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London Book Trades Database

The London Book Trades database, developed by Michael L. Turner, currently contains entries for just over 30,000 individuals active in the London book trades from the introduction of printing to around 1830. Emphasis is placed on recording specific events in each individual's life, and on recording the inter-relationships, both familial and professional, within the trade.

It is the declared intention of the Bibliographical Society and the Oxford Bibliographical Society to publish jointly a web-based version of the database, which is currently being developed.

In the meantime, a full copy of the database itself (in Microsoft Access format) is available for download from the School of Advanced Study E-Repository. (NB. File is very large.) A finding index of all the individuals listed in the database is also available (as a text file).

Comment and queries may be sent to londonbooktrades@btinternet.com