CIRCULATING
LIBRARIES
1660-1800
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Gibson, 1949. Moved to Bishopsgate by 1669.
N & Q, 1874,i,69 (J.O. Halliwell).
Diary of Robert Hooke, 1935.
Diary of Robert Hooke, 1935.
BL Harl. 5947(20).
Diary of Robert Hooke, 1935.
ABERGAVENNY mom Cox's Circulating Library 1706?
[William Cox]
1806?-22. Followed by John Cox.
British Apollo, August, 1709.
BL Harl. 5947(36).
ST IVES hun Barton's Circulating Library 1718
[George Barton]
Adv. in St Ives Post Boy, Oct. 28, 1718. Kaufman,
Libraries & their Users, 1969.
HUNTINGDON hun Barton's Circulating Library 1718?
[George Barton]
- 1732. Also libraries in
Post Boy, 19 September, 1719.
Post Boy, 27-29 Dec. 1720.
Daily Post, 8 Dec. 1720.
Suggested as possible by Manley. No certain evidence.
- 1740. Succeeded by John Yair.
According to Benjamin Franklin. ESTC has 1719 imprint.
BBTI.
- 1764. Old Whig, 2 Oct. 1735. McKillop p. 479.
McKillop p. 478. Not on ESTC. J. Latimer, Annals of
Imprint to E. Haywood, Agreeable Caledonian, 1728.
Several ESTC imprints.
BBTI.
Silver died in 1740. Advertisement in John Johnson.
- 1744.
ESTC imprints from 1735-43.
BBTI. 1746-79. Labels in John Johnson.
- 1742. Moved to
- 1775.
1736-41.
BBTI.
STOCKTON-ON-TEES dur
1737-40. BBTI. Advertisement in John Johnson.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew
1739-78.
Daily Advertiser, 20 Jan. 1741. Cat. 1739 (BL).
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
BEVERLEY yor Munby's Circulating Library 1740
[John Munby]
VCH East Riding, vol. VI.
- 1770. ESTC imprints. Frederick & Bull
collaborated.
Label in John Johnson.
No certain evidence.
CIRENCESTER glo Hill's Circulating Library 1741
[George Hill]
Cirencester Flying Post, 5 October, 1741.
Daily Advertiser, 17 Nov. 1741.
Daily Post, 18 Oct. 1741.
Cat. [1750?] - Bodley. Daily Advertiser, 16 June 1741.
Later called the Universal Circulating Library. McKillop p. 483. Library
History, viii,3, p. 75. Succeeded by Batho then
Cat. 1748. 1609/462. ESTC t121489 - dated 1748. See
entry under Fancourt. BL copy lacks vol. 2. Bodley has both - Don.e.208.
Cat. 1748 (Bodley). Known as the
Daily Advertiser, 29 Oct. 1742. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
READING ber Newbery's Circulating Library 1742?
[John Newbery]
Moved to
- 1752. Succeeded by
CHELTENHAM glo Hill's Circulating Library 1743?
[George Hill]
Also library in Cirencester. Cirencester Flying Post,
30 May, 1743.
- 1892. BBTI. Cats. 1748 (BL), 1775.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. - 1753?
- 1796. BBTI. Advertisement in John Johnson.
BBTI.
1745-55. BBTI.
1745-52. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
- 1784. ESTC imprints 1749-72. 1773 Imprint in
1493.w.27. Opened in 1745 till 1781. Cat. 1757? Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. 1756
label in Franks.
Cat 1755? Bodley Don.e.207(1). BL has xerox 1600/1471.
Cat. 1761 ESTC. Library History, viii, 3, p. 75. Harvard's copy of the novel
'Twas wrong to marry him (ESTC n014103) has a 15 page "Appeal to the
public" - a defence of their publications and their circulating libraries.
Date = 1773. General Advertiser, 14 May 1745. McKillop p. 483. Cp. ESTC t204463
- sep. pub. "Appeal" - NL C.107.e.58.
Penny London Post, 1-3 Jan. 1746. McKillop p. 483.
Cat. Library History, viii,3, p. 75.
Cat. [1745] - Bodley Don.e.208-9.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
1741 - BBTI. 1746-88. D. Knott, The Book Trade in
BBTI.
Succeeded Allan Ramsay. Full name in a 1747 imprint.
There are ESTC imprints for Mrs Yair. Took over Allan Ramsay's library. Several
imrpints in ESTC. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Adv a cat. in Caledonian Mercury,
Sept. 30, 1746.
Cat. [1745?] - Bodley. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
DAVENTRY noh Clay's Circulating Library 1746?
[John Clay]
- 1775. Northamptonshire RO - D64.
WELLS som Crofts' Circulating Library 1747? [John
Crofts]
- 1766. 1754 imprint in 1295.c.27. Hamlyn's Thesis,
1948.
- 1784. BBTI.
SHAFTESBURY dor Sandell's Circulating Library 1749?
[John Sandell]
BBTI.
FAVERSHAM ken Rigg's Circulating Library 1750?
[James Rigg]
Kentish Post, 5 July, 1755.
KENDAL wes Birket's Circulating Library 1750?
[W. Birket]
Cat. 1759 (
ESTC. Imprint in 1081.h.5. Label in John Johnson and
Franks.
Whitworth's
E.A. Rees, Old
BBTI.
SOUTHWARK sur Osborn's Circulating Library 1750?
[John Osborn]
Label in John Johnson.
WREXHAM den Payne's Circulating Library 1750?
[Thomas Payne]
Rees p. 255. Kaufman Lib. Q. 1963, 306.
-1796. BBTI. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Accounts (
Succeeded Thomas Wright. Cat [1757] - Bodley. Cat.
1767. ESTC. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Eventuall became John Bell's British
Library.
-1766. Moved to Fleet Street in 1756. Also spelled
Lowndes. Daily Advertiser, 31 Dec. 1751. McKillop p. 483. Cat. 1770?
SC.707(10). Cat. 1758? in ESTC. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
- 1754. Proposals for a circulating library of French
books dated January 1, 1750-1. 1890.c.1(18). Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
1752-96. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Succeeded Robert
Watts, d. 1752. Nicholson Died in 1796. Continued by his son (John) and
grandson (john). ESTC has several imprints.
- 1769. ESTC imprints 1753-65. Imprint in 4017.aaa.22.
- 1791.
HOLBORN msx Noble's Circulating Library 1752?
[Francis Noble]
- 1788? Advert. in ESTC - Heal 79.50. Cat. 1759
(Bodley). Library History, viii, 3, p. 77. Cp. ESTC n014103 for a defence of
Francis & John, dated 1773.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew
1753-85. 1771 cat. Library History, i,3, p. 89.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew
1753-1803. In partnership with Henry.
- 1781.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
BBTI.
- 1762.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. 1754 imprint.
