A The CHEAP BOOKSTALL, vide The Athenæum, Nov., 1861. HUNT UP OLD WORKS ON ART." “I CONSULTED every ARTIST I met—the answer invariably was, Get up the Subject, READ UP for it, HUNT UP OLD WORKS ON ART at the CHEAP BOOKSTALL in the Brompton Road; in fine, look up PARSONS'” (vide The Builder, February, 1877). Edwin Parsons & Sons, FINE ART & GENERAL BOOK & PRINTSELLERS , DEALERS IN Pictures, Bronzes, and Works of Art, Respectfully invite Artists, Connoisseurs, Book-hunters, &c., to inspect their extensive Collection of Works on Art, including the Galleries, Costume, Portraits, Pageants, Architecture, Decoration, Ornament, Sculpture, Emblems, Early Woodcuts, Gems, Picturesque Scenery, Artistic Anatomy, County Histories, Practical & Theoretical Works on the Fine Arts, and General Literature. 50,000 Volumes and 80,000 Engravings on Sale. The Builder, July 28th, 1883). Art Books (at less than half-price) suitable for Art Prizes. LICENSED ART and LITERARY VALUERS for PURCHASE or PROBATE. Gentlemen, Executors, and others, wishing to DISPOSE of BOOKS on ART or GENERAL LITERATURE, will find most Liberal Buyers in E. P. & Sons, who have continual demands for the same. Removals without expense to Vendors. PAINTINGS and DRAWINGS by the OLD MASTERS. New Gallery of Pictures, Bronzes, Miniatures, and Objets d’Art just added. OLD PAINTINGS, Drawings, Engravings, and WORKS OF ART Of every description Bought for Cash. ADDRESS-45, BROMPTON ROAD, LONDON, S.W. (OPPOSITE TATTERSALL'S.) CATALOGUES issued Monthly (Post Free on application). MAR 1899 1898 D15.11.2 B6460,5 LIBRARY Preface. SOME OME books, like some trees, grow from a mere seed. The first germ of this book was sown in the year 1886, and brought forth a tiny volume of 72 pages—an imperfect catalogue of Second-hand Book Dealers in the United Kingdom and nothing more; the second edition, appearing in 1888, rose to 174 pages; the third, in 1891, assumed an international character, and in the attempt to * put a girdle round about the earth,” grew to 376 pages ; the fourth, in 1894, exhibited further signs of development; and the present, the fifth of the series, with enlargements in all sections, has expanded to 420 pages. Beyond these salutary indications of growth in itself, this book has given birth to numerous offspring—works differing in some degree from the parent form—but bearing unmistakable evidence of their origin. This edition of the Directory, in addition to the usual contents, supplies the names and addresses of firms dealing in NEW BOOKS a large increase of matter which has necessitated the use of rather smaller type in the first division of the work. The two classes of Booksellersdealers in NEW and in SECOND-HAND literature- —are clearly distinguished, so that in mailing announcements it will be a simple matter to address one br the other as desired. iv. Unusual pains have been taken to make the lists complete up to the moment of going to press. Proof slips for revision and correction have been posted to every town of importance in the United Kingdom and abroad, a safeguard which has delayed publication, but with the result of securing probably the most accurate register of bona fide dealers in books that has hitherto been published. The Editor is indebted to MR. DANIEL HIPWELL for a careful and exchaustive Bibliography, which includes Works of Reference upon all subjects , Book-Plates ; Concordances ; Book and Library Catalogues ; and Trade Journals. The alphabetical arrangement is followed throughout, either in the order of towns or of names of persons. The Editor has received various suggestions tending on the whole to increase the practical value of the Directory. Some of these have been adopted, others, owing to considerations of space, could not be utilised in the present issue. Thanks are due and are cordially tendered to those who have so kindly responded to enquiries, or volunteered valuable information. ROCHDALE, NOVEMBER 4TH, 1898. Contents. NUMERICAL SUMMARY OF ADDRESSES IN THE DIRECTORY. CARRIERS AND FORWARDING AGENTS : LONDON OFFICES BOOK AUCTIONEERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Book PUBLISHERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM Book PUBLISHERS IN CANADA...... Book PUBLISHERS IN THE UNITED STATES EQUIVALENT VALUES OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN MONEY CANADA, UNITED STATES.. CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, WEST INDIES..... 198 199–203 204 207-233 234-253 254-271 272-275 vi. PUBLIC LIBRARIES—AFRICA ASIA, CHINA, INDIA, JAPAN, &c. THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE... BOOK-PLATES (Ex-LIBRIS) BOOK AND LIBRARY CATALOGUES, TRADE JOURNALS, &c. 275–276 276-278 279–281 281-288 289-302 303-304 305-312 313–344 344-345 345–346 346-347 348-351 352-354 355-357 358 358 359-360 360-361 362-363 363 364 364 364 365-366 367 The International Directory of Booksellers, FOURTH EDITION, 1894, CONTAINING GLOSSARY OF FOREIGN AND TECHNICAL TERMS ; BURNS CLUBS AND SCOTTISH SOCIETIES ; and much other matter of permanent value, not contained in the present edition. The remaining copies are Reduced to 3/- post free. |