St. Paul's Bibliographies

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St. Paul's Bibliographies was a publishing company founded by Robert S. Cross (1925-2011) in 1979 in Winchester, England that specialized in bibliographical works and book history more generally. In the 1980s, the firm co-published in the US with Omnigraphics of Detroit. In 1992 the firm began co-publishing with Oak Knoll Press, and in 1993 Oak Knoll took over US distribution. [1] In 1997 St. Paul's Bibliographies was purchased by Oak Knoll Press who continued many of its series under its own publishing imprint. [2] Oak Knoll continued to issue publications under the St. Paul's Bibliographies imprint until 2015.

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St. Paul's Bibliographies published a wide variety of books, many of their publications were issued in the context of several series including the Winchester Bibliographies of Twentieth-Century Writers, the Publishing Pathways Series, and the Print Network Series.

Important series and titles

Winchester Bibliographies of Twentieth-Century Writers

Publishing Pathways Series

Published papers from the annual Book Trade History Conference edited by Myers, Robin, Michael Harris and Giles Mandelbrote. St. Paul's Bibliographies published this series in the UK between 1988 and 2000, Earlier editions in the series were published by Oxford Polytechnic Press and later volumes in the series were published by the British Library.

Collected papers from the annual British Book Trade History Seminar Series, later renamed the Print Networks conference series. [29] The lecture series was founded by Peter Isaac and the published papers were edited by Peter Isaac and Barry McKay. After 2000 the series was published by Oak Knoll Press.