Label in John Johnson. Possibly the circulating
library in the imprint of ESTC n040530 an advert dated [1750?] for a live bison
from "the wilds of
BAKEWELL der Roe's Circulating Library 1755 [?
Roe]
BBTI.
BURY ST EDMUNDS suf Green's Circulating Library
1755 [William Green]
- 1784.
1758-74. Also spelled Bulkeley. D. Nuttall, Book Trade
in
BUCKINGHAM buk Seeley's Circulating Library 1755?
[
Cat. Bodley. Several ESTC imprints 1751-88.
- 1795?
LEWES sus Verrall's Circulating Library 1755?
[Edward Verrall]
BBTI.
- 1764.
- 1768.
- 1758. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
BBTI.
Imprint in ESTC. Cp. C.171.b.24. Hamlyn's Thesis,
1948.
Succeeded by Margaret Yair.
Died 1771?
1757-1793. Various addresses. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. ESTC has 1757 imprint.
- 1788.
- 1788. Succeeded by M. Gray.
- 1760?
HOLBORN msx Pottinger's Circulating Library 1758
[James Pottinger]
Imprint in 11608/2843.
LEEDS yor
- 1759. BBTI. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
LEWES sus Woodgate's Circulating Library 1758
[John Woodgate]
- 1784.
BBTI.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
Imprint in 1608/2843. ESTC imprints 1758-65. Hamlyn's
Thesis, 1948.
UTTOXETER sta Sanders' Circulating Library 1758
[John Sanders]
- 1766. Also had a library in Wirksworth and
Succeeded by James Sibbald.
BBTI.
- 1760.
-1767. BBTI.
1759-70. BBTI.Newcastle Courant, 10 November, 1759.
GLASGOW lak Home's Circulating Library 1759 [
- 1766.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
STOURBRIDGE wor Heron's Circulating Library 1759
[John Heron]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
Moved to
-1774. 1769 imprint in ESTC. Also imprint on RLIN -
The Brighthelmstone Directory, 1769. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Baker probably
transferred his stock to Tunbridge Wells in 1773 - a MS cat, in the
Felix Farley's
- 1775?
Died in 1762. Succeeded by Samuel Green. Felix
Farley's
Succeeded by Marshall vesey.
Died in 1775.
Kentish Post, 18 June, 1760.
HOLBORN msx Palmer's Circulating Library 1760?
[E. Palmer]
Label in John Johnson.
Known as the Ayrshire Circulating Library. Fragment of
catalogue L.23.c.5(81). Not ESTC?
- 1769; 1779-94.
MARKET HARBOROUGH lei Harrod's Circulating
Library 1760? [William Harrod I]
- 1805. Northampton mercury, 21 January, 1760.
BBTI. Sold to John Wilton in 1788. Harwood also ran
libraries in Cheltenham and
Moved to
BBTI. 1762-95. Bookplate - Cup.21.g.24/7. Hamlyn's
Thesis, 1948.
BBTI. Succeeded Edward Fisher.
-1807. BBTI.
1762-77. BBTI.
FRAMLINGHAM suf Ridley's Circulating Library 1762
[John Ridley]
Also had a library in
Advert. in 08138.dd.61 - 1762. Described as
"new". Label in Banks.
MALMESBURY wil Malmesbury Book Club 1762
1762 BBTI. Plomer. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Label in
John Johnson.
BBTI. Cat. 1762 (Yale U).
WAPPING msx Bodeur's Circulating Library 1762?
[? Bodeur]
Not on ESTC.
1760-94. Died 1794. Succeeded by William Syle. Plomer.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. J.S. Attwood, Booksellers & printers in Devon &
Cornwall, 1917. BLC has 1785 imprint - Cup.408.ss.21.
- 1777? Succeeded by Elizabeth Crompton. Hamlyn's
Thesis, 1948. Label in Franks.
HOLBORN msx Cass' Circulating Library 1763 [William
Cass]
Label in John Johnson and Franks.
Cp. Riley on his own. 1770 Imprint in 1651/559.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
- 1773. Moved to
- 1771. BBTI.
BBTI. Possibly the Richard Dyde recorded as printer at
Wotton-under-Edge?
- 1795. Adv. Aberdeen Journal 1764. ESTC imprints
1766-93. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Cats. 1765, 1779, 1787, 1790, 1800 (ESTC). Also
known as the
Succeeded by Lewis Bull. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
BRIDGWATER som Hodge's Circulating Library 1764
[Matthew Hodge]
- 1766. Western Flying Post, 23 July, 1764.
ESTC 1764-77. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
- 1792. Various addresses. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
DERBY der Fox's Circulating Library 1764? [Samuel
Fox]
Died 1770. L. Greaves, Circulating Libraries of
œEdinburgh Advertiser, 13 January, 1764.
- 1793. Label in Franks.
BBTI. Label in John Johnson.
STRATFORD-ON-AVON war Weale's Circulating
Library 1764? [Fulke G.G. Weale]
BBTI.
- 1778. Label in John Johnson.
- 1805.
- 1767. Cat. 1767 (
- 1811.
HUNTINGDON hun Jenkinson's Circulating Library 1765
[John Jenkinson]
- 1806? Succeeded by his widow, Ann.
- 1796.
- 1797. BBTI.
SHERBORNE dor Goadby's Circulating Library 1765
[Robert Goadby]
Ran a library in
CORK cor Lord's Circulating Library 1765? [Thomas
Lord]
ESTC imprint and advertisement.
- 1786.
- 1779. Plomer.
- 1818. Label in book dated 1762 - P. Murray Hill,
Catalogue 121, no. 111. Cat. 1801 (BL), 1817? (
AYR ayr Meuros' Circulating Library 1766 [James
Meuros]
Also had a library in
BRIDGWATER som Trevor's Circulating Library 1766
[John Trevor]
Western Flying Post, 7 July, 1766.
-1798. BBTI. Label in John Johnson. 1785 label in
Franks.
1771 imprint in C.124.e.22.
1766-95. Kentish Post, 29 January, 1766. D. Knott, The
Book Trade in Kent (Thanet), 1989. 1770 imprint in 11643.e.48(2). New library
built in 1786 - later occupied by Were then Bettison.
MARYLEBONE msx
1792 imprint in ESTC. Moved from
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
EASTCOTT dev Axford's Circulating Library 1766?
[John Axford]
BBTI.
LOUGHBOROUGH lei Sanders' Circulating Library 1766?
[John Sanders]
BBTI.
BBTI.
RICKMANSWORTH her King's Circulating Library 1766?
[Joseph King]
BBTI.
Imprint in 12611.df.19. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
WIRKSWORTH der Sanders' Circulating Library 1766?
[John Sanders II]
- 1773.
1767-97. BBTI. Cat. 1779 BL. C.192.a.80(1). Succeeded
by Mary in 1799? Felix Farley's
GLASGOW lak Robb's Circulating Library 1767 [John
Robb]
HIGH WYCOMBE buk Spicer's Circulating Library 1767
[Ralph Spicer]
BBTI.
