Letters to Cadell and Davies
Single Item
MS. Eng. lett. c. 141
Held at the Weston Library
Correspondence of Cadell and Davies, booksellers and publishers, 1791-1830.
Dates
- Creation: 1791-1830
Extent
259 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. c. 141, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. c. 141
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 7563
Abstract
Letters to Cadell and Davies
Biographical / Historical
Cadell and Davies was an English publishing company established in London in 1793 by bookseller and publisher Thomas Cadell the younger (1773-1836) and his apprentice, William Davies (d. 1820), when Thomas Cadell the elder (1742-1802) bequeathed his business to them. They shut down after Davies death in 1819.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent, with copies or drafts of many replies.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given anonymously, 1950.
Bibliography
- The letters were printed in full or in abstract by T. Besterman, The publishing firm of Cadell and Davies (London, 1938).
Subject
- Cadell & Davies | Publishers (1747-1931) (Organisation)
- Title
- Letters to Cadell and Davies
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whicelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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