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Citations

  1. ↑ "St. Paul's Bibliographies". The Oak Knoll Biblio-Blog. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  2. ↑ www.bibliopolis.com. "St. Paul's Bibliographies". Oak Knoll. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  3. ↑ Gallup, Donald (1983). Ezra Pound, a bibliography. Charlottesville: Published for the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia and St. Paul's Bibliographies by the University Press of Virginia. OCLC   1120928144.
  4. ↑ Higginson, Fred H; Williams, William Proctor (1987). A bibliography of the writings of Robert Graves. Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies. ISBN   978-0-906795-16-3. OCLC   813661695.
  5. ↑ Eads, Peter (2007). H.E. Bates: a bibliographical study. New Castle, DE; London: Oak Knoll Press ; British Library. ISBN   978-1-58456-215-3. OCLC   166874012.
  6. ↑ Gill, Evan; Corey, D. Steven; MacKenzie, Julia (1991). Eric Gill: a bibliography. Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies. ISBN   978-0-906795-53-8. OCLC   185800855.
  7. ↑ Luedeking, Leila; Edmonds, Michael (2002). Leonard Woolf: a bibliography . Winchester: St Paul's bibliographies. ISBN   978-1-873040-10-2. OCLC   469692305.
  8. ↑ Harlow, Sylvia (1993). W.H. Davies: a bibliography. Winchester (GB); New Castle (Del.): Saint Paul's Bibliographies ; Oak Knoll Books. ISBN   978-1-873040-00-3. OCLC   464143528.
  9. ↑ Lilley, George Peter (1993). Anthony Powell: a bibliography . Winchester, UK; New Castle, DE: St Paul's Bibliographies ; Oak KnollBooks. ISBN   978-1-873040-15-7. OCLC   434450096.
  10. ↑ Cross, Robert; Perkin, Michael (1996). Elspeth Huxley: a bibliography. Winchester, UK; New Castle, Del.: St. Paul's Bibliographies ; Oak Knoll Press. ISBN   978-1-884718-17-5. OCLC   477204260.
  11. ↑ Walsdorf, John J; Allen, Bonnie J; Symons, Julian; Keating, Henry Raymond Fitzwater (1996). Julian Symons: a bibliography. New Castle; Winchester: Oak Knoll Press ; St. Paul's Bibliographies. OCLC   749775268.
  12. ↑ Fenwick, Gillian (1998). George Orwell: a bibliography . Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies. ISBN   978-1-873040-05-8. OCLC   901222870.
  13. ↑ Cross, Robert S; Hulme, Ann Ravenscroft (1999). Vita Sackville-West: a bibliography. Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies. ISBN   978-1-58456-004-3. OCLC   246082659.
  14. ↑ Hammond, Wayne G (2000). Arthur Ransome: a bibliography. Winchester; New Castle: St Paul's Bibliographies ; Oak Knoll Press. ISBN   978-1-58456-022-7. OCLC   947836158.
  15. ↑ Chambers, M. Clark (2002). Kay Boyle: a bibliography. Winchester [Hampshire]; New Castle, Del.: St. Paul's Bibliographies ; Oak Knoll Press. OCLC   48013154.
  16. ↑ Myers, Robin; Harris, Michael, eds. (1988). Pioneers in bibliography: [papers presented at a seminar in book trade history, 27/28 November 1987 . Winchester: St Paul's Bibliographies. ISBN   978-0-906795-69-9. OCLC   185800874.
  17. ↑ Myers, Robin; Harris, Michael (1989). Fakes and frauds: varieties of deception in print & manuscript. Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies. ISBN   978-0-906795-77-4. OCLC   185800895.
  18. ↑ Myers, Robin; Harris, Michael (1990). Spreading the word: the distribution networks of print 1550-1850[based on the papers given at the eleventh annual conference on book trade history held at the centre for Extra-Mural Studies, Birbeck College(University of London) . Winchester (GB): St Paul's Bibliographies. ISBN   978-0-906795-87-3. OCLC   417267253.
  19. ↑ Myers, Robin; Harris, Michael (1991). Property of a gentleman: the formation, organisation and dispersal of the private library 1620-1920. Winchester: St Paul's Bibliographies. ISBN   978-0-906795-99-6. OCLC   894037120.
  20. ↑ Myers, Robin; Harris, Michael, eds. (1992). Censorship & the control of print: in England and France 1600-1910 . Winchester: St Paul's Bibliographies. ISBN   978-1-873040-16-4. OCLC   27769186.
  21. ↑ Myers, Robin; Birkbeck College (London); Centre for Extra-Mural Studies; Conference on Book Trade History, eds. (1993). Serials and their readers: 1620-1914. Winchester; New Castle DE: St. Paul's Bibliographies ; Oak Knoll Press. ISBN   978-1-873040-20-1. OCLC   612102455.
  22. ↑ Myers, Robin; Harris, Michael (1994), A millennium of the book: production, design & illustration in manuscript & print, 900-1900, St. Paul's Bibliographies ; Oak Knoll Press, OCLC   317731661
  23. ↑ Myers, Robin; Harris, Michael (1995). A genius for letters: booksellers and bookselling from the 16th to the 20th century. Winchester; New Castle (Delaware): St. Paul's bibliographie ; Oak Knoll Press. ISBN   978-1-884718-16-8. OCLC   407343162.
  24. ↑ Myers, Robin; Harris, Michael, eds. (1996). Antiquaries, book collectors and the circles of learning. Winchester; New Castle, DE: St Paul's Bibliographies ; Oak Knoll Press. ISBN   978-1-873040-29-4. OCLC   185851914.
  25. ↑ Hunt, Arnold; Mandelbrote, Giles; Shell, Alison; McKenzie, D.F; Myers, Robin (1997). The book trade and its customers, 1450-1900: historical essays for Robin Myers. Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies. ISBN   978-1-873040-42-3. OCLC   901699770.
  26. ↑ Myers, Robin; Harris, Michael (1998). Medicine, mortality, and the book trade. Folkestone, Kent [England]; New Castle, DE: St Paul's Bibliographies, Ltd. ; Oak Knoll Press. ISBN   978-1-884718-81-6. OCLC   50725665.
  27. ↑ Isaac, Peter; McKay, Barry (1999). The human face of the book trade: print culture and its creators . Winchester, Hampshire; New Castle, DE: St. Paul's Bibliographies ; Oak Knoll. ISBN   978-1-58456-003-6. OCLC   407693133.
  28. ↑ Myers, Robin; Harris, Michael, eds. (1999). Journeys through the market: travel, travellers and the book trade. New Castle (Del.); Folkestone (Kent): Oak Knoll Press. ISBN   978-1-58456-014-2. OCLC   466739865.
  29. ↑ "Print Networks". CPHC. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  30. ↑ Isaac, Peter; McKay, Barry (1997). Images and Texts: their Production and Distribution in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies. ISBN   978-1-873040-48-5. OCLC   860421014.
  31. ↑ Isaac, Peter; McKay, Barry (1998). The reach of print: making, selling and using books. Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies. ISBN   978-1-873040-51-5. OCLC   860200738.
  32. ↑ Isaac, Peter; McKay, Barry (1999). The human face of the book trade: print culture and its creators . Winchester, Hampshire; New Castle, DE: St. Paul's Bibliographies ; Oak Knoll. ISBN   978-1-58456-003-6. OCLC   407693133.
  33. ↑ Seminar on the British Book Trade; Isaac, Peter; McKay, Barry, eds. (2000). The mighty engine: the printing press and its impact : [proceedings of the. Winchester (GB); New Castle (Del.): St Paul's bibliographies ; Oak Knoll Press. ISBN   978-1-873040-61-4. OCLC   468517833.
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