- 1806. Numerous imprints in ESTC up to 1799. Imprint
in 4182.aa.20(1). Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Date given is 1801.
HOLBORN msx Gisborne's Circulating Library 1767?
[T.W. Gisborne]
1768 ESTC. Imprint in 11632.e.63. Hamlyn's Thesis,
1948.
Succeeded by Martha Bally in 1774.
1768-1807. D. Knott, The Book Trade in
DALKEITH edi Circulating Library 1768
The New Statistical Account of
Proposals in ESTC. Dated October 29, 1768. Cat. 1786
in ESTC. Records 1768-1848 [
- 1773. Succeeded by John Boosey. Hamlyn's Thesis,
1948.
POCKLINGTON yor Wortley's Circulating Library 1768
[John Wortley]
Moved to
SOUTHAMPTON ham
- 1774. BBTI.
DUNGARVAN wat Circulating Library 1768?
Pabel in Cup.407.a.112 printed in
-1802. BBTI. Glocester Journal, 25 July, 1768.
Cat. 1778? 11903.b.4. Cat. 1775? in ESTC.
- 1797. Plomer.
NEWARK-ON-TRENT not Tomlinson's Circulating
Library 1768? [James Tomlinson]
-1789. Succeeded by his widow Ann.
ST IVES hun Biggs' Circulating Library 1768?
[H. Biggs]
- 1772. Notes & Queries, 4 September, 1907, pp.
201-02.
STROUD glo Hogg's Circulating Library 1768? [Daniel
Hogg]
WOKINGHAM ber Cruttwell's Circulating Library 1768?
[Mrs Elizabeth Cruttwell]
BBTI. Died 1776. Succeeded by her son Thomas C.
Cruttwell. Cats. 1768, 1772. Reading Mercury, 22 February, 1768;
BBTI.
Cat. 1769.
BBTI.
1769-1808. Labels in
BURY ST EDMUNDS suf Deck's Circulating Library 1769?
[Philip Deck]
- 1802.
KNARESBOROUGH yor Hargrove's Circulating
Library 1769? {Ely Hargrove]
Also had a library in
Trade card in Heal Collection (
BBTI.
- 1775. BBTI.
PAISLEY ren Aitken's Circulating Library 1769?
[Robert Aitken]
Kaufman.
- 1786.
- 1792. ESTC imprints to 1790. BBTI to 1800. Hamlyn's
Thesis, 1948.
- 1780. Succeeded by Samuel J. Pratt.
Advert. 1780? ESTC = 1770? ESTC imprints. Label -
BBTI.
BBTI.
WHITECHAPEL msx Lane's Minerva Library 1770 [
1770-1775. Moved to
BLANDFORD FORUM dor Sollers' Circulating
Libraryry 1770? [William Sollers]
-1799. BBTI.
Mentioned in Description of Brighthlemstone [1784].
The first CL in
DEVONPORT dev Maurice's Circulating Library 1770?
[Patrick F. Maurice]
Label in Franks. Bankrupt 1788. Died 1795.
-1800. BBTI.
- 1783. Hampshire Chronicle, 22 February, 1773; 15
December, 1783.
MS Note in 1560/928 (London 1774).
GREAT YARMOUTH nor Swinden's Circulating
Library 1770? [Henry Swinden]
HOLBORN msx Vaughan's Circulating Library 1770?
[Benjamin Vaughan]
- 1777. Library sold. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
LONDON msx James' Circulating Library 1770? [Samuel
James]
MAIDSTONE ken Walker's Circulating Library 1770?
[Richard Walker]
- 1779. Succeeded by his widow Jane. BBTI. Kentish
Gazette, 14 October, 1775; 17 July, 1779.
NEWARK-ON-TRENT not Allin's Circulating Library
1770? [William Allin]
- 1795.
OXFORD oxf Richards' Circulating Library 1770?
[James Richards]
- 1797. BBTI. Oxford Journal, 9 December, 1797.
POOLE dor Brassett's Circulating Library 1770?
[Joseph Brassett]
Label in John Johnson. Bookseller from 1744 (Plomer).
READING ber Knight's Circulating Library 1770?
[Joseph Knight]
BBTI. Label - Forest Books, Catalogue 86, 1998, no.
89.
READING ber Samman's Circulating Library 1770?
[John Samman]
Bankrupt in 1775. Cat. 1775. Berkshire Chronicle, 20
October, 1775; Reading Mercury, 27 November, 1775.
SHEFFIELD yor Creswick's Circulating Library 1770?
[Mrs Ann Creswick]
BBTI.
SOUTHWARK sur Roberts' Circulating Library 1770?
[Henry L. Roberts]
- 1776. BBTI.
STAFFORD sta Feepound's Circulating Library 1770?
[Ellen Feepound]
- 1776.
STAMFORD lin Royce's Circulating Library 1770?
William Royce]
- 1776.
TAMWORTH sta Shelton's Circulating Library 1770?
[Benjamin Shelton]
Birmingham Gazette, 9 December, 1771.
THETFORD nor Watson's Circulating Library 1770?
[John Watson]
Norwich Mercury, 26 August, 1775.
TUNBRIDGE WELLS ken Baker's Circulating Library
1770? [Edmund Baker]
Died 1774. Also referred to as Edward. Succeeded by
Jasper Sprange. ESTC imprints from 1754. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Fire in 1761.
MS cat. in Sprange's had in Tunbridge Wells Museum, dated 1773. Not clear when
the Tunbridge Wells branch was opened.
WARWICK war Clay's Circulating Library 1770?
[Samuel Clay]
- 1772. BBTI. Northampton RO. J. Fergus, PBSA, 1984,
155-213.
WELLS som Evill's Circulating Library 1770? [John
Evill]
WESTMINSTER msx Riley's Circulating Library 1770?
[George Riley]
- 1801. Cp. Cooke's Circulating Library. Imprint in
ESTC. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
WEYMOUTH dor Delamotte's Circulating Library 1770?
[Peter Delamotte]
BBTI.
WINCHESTER ham Burdon's Circulating Library 1770?
[John Burdon]
WINCHESTER ham Greenville's Circulating Library
1770? [- Greenville]
WISBECH cam Ely's Circulating Library 1770? [Edward
Ely]
WORCESTER wor Andrews' Circulating Library 1770?
[Elias Andrews]
- 1821. BBTI. Succeeded by Elizabeth Andrews.
BRISTOL glo James's Circulating Library 1771
[Isaac James]
1800 - 1870.d.1(26). Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Label in
John Johnson.
CHELMSFORD ess Frost's Circulating Library 1771
[Charles Frost]
BBTI. 1771-86. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. ESTC imprints
1773-85. Succeeded by William Clachar. Cat. Ipswich Journal, 12, 26 January,
1771.
