T. Norton Longman, Mr C. J. Longman, Mr Frederick Macmillan

Background imagePublishers Collection: John Murray, publisher

John Murray, publisher
Sir John Murray IV (18511928), publisher to Queen Victoria, fourth scion of the Londons oldest publishing firm. Date: 1899

Background imagePublishers Collection: Book - Verne - Listed works

Book - Verne - Listed works
An advertisement by Vernes publishers, J Hetzel & Co of 18 rue Jacob, Paris, showing book titles and prices for his and other authors works 1891

Background imagePublishers Collection: John Baptist Cramer

John Baptist Cramer
JOHN BAPTIST CRAMER English pianist and composer, born in Germany; founder of Cramer & Co, music publishers (1824) Date: 1771 - 1858

Background imagePublishers Collection: Clarke & Davies photographic shop, Museum Street, London

Clarke & Davies photographic shop, Museum Street, London
Clarke & Davies photographic publishers shop, Museum Street, London WC. circa 1910s

Background imagePublishers Collection: Invoice from Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd

Invoice from Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, to Mr Frank Blackley, for the supply of one hundred greetings cards, total cost ten shillings and ten pence. Date: circa 1891

Background imagePublishers Collection: Cover design, Riviera Celebrities

Cover design, Riviera Celebrities, containing sketches from life by Leo Browne, with a preface by E Phillips Oppenheim, and text by Ysabel De Witte. Date: 1925

Background imagePublishers Collection: Scouting silhouettes by H. L. Oakley

Scouting silhouettes by H. L. Oakley -- third page of a leaflet by B Haram & Co, printers and publishers of The Daily Arrowe, showing scouts and camping scenes

Background imagePublishers Collection: DIDEROT Denis. L Encyclop餩e

DIDEROT Denis. L Encyclop餩e
DIDEROT, Denis (1713-1784). French erudite writer and philosopher. L Encyclop餩 e. Preliminary speech of the publishers. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona

Background imagePublishers Collection: Composers and publishers of Tipperary, WW1

Composers and publishers of Tipperary, WW1
The makers of " Its a Long, Long Way to Tipperary" - Harry Williams, part-composer and author; Mr Bert Feldman, the publisher and Jack Judge

Background imagePublishers Collection: Portrait illustration of Christopher Plantin

Portrait illustration of Christopher Plantin, an influential French book printer, publisher and renaissance humanist. Date: 1588

Background imagePublishers Collection: Portrait of Johann Froben

Portrait of Johann Froben (Johannes Frobenius in Latin). Famous printer and publisher from Basel

Background imagePublishers Collection: Portland, Me. To the citizens of Portland this picture is mo

Portland, Me. To the citizens of Portland this picture is most respectfully dedicated by the publishers. Date c1855

Background imagePublishers Collection: Aftermath of fire, Salisbury Square, London

Aftermath of fire, Salisbury Square, London
The aftermath of a fire in Salisbury Square, at the time the heart of the newspaper world of London. A disastrous fire broke out in Dorset Buildings

Background imagePublishers Collection: C. Arthur Pearson

C. Arthur Pearson
Cyril Arthur Pearson (1866 - 1921), English newspaper and magazine publisher.. Date: 1904

Background imagePublishers Collection: W. H. Smith

W. H. Smith bookbinding works in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire Date: c. 1905

Background imagePublishers Collection: Durand music publishers, Paris, France

Durand music publishers, Paris, France
The front entrance to the shop of Durand & Cie, music publishers, Paris, France. Date: early 1960s

Background imagePublishers Collection: Book publishers

Book publishers
Book Covers, Walter Dunn Publisher. An office of Walter Dunn, publisher; elaborate chandelier, books and office furniture visible

Background imagePublishers Collection: Adverts for Mrs Beetons Book of Household Management

Adverts for Mrs Beetons Book of Household Management
Two pages of advertisements for Mrs Beetons Book of Household Management and other Cookery Books, still going strong in the early 20th century



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