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Total number of records: 1732

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items1668
Archives64

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Herbert Read Collection1732
Brotherton Collection1724
English Literature9

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
art76
english poetry42
aesthetics30
literature, modern27
anarchism24
art, modern21
english literature21
psychoanalysis21
criticism20
painting18

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain22
China10
France9
Spain7
Greece5
Soviet Union4
Italy3
Rome3
Russia3
Egypt2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)73
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)42
Wilson, John Dover (1881-1969)40
Jung, C G (1875-1961)37
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834)24
Dobree, Bonamy (1891-1974)20
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-183416
Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas (1863-1944)16
Wordsworth, William (1770-1850)14
Wordsworth, William, 1770-185014

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From 180015
From 19001634
From 20001

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 18995
Up to 19991609
Up to latest36

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Alison Press

1968

This file contains 1 letter from the publishing company Alison Press. The letter is signed by Banks [?] and originally accompanied a copy of Piers Paul Read's second book: 'I cannot tell you how delig...

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Beacon Press

1955 - 1967

Correspondence and associated material relating to the publisher Beacon Press, Boston. Letters relate to the reprinting of books and essays including Julien Benda and the New Humanism, Art and Society...

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Chanticleer Press

1951

This file contains 1 letter to Herbert Read from Milton Rugoff at the publisher Chanticleer Press, currently negotiating books for other publishers. Rugoff asks Read to consider writing an introducto...

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Freedom Press

Richards, Vernon (1915-)

1950

1 manuscript list of the number of Herbert Read's books sold by Freedom Press at 31st December 1950.

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Grove Press

1958

Correspondence with the publisher Grove Press relating to the availability of photographic prints for the Tenth Muse.

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Horizon Press

1953 - 1968

Correspondence and associated material relating to American publications of Read's work by the publisher Horizon Press. Several letters from and relating to Faber and Faber are included in the file, r...

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Ibis Press

1964

This file contains a request for sponsorship of Ibis Press, along with a document titled Tradition and Revival: A proposal for publishing, prepared by the editors of the press.

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Oriole Press

1963

2 manuscript letters from Joseph Ishill at the Oriole Press, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. The letters relate to an essay of Herbert Read's on Eric Gill, which Oriole Press published in a limited edit...

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Vine Press

1960 - 1962

Correspondence relating to publications of Herbert Read's work by The Vine Press, including Design and Tradition.

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Vision Press

1962 - 1967

Correspondence with Arthur Owen at Vision Press, chiefly relating to Poetry and Experience.

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Books from Stanbrook Abbey Press and the Vine Press

Stanbrook Abbey. Press

[1965]

Issued on the occasion of the exhibition of books from the two presses held from 16-30 October 1965. Title from cover.

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Edinburgh University Press

1961

This file contains a speculative letter from A.R. Turnbull at Edinburgh University Press, asking Herbert Read if he would be interested in publishing a book with them, with a carbon copy of Read's re...

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