HEXHAM nob Hudson's Circulating Library 1771
[Thomas Hudson]
1771 Cat.
IPSWICH suf Hawes' Circulating Library 1771 [Robert
Hawes]
- 1772.
IPSWICH suf Shave's Circulating Library 1771
[William Shave]
- 1792.
WESTMINSTER msx Hall's Circulating Library 1771
[Francis Hall]
ESTC. Imprint in 12611.df.3.
WESTMINSTER msx Jones' Circulating Library 1771
[Benjamin Jones]
- 1774. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
BRECON bre Jones' Circulating Library 1771? [Michael
Jones]
BBTI.
DERBY der Sanders' Circulating Library 1771?
[John Sanders II]
Ceased in 1799. Cats. 1771, 1777 (Derby PL). L.
Greaves, Circulating Libraries of Derby, FLA, 1966. R.P Sturges, Library
History, 1976, pp. 44-52. BLC has 1776 imprint - 1609/270.
EXETER dev Dyer's Circulating Library 1771? [Gilbert
Dyer II]
BBTI. BLC has imprints 1805-28.
WINCHESTER ham Wilkes' Circulating Library 1771?
[John Wilkes]
- 1783. BBTI.
BELFAST ant Warrin's Circulating Library 1772
[Hugh Warrin]
- 1805. ESTC. 1777 imprint in 1488.h.21(4). ESTC
t060081.
CHELMSFORD ess Hassall's Circulating Library 1772
[Mary Hassall]
Succeeded by Samuel Gray.
DOVER ken Brydon's Circulating Library 1772 [Robert
Brydon]
Bought stock of Peter Newport. Kentish Gazette, 23
January, 1773.
GREAT YARMOUTH nor Purnell's Circulating
Library 1772 [Mary Purnell]
Succeeded Henry Swinden.
HINCKLEY lei Ward's Circulating Library 1772
[William Ward]
Coventry Mercury, 2 March, 1772.
LONDON msx Hookham's Circulating Library 1772
[Thomas J. Hookham]
-1818. BBTI. Same as 1832?
LONDON msx Roson's Circulating Library 1772 [John
Roson]
Advert. in 12611.aa.6 - ESTC t031414, The History of
Miss Dorinda Catsby, 1772.
PENRITH cum Soulby's Circulating Library 1772
[Anthony Soulby]
1772-1816. 1797 imprint. BLC has imprints 17 97-1820.
Barry Mackay's file. Barrow RO. Label in John Johnson. Cat. 1808 (Carlisle RO).
READING ber Blackman's Circulating Library 1772
[Samuel Blackman]
Died 1774. Succeeded by Mrs Waugh, sister of John
Waugh, then her husband George.
SHREWSBURY shr Wood's Circulating Library 1772
[Thomas Wood]
Rees p. 256. Cat. 1772. Shrewsbury Chronicle, 23
November, 1772.
STOCKTON-ON-TEES dur Christopher's Circulating
Library 1772 [Robert Christopher]
1772-1819. BBTI.
YORK yor Todd's Circulating Library 1772 [John
Todd]
- 1811.
COVENTRY war Piercey's Circulating Library 1772?
[Joseph W. Piercey]
- 1780. Coventry Mercury, 23 March, 1772.
IPSWICH suf Punchard's Circulating Library 1772?
[Charles Punchard]
1772-89. Tony Copsey, Book Distribution & Printing
in Suffolk 1534-1850, 1994. Succeeded by George Jermyn. Adverts. in Bodley.
ESTC.
MANSFIELD not Heath's Circulating Library 1772?
[Joseph Heath]
BBTI.
READING ber Sanderson's Circulating Library 1772?
[John Sanderson]
Berkshire Chronicle, 18 August, 1775.
SAFFRON WALDEN ess Payn's Circulating Library 1772?
[C. Payn]
Possibly the librarian who fled to America in 1792 for
selling Tom Paine's Rights of man? Two imprints in ESTC.
SITTINGBOURNE ken Senior's Circulating Library 1772?
[David Senior]
BBTI.
TRURO cnw Harry's' Circulating Library 1772?
[William Harry]
BBTI. Label in John Johnson. BLC/ESTC has imprints
[1796]-1800. Sale of stock in 1816 - Royal Cornwall Gazette, 24 February, 1816.
Succeeded by John Harry.
WESTMINSTER msx Vandenburgh's Circulating
Library 1772? [Simon Vandenburgh]
- 1779. Known as the Philoboiblion Library.
YORK yor Peck's Circulating Library 1772? [Edward
Peck]
BBTI.
AMPTHILL bed Giberne's Circulating Library 1773
[Daniel Giberne]
Northampton Mercury, 27 December, 1773.
BATH som Hazard's Circulating Library 1773 [Samuel
Hazard]
1773-1806. Succeeded Thomas Mills. BBTI. Cat. 1789?,
1796 (Bath PL). Label (BL).
BIRMINGHAM war Baddeley's Circulating Library 1773
[J. Baddeley]
BBTI. Birmingham Gazette, 5 July, 1773.
BRISTOL glo Norman's Circulating Library 1773
[Joseph Norman]
Succeeded Thomas Loggan. Bath Chronicle, 24 June,
1773.
CHELMSFORD ess Gray's Circulating Library 1773
[Samuel Gray]
Chelmsford Chronicle, 18 June, 1 October, 1773. Moved
to Maldon.
LIVERPOOL lan Newton's Circulating Library 1773
[Elizabeth Newton]
BBTI.
LONDON msx Boosey's Circulating Library 1773
[John Boosey]
- 1791. ESTC. Imprint in 012618.ee.13. Hamlyn's
Thesis, 1948.
MATLOCK der Fletcher's Circulating Library 1773
[Joseph Fletcher]
Derby Mercury, 16 July, 1773. Temple Coffee House.
Ceased in 1774. Derby Mercury, 19 August, 1774.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE nob Fisher's Circulating
Library 1773 [Richard Fisher]
1773-93. Cat. 1791 C.141.c.18. Bought William
Charnley's Circulating Library in 1773.
TUNBRIDGE WELLS ken Sprange's Circulating
Library 1773? [Jasper Sprange]
- 1818. Succeeded by John Elliott. Adverts. 1795 ESTC.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. MS cat. in Sprange's hand dated 1773 (Tunbridge Wells
Museum). Labels advertising printed cats. in Tunbridge Wells Museum.
BATH som Bally's Circulating Library 1774 [Martha
Bally]
Succeeded by John Bally in 1794.
BRIGHTON sus Thomas's Circulating Library 1774
[R. Thomas]
- 1785? Mentioned in A Description of Brighthelmstone
[1784]. Bookplate in copy of Cook's Second Voyage (1776) on RLIN. Hamlyn's
Thesis, 1948.
