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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

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 Fonds

Thomas Cobden-Sanderson: The ideal book

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8456
Scope and Contents 'The ideal book or book beautiful: a tract on caligraphy, printing, and illustration', a copy by Edward Johnston commissioned by the author. On the flyleaf is the signaure of Cobden-Sanderson and the inscription 'To Greta Johnston. In memory of a friendship. A. C-S. July 1924'. There are sixteen lines of verse by Johnston at the end of the volume. The book is accompanied by a letter from Miss Bridget Johnston to Geoffrey Keynes, 11 January 1946, and another from 'John' to Keynes, 16 October...
Dates: 1900
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).
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Typesetters', readers' and machinists' records, 1796 - 1981

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/CUP 23
Scope and Contents From the Sub-sub-group:

These are chiefly the financial and production records of the printing operation.

Dates: 1796 - 1981
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Scholarly access to this material may be restricted if it contains information exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000. Please apply in advance to the Cambridge University Press Archivist.
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Typographical Antiquities, 1793-1795 (Circa)

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.3313
Scope and Contents

Comprises accounts of the printers Richard Pinson to Robert Wyer (fos 42-274). These are preceded by lists of books sent to Isaac Herbert (fos 1-35), advertisement (fos 36, 37), and lists of errata (fos 38-41).

Dates: 1793-1795 (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).
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University day books, 1862 - 1947

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/CUP 19
Scope and Contents

These are the printing records of work undertaken for the University. They record: precise date, number of copies, description of work, folio of Bill Book, charges for composition, charges for correction, folio of Press Day Book, charges for Press, folio of Paper Book, quantity and cost of paper, miscellaneous charges (including examination papers), amount.

Dates: 1862 - 1947
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Scholarly access to this material may be restricted if it contains information exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000. Please apply in advance to the Cambridge University Press Archivist.
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Weekly cash accounts, 1831-06 - 1854-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/CUP 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-sub-group:

These are chiefly the financial and production records of the printing operation.

Dates: 1831-06 - 1854-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Scholarly access to this material may be restricted if it contains information exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000. Please apply in advance to the Cambridge University Press Archivist.
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