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Carter, John Waynflete, 1905-1975 (bibliographer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1905 - 1975

Biography

John W. ('Jake') Carter was a bookseller and bibliographer. He is best remembered as the co-author (with Graham Pollard) of An enquiry into the nature of certain nineteenth century pamphlets (1934) which exposed the forgeries of Harry Buxton Forman and Thomas J. Wise. Chief among his other books is ABC for book-collectors (5 editions in his lifetime, 1952-72). Carter was the head of the London rare-book department of Charles Scribner's Sons 1927-1953, after which he joined the firm of Sotheby's, opening their New York office in 1955. He was later a director of the firm. Carter was a friend of Stanley Morison, and was one of the organizers of the exhibition 'Printing and the Mind of Man' in 1963 (see MS Add. 9827).

Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

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 Sub-Series

Printing and the mind of man, 1960-1963

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9812/B5
Scope and Contents

An exhibition held at the British Museum and Earls Court, in connection with the Eleventh International Printing Machinery and Allied Trades Exhibition (IPEX), 16-27 July 1963.

Dates: 1960-1963
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Papers of Stanley Morison / Papers arising from Morison's occupations and projects
 Sub-Series

Printing and the mind of man, ed. John Carter and Percy H. Muir (1967), 1963-1967

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9812/A66
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series consists of papers, including correspondence, relating to Morison's published and unpublished compositions (except memoranda internal to the Monotype Corporation and The Times). Also included are some items which, although not properly compositions of Morison, incorporate his work, whether in supervision, editing, or design.

Dates: 1963-1967
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Papers of Stanley Morison / Compositions of Morison
 Fonds

'Printing and the Mind of Man' Papers

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9827
Scope and Contents 'Printing and the Mind of Man' was the title of two exhibitions in connection with the Eleventh International Printing Machinery and Allied Trades Exhibition (IPEX) in 1963. A book with the same title was published in 1967. The larger exhibition was part of IPEX at Earls Court, 16-27 July 1963. There were two 'components', one covering the historical evolution of printing techniques, and the other the impact of printing upon Western civilization. The latter was the responsiblity of a...
Dates: 1962-1972
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library
 File

Scribners, 23 Bedford Square, London, WC 1, 1951-1953 (circa)

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8214/139
Scope and Contents

compliment slip and page from Art Ancien, Zurich, cat.42

Dates: 1951-1953 (circa)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Alan Noel Latimer Munby: Biographical Papers / Correspondence and papers
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