DUBLIN dbl Stewart's Circulating Library 1774
[A. Stewart]
1774-1824. Also spelled Stuart. Plomer. Kaufman,
Libraries & their Users, 1969.
LEWES sus Ireland's Circulating Library 1774
[J. Ireland]
Label in Franks. Sussex Weekly Advertiser, 11 July,
1774.
READING ber Waugh's Circulating Library 1774
[Mrs Waugh]
Succeeded Samuel Blackman. Reading Mercury, 16 May, 13
June, 15 August, 1774; 27 November, 1780.
WESTMINSTER msx Swift's Circulating Library 1774
[William T. Swift]
- 1786. rint in 12612.g.16. 1782 imprint in ESTC.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Lasted till 1785.
YORK yor Sotheran's Circulating Library 1774
[Henry Sotheran]
York Chronicle, 1 April, 1774.
BIRMINGHAM war Chapman's Circulating Library 1774?
[Thomas Chapman]
1774-1818. BBTI.
DUBLIN dbl Butler's Circulating Library 1774?
[John Butler]
HIGH WYCOMBE buk Fuller's Circulating Library 1774?
[John Fuller]
Cat. 1774. Joackson's Oxford Journal, 2 April, 1774.
LEEDS yor Ogle's Circulating Library 1774? [Joseph
Ogle]
BBTI.
SOUTHAMPTON ham Linden & Wise's Circulating
Library 1774? [James Linden & John Wise]
BBTI. Linden bankrupt in 1778. Hampshire Chronicle, 23
May, 1774.
SUDBURY suf Culver's Circulating Library 1774?
[Daniel Culver]
BBTI. Chelmsford Chronicle, 9 December, 1774.
BELFAST ant Hay's Circulating Library 1775 [John
Hay]
- 1778. Also known as the Belfast Circulating Library.
DUBLIN dbl Hoey's Circulating Library 1775 [James
Hoey II]
- 1787.
GLOUCESTER glo Baldwin's Circulating Library 1775
[S. & E. Baldwin]
Gloucester Journal, 11 September, 1775.
GREAT YARMOUTH nor Chicheley's Circulating
Library 1775 [H.R. Chicheley]
Ipswich Journal, 9 December, 1775.
LONDON msx Lane's Circulating Library 1775 [William
Lane]
Minerva Library until 1802. Previously in Whitechapel.
READING ber Knight's Circulating Library 1775
[Joseph Knight]
Succeeded John Samman. Reading Mercury, 3 November,
1777. Cat. 1777. Dispersed in 1780. Reading Mercury, 1 May, 1780.
SALISBURY wil Hodson's Circulating Library 1775
[James Hodson]
Salisbury & Winchester Journal, 8 May, 1775.
WESTMINSTER msx Lewis' Circulating Library 1775
[J. Lewis]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
ARUNDEL sus Peadle's Circulating Library 1775?
[J. Peadle]
Label in John Johnson.
ARUNDEL sus White's Circulating Library 1775?
[Thomas White]
Label in John Johnson.
BASINGSTOKE ham Peacock's Circulating Library 1775?
[T. & S. Peacock]
Reading Mercury, 17 July, 1780.
BRIGHTON sus Widgett's Circulating Library 1775?
[Miss E. Widgett]
Mentioned in Description of Brighthelmstone [1784].
BRISTOL glo Gant's Circulating Library 1775?
[William Gant]
Succeeded by John Thorbran
CHESTERFIELD der Calton's Circulating Library 1775?
[- Calton]
Succeeded by Thomas White.
DONCASTER yor Plummer's Circulating Library 1775?
[Charles Plummer]
- 1789. Succeeded by Boys & Sheardown.
DUBLIN dbl Spotswood's Circulating Library 1775?
[William Spotswood]
- 1783. Emigrated to America. Succeeded by T. Jackson.
DUMFRIES duf Boyd's Circulating Library 1775?
[William Boyd]
Dumfries Weekly Journal, 13 January, 1778.
GLOUCESTER glo Harward's Circulating Library 1775?
[Samuel Harward]
- 1782. BBTI. Also ran a library in Cheltenham from
1780.
GOSPORT ham Douglas' Circulating Library 1775?
[- Douglas]
Salisbury & Winchester Journal, 29 June, 1776.
LIVERPOOL lan Crane's Circulating Library 1775?
[Samuel Crane]
MANCHESTER lan Harrison's Circulating Library 1775?
[Robert Harrison]
NORWICH nor Booth's Circulating Library 1775?
[Martin Booth]
- 1783.
OSWESTRY shr Wright's Circulating Library 1775?
[William Wright]
- 1779.
PETERBOROUGH noh Jacob's Circulating Library 1775?
[James R. Jacob]
BBTI.
PETERSFIELD ham Birch's Circulating Library 1775?
[Thomas Birch]
READING ber Jones' Circulating Library 1775?
[Elizabeth Jones]
Reading Mercury, 10 November, 1777.
SOUTHAMPTON ham Ford's Circulating Library 1775?
[Thomas Ford]
Bankrupt in 1781. Label in John Johnson.
WESTMINSTER msx Geary's Circulating Library 1775?
[Charles Geary]
ESTC imprints 1786-90. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Label -
Forest Books, Catalogue 88. "Late Mr. Samuel Noble's" - 27 Great
Marlborough Street. 12 shillings per year.
WESTMINSTER msx Setchell's Circulating Library 1775?
[Henry Setchell]
BBTI.
WOODBRIDGE suf Loder's Circulating Library 1775?
[Robert Loder]
- 1784.
BATH som Tucker's Circulating Library 1776 [A.
Tucker]
Succeeded by Joseph Sheldon & William Meyler.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Phorson's Circulating
Library 1776 [William Phorson]
1781-97. Cat. SC.1396.
CHICHESTER sus Jacques' Circulating Library 1776
[Dennett Jacques]
-1793. BBTI. Label in John Johnson.
RAMSGATE ken Crux's Circulating Library 1776
[Mrs Mary Crux]
1776-82. Kentish Gazette, 14 August, 1776. D. Knott,
The Book Trade in Kent (Thanet), 1989. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
READING ber Berkshire Athenaeum Club 1776
-1995. Minutes, accounts &c. (Berkshire RO).
READING ber Berkshire County Club 1776
-1887. Minutes, accounts &c. (Berkshire RO).
SOUTHAMPTON ham Wise's Circulating Library 1776
[John Wise]
Hampshire Chronicle, 29 July, 1775.
STAMFORD lin Harrod's Circulating Library 1776
[William Harrod]
- 1801. Cat. 1790 900.g.29(3).
STAMFORD lin Pearson's Circulating Library 1776
[Robert Pearson]
Stamford Mercury, 14 November, 1776.
WESTMINSTER msx Dangerfield's Circulating
Library 1776 [Thomas Dangerfield]
BBTI. Succeeded in 1810 by Rice then Scripps then Day.
WHITBY yor Monkman's Circulating Library 1776
[John Monkman]
BBTI.
WOKINGHAM ber Cruttwell's Circulating Library 1776
[Thomas C. Cruttwell]
Succeeded Elizabeth Cruttwell, his mother. Reading
Mercury, 12 February, 1776.
BATH som Sheldon & Meyler's Circulating
Library 1776? [Joseph Sheldon & William Meyler]
Sheldon 1776 - BBTI. Cp. Meyler on his own. Hamlyn's
Thesis, 1948.
FINSBURY msx Lackington's Circulating Library 1776?
[James Lackington]
BBTI. F.M. Honour, Journal of Library History, ii,
1967, pp. 211-24. Original address was 46 Chiswell Street, until 1794. Was the
library continued?
HACKNEY msx Forbes' Circulating Library 1776?
[John Forbes]
BBTI.
LONDON msx De Lorme's Circulating Library 1776?
[? De Lorme]
BBTI.
SOUTH SHIELDS dur Towns' Circulating Library 1776?
[John Towns]
Label in Franks.
YORK yor Spence's Circulating Library 1776? [Robert
Spence]
York Chronicle, 27 September, 17776.
BATH som Shrimpton's Circulating Library 1777
[Theophilus Shrimpton]
- 1792. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
BIRMINGHAM war Belcher's Circulating Library 1777
[James Belcher I]
BBTI - 1777-1809. ESTC imprints. Deritend was a
district of Birmingham.
BRISTOL glo Bradley's Circulating Library 1777
[Grace H. Bradley]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Died in 1778. Felix Farley's
Bristol Journal, 5 December, 1778.
BRISTOL glo Foreman's Circulating Library 1777
[George Foreman]
Succeeded George Foreman.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE nob Humble's Circulating
Library 1777 [Edward Humble]
1777-1807. Cat. 1799 (Newcastle PL). Label (BL).
WESTMINSTER msx Saunders' Circulating Library 1777
[? Saunders]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
WHITEHAVEN cum Little's Circulating Library 1777
[Matthew Little]
1777-81.
WORKINGTON cum Eckford's Circulating Library 1777
[William Eckford]
Died 1799. Cumberland Pacquet, 21 October, 1777; 13
August, 1799. His widow, Mary, took over his business, but no references to her
running a circulating library.
BIRMINGHAM war Crompton's Circulating Library 1777?
[Elizabeth Crompton]
1777-81. BBTI.
BIRMINGHAM war Harris' Circulating Library 1777?
[John Harris I]
BBTI.
BRISTOL sus White's Circulating Library 1777?
[Elizabeth White]
BBTI. Label in Franks. Felix Farley's Bristol Journal,
28 June, 1777.
KENSINGTON msx Nutley's Circulating Libraryary 1777?
[George Nutley]
BBTI. Moved to Chelsea by 1802.
BATH som Pratt & Marshall's Circulating
Library 1778 [? Pratt & ? Marshall]
1778-86. BBTI.
BRISTOL glo Lewellin's Circulating Library 1778
[Mrs M. Lewellin]
Died in 1780. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Felix Farley's
Bristol Journal, 15 August, 1778; 26 February, 1780.
BURY ST EDMUNDS suf Rackham's Circulating
Library 1778 [John Rackham]
1778-1821. Tony Copsey, Book Distribution &
Printing in Suffolk 1534-1850, 1994. Pendred, 1785. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. ESTC
imprints 1780-1796. Often confused with Bury in Lancashire!
COVENTRY war Bird's Circulating Library 1778
[Richard Bird]
- 1786. BBTI. Succeeded by Noah Rollason.
DUBLIN dbl Colbert's Circulating Library 1778
[Samuel Colbert]
- 1786.
DUBLIN dbl Hoey's Circulating Library 1778 [Peter
Hoey]
- 1801. Son of James Hoey I.
EDINBURGH edi Wood's Circulating Library 1778
[William Wood]
Caledonian Mercury, 28 September, 1778.
GLASGOW lak Coubrough's Circulating Library 1778
[Archibald Coubrough]
- 1793.
HADDINGTON had Herriot's Circulating Library 1778
[Charles Herriot]
LEICESTER lei Ireland's Circulating Library 1778
[George Ireland]
- 1786. Leicester Journal, 17 October, 1778.
LIVERPOOL lan Richardson's Circulating Library 1778
[P. Richardson]
- 1780. BBTI.
LIVERPOOL lan Riddick & Kerr's Circulating
Library 1778 [? Riddick & ? Kerr]
BBTI.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE nob Barber's Circulating
Library 1778 [Martin Barber]
1778-81.
READING ber Jones' Circulating Library 1778 [T.
Jones]
Reading Mercury, 12 October, 1778.
RETFORD not Taylor's Circulating Library 1778
[James Taylor]
- 1823?
WESTMINSTER msx Bell's British [Circulating]
Library 1778 [John Bell]
Succeeded William Bathoe. Cat. 1778 (BL). Lasted till
1800? Stanley Morison, John Bell, 1745-1831. Cambridge, 1930.
ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCHE lei Twells' Circulating
Library 1778? [Jonathan Twells]
Leicester Journal, 20 June, 1778.
BIRMINGHAM war Lowe's Circulating Library 1778?
[John Lowe]
-1820. BBTI. Succeeded by William Cooper. Cat. 1796.
ESTC. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
BUXTON der Bott's Circulating Library 1778? [William
Bott]
BBTI. Label in John Johnson.
EDINBURGH edi McLeish's Circulating Library 1778?
[James McLeish]
- 1808.
LONDON msx Major's Circulating Library 1778?
Samuel major]
- 1809.
MANCHESTER lan Moss's Circulating Library 1778?
[Isaac Moss]
BBTI.
NORTHAMPTON noh Pace's Circulating Library 1778?
[Henry Pace]
Northampton Mercury, 9 March, 1778.
ANDOVER ham Maud's Circulating Library 1779 [William
Maud]
Salisbury & Winchester Journal, 5 July, 1779.
BRIGHTON sus Bowen's Circulating Library 1779
[J. Bowen]
Bowen took over from Miss E. Widgett, who took over
Woodgate's library. 5000 vols. in 1784. ESTC. Imprint 8132.df.5(2). Hamlyn's
Thesis, 1948.
EDINBURGH edi Sibbald's Circulating Library 1779
[James Sibbald]
Cat. [1786?] (NL Scotland), 1784 (Scottish RO), 1791.
ESTC, 100? (Edinburgh PL). Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
GLASGOW lak Montgomerie & McNair's
Circulating Library 1779 [D. Montgomerie & J. McNair]
- 1781.
GRANTHAM lin Allen's Circulating Library 1779
[William Allen]
- 1783. Cambridge Chronicle, 14 June, 1783.
HAVERFORDWEST pem Potter's Circulating Library 1779
[John T. Potter]
- 1800. BBTI.
HEREFORD hef Allen's Circulating Library 1779
[John Allen]
- 1823. BBTI. Cat. 1780 (Hereford PL).
KENDAL wes Kendal Newsroom 1779 [Town
Hall Newsroom]
- 1850. Records (Cumbria RO).
LONDON msx Babb's Circulating Library 1779 [W.
Babb]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. ESTC has imprints 1782-88.
MAIDSTONE ken Walker's Circulating Library 1779
[Jane Walker]
- 1803. Maidstone Journal, 30 August, 1803. Succeeded
by John Vidion.
NANTWICH che Craig's Circulating Library 1779
[Thomas Craig]
Adams' Weekly Courant, 8 June, 1779. Moved in 1802.
Chester Chronicle, 14 May, 1802. ESTC has imprints 1785-1800.
NORWICH nor Richer's Circulating Library 1779
[N. Richer]
Norfolk Chronicle, 20 November, 1779.
NOTTINGHAM not Wilson's Circulating Library 1779
[William Wilson]
-1793. Succeeded Joseph Heath.
OSWESTRY shr Hotchkiss' Circulating Library 1779
[Thomas Hotchkiss]
SALISBURY wil Fowler's Circulating Library 1779
[Ann Fowler]
- 1786. Succeeded by Edward Cooper.
SCARBOROUGH yor Craven's Circulating Library 1779
[Miss Craven]
York Courant, 9 November, 1779.
GREAT WARLEY ess Warley Military Library 1779?
Morning Post, 5 June, 1779.
HOLBORN msx Ogilvy's Circulating Library 1779?
[David Ogilvy]
Cat. 1797 in ESTC - Bodley Vet.A5.f.2736. Ogilvy
started the London & Westminster Circulating Library in 1797.
MACCLESFIELD che Macclesfield Circulating
Library 1779? [T. Bayley]
Cat. 1779 RB.23.b.1502.
MARGATE ken Garner's Circulating Library 1779?
[William Garner]
1779-1824. Succeeded by Bettison. D. Knott, The Book
Trade in Kent (Thanet), 1989. Cp. entry for Champion. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
Short Description ... Thanet, 1796. Factotum, xvi, 1983, pp. 16-18. Label in
Franks.
SHEPTON MALLET som Cary's Circulating Library 1779?
[James Cary]
BBTI. Rules and label in John Johnson.
BATH som Pratt & Clinch's Circulating
Library 1780 [Samuel J. Pratt & Charles Clinch]
- 1787. ESTC imprints. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
CANTERBURY ken Simmons & Kirkby's
Circulating Library 1780 [James Simmons & Henry Kirkby]
D. Knott, The Book Trade in Kent, 1982. Hamlyn's Thesis,
1948.
DORCHESTER dor Lockett's Circulating Library 1780
[Thomas Lockett]
-1800. BBTI. Cat. 1790 (BL). Factotum, 3.
HUDDERSFIELD yor Brook's Circulating Library 1780
[Joseph Brook]
- 1822? BBTI. Baines, 1822.
LEICESTER lei Richardson's Circulating Library 1780
[P. Richardson]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
MANSFIELD not Sheppard's Circulating Library 1780
[Peter O. Sheppard]
Nottingham Journal, 5 February, 1780.
WHITEHAVEN cum Corkhill's Circulating Library 1780
[James Corkhill]
1780-94. Barry Mackay's file. Succeeded by John
Crosthwaite.
ABERDEEN abe Berry's Circulating Library 1780?
[W. Berry]
Cat. in NLS. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
ALNWICK nob Graham's Circulating Library 1780?
[Alexander Graham]
- 1789. Succeeded by Joseph.
BEDFORD bed Sharp's Circulating Library 1780?
[George Sharpe]
BRISTOL glo Jackson's Circulating Library 1780?
[William Jackson]
Felix Farley's Bristol Journal, 3 September, 1785.
BROMPTON msx Newton's Circulating Library 1780?
[Mrs Newton]
BBTI. For sale in 1783.
BROMPTON ken Tracy's Circulating Library 1780?
[John Tracy]
- 1809. Died in 1809. Used by William Cobbett in 1784.
Manley's List.
CARLISLE cum Jollie's Circulating Library 1780?
[Francis Jollie]
Cumberland Pacquet, 14 January, 1783. BLC has imprints
1788-1826 .
CHELTENHAM glo Harward's Circulating Library 1780?
[Samuel Harward]
-1809. BBTI. Label in John Johnson.
CHESTER che Chivers' Circulating Library 1780?
[John Chivers]
Chester Guide, 1782. Advertisement in John Johnson.
CHESTERFIELD der White's Circulating Library 1780?
[Thomas White]
Derby Mercury, 3 April, 1783. Succeeded - Calton.
DEAL ken Sharp's Circulating Library 1780? [James
Sharp]
- 1785. Kentish Gazette, 28 February, 1784; 27 April,
1785.
DORCHESTER dor Gould's Circulating Library 1780?
[Samuel Gould]
Died 1783.
EDINBURGH edi Brown's Circulating Library 1780?
[Alexander Brown]
Edinburgh Directory, 1780. Advert. ESTC n049632 dated
[1790?].
FARNHAM sur Cook & Rutter's Circulating
Library 1780? [William Cook & ? Rutter]
Label in John Johnson.
HENLEY-ON-THAMES oxf Adams' Circulating Library
1780? [? Adams]
- 1789.
IRVINE ayr White's Circulating Library 1780?
[William White]
Cat. 1780 (Ardrossan PL).
KILMARNOCK ayr Wilson's Circulating Library 1780?
[J. Wilson]
Glasgow Mercury, 18 April, 1782.
LEEDS yor Robinson's Circulating Library 1780?
[John Robinson]
BBTI.
LEITH edi Peattie's Circulating Library 1780?
[George Peattie]
Known as the Leith Circulating Library. Label in John
Johnson. For sale in 1796.
LEWES sus Lee's Circulating Library 1780? [William
& Arthur Lee]
- 1826. BBTI. Listed in Pendred (1785).
LINCOLN lin Drewry's Circulating Library 1780?
[Joshua Drewry]
Cat. 1794 (Lincoln PL). Library History, vi,2, p. 34.
MANCHESTER lan Townson's Circulating Library 1780?
[Matthew Townson]
MARYLEBONE msx Knowles' Circulating Library 1780?
[Charles Knowles]
Listed in Pendred (1785). Label in John Johnson.
MARYLEBONE msx Meaden's Circulating Library 1780?
[John Meaden]
Label in John Johnson.
MORPETH nob Charleton's Circulating Library 1780?
[Richard Charleton]
BBTI.
NORTHAMPTON noh Fuller's Circulating Library 1780?
Adverts. in 1154.g.9.
NORWICH nor Edwards' Circulating Library 1780?
[Jacob Edwards]
- 1790.
NORWICH nor Roach's Circulating Library 1780?
[James Roach]
BBTI.
OXFORD oxf Wood's Circulating Library 1780? [Leonard
Wood]
- 1785. Bought by Palmer & Merrick. Hamlyn's
Thesis, 1948.
PORTSEA ham Grist's Circulating Library 1780?
[James Grist]
READING ber Carnan's Circulating Library 1780?
[John Carnan]
Reading Mercury, 24 July, 20 November, 1780. May have
taken over Newbery's library? Died 1785. K.G. Burton, Early Newspaper Press in
Berkshire (1723-1855), 1954, pp. 104-11.
READING ber Smart's Circulating Library 1780?
[Anna M. Smart]
Cp. John Carnan. Died 1809. Cat. 1782, 1783.
READING ber Waugh's Circulating Library 1780?
[H. Waugh]
Hamlyn Thesis, 1948. ESTC imprints for J. Waugh from
1764; H. Waugh1787-91.
SALISBURY wil Sammells' Circulating Library 1780?
[Elizabeth Sammells]
- 1789. BBTI. Succeeded by Charles Fellows.
STONY STRATFORD buk Hunt's Circulating Library 1780?
[- Hunt]
Label in Forest Books catalogue, 49, 1990.
TAUNTON som Anderson's Circulating Library 1780?
[Miss Anderson]
Succeeded by Jane Toulmin.
TONBRIDGE ken Sprange's Circulating Library 1780?
[Jasper Sprange]
Sprange ran his main library at Tunbridge Wells. Cp.
Stidolph.
WESTMINSTER msx Desbrow's Circulating Library 1780?
[Benjamin Desbrow]
- 1785? Listed in Pendred (1785).
WESTMINSTER msx Hayes' Circulating Library 1780?
[John Hayes]
Listed in Pendred (1785).
YORK yor Tesseyman's Circulating Library 1780?
[William Tesseyman]
Merged with General Circulating Library in 1781.
BIRMINGHAM war Horne's Circulating Library 1781
[William Horne]
1781-1818. BBTI.
CHESTER che Dymock's Circulating Library 1781
[William Dymock]
Dispersed in 1782. Adams' Weekly Courant, 13 February,
1781; 29 January, 1782.
COLCHESTER ess Fenno's Circulating Library 1781
[John Fenno]
- 1795. Also had library in Bocking.
DARLINGTON dur Darnton's Circulating Library 1781
[Mary Darnton]
1781-1834. BBTI.
GLASGOW lak Smith's Circulating Library 1781
[John Smith II]
Cat. 1785 ESTC.
GLASGOW lak Smith's Circulating Library 1781
[John Smith II]
- 1833. Also known as the Glasgow Circulating Library.
LONDON msx Barling's Circulating Library 1781
[William Barling]
BBTI.
WHITEHAVEN cum Little's Circulating Library 1781
[Mrs E. Little]
Widow of Matthew Little.
BATH som Meyler's Circulating Library 1781? [William
Meyler]
- 1821. Listed in Robson's Directory, 1842. Cat. in
ESTC.
LONDON msx Taylor's Circulating Library 1781?
[Josiah Taylor]
Listed in Pigot's London & Provincial New
Commercial Directory for 1826-7
NORWICH nor Robberd's Circulating Library 1781?
[William T. Robberds]
BBTI.
BATH som Barratt's Circulating Library 1782 [Joseph
Barratt]
- 1824. ESTC imprints. Cat. 1818? (Bodley).
BRISTOL glo Thorbran's Circulating Library 1782
[John Thorbran]
Succeeded William Gant. Felix Farley's Bristol
Journal, 12 January, 1782.
CHESTER che Moulsdale's Circulating Library 1782
[Mrs Ann Moulsdale]
1782-95. D. Nuttall, Book Trade in Cheshire to 1850,
1992. Also listed as Mousdale. Adams' Weekly Courant, 12 March, 1782.
DUNDEE for Nicoll's Circulating Library 1782
[Robert Nicoll]
- 1791. Succeeded by William Brown. Cat. 1782 (Dundee
PL).
HORSHAM sus Lee's Circulating Library 1782 [William
& Arthur Lee]
Also ran library in Lewes. Sussex EEKLY aDVERTISER, 6
mAY, 1782.
INVERNESS inv Davidson's Circulating Library 1782
[Alexander Davidson]
- 1798? Cats. 1782, 1783 (Inverness PL).
YORK yor General Circulating Library 1782 [W.
Tesseyman et al]
- 1808. A co-operative library with Tesseyman, Todd,
Sotheran, Wilson, Frobisher and Spence. Ceased in 1808.
LONDON msx Etherington's Circulating Library 1782?
[Christopher Etherington]
- 1783. Label in John Johnson.
LONDON msx Shaw's Circulating Library 1782? [John
Shaw]
LUDLOW shr Denham's Circulating Library 1782?
[John Denham]
BBTI.
MAIDSTONE ken Chalmers' Circulating Library 1782?
[David Chalmers]
- 1799. BBTI.
NORWICH nor Crockett's Circulating Library 1782?
[Martin Crockett]
- 1793. BBTI.
SHEERNESS ken Lewcock's Circulating Library 1782?
[S. Lucock]
Kaufman, Libraries & their Users, 1969.
WESTMINSTER msx Coad's Circulating Library 1782?
[Joseph Coad]
BBTI.
BRECON bre North's Circulating Library 1783 [George
North]
-1815. BBTI.
CANTERBURY ken Flackton & Marrable's
Circulating Library 1783 [William Flackton & John Marrable]
DUBLIN dbl Jackson's Circulating Library 1783
[T. Jackson]
- 1804. Succeeded William Spotswood. Imprint in
1607/383.
EXETER dev Dyer's Circulating Library 1783 [Gilbert
Dyer I]
1783-1820. Succeeded by Maria Fitze. I. Maxted, The
Devon Book Trade, 1991. Cat. 1783 BL. RB.23.b.1479. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. ESTC
records Dyer as a bookseller in 1745.
EXETER dev Woolmer's Circulating Library 1783
[Shirley Woolmer]
1783-1801. I. Maxted, The Devon Book Trade, 1991.
20,000 vols. by 1789. Exeter Flying Post, 21 April, 1785. Cats. 1785, 1788.
Western Flying Post, 28 April, 1788. BLC has imprints 1783-1805.
KING'S LYNN nor Headley's Circulating Library 1783
[Isaquey Headley]
-1800. BBTI. Cambridge Chronicle, 3 May, 1783.
NORTH SHIELDS dur Roddam's Circulating Library 1783
[Cuthbert Roddam]
1779-96.
WINCHESTER ham Blagden's Circulating Library 1783
[Thomas Blagden]
Hampshire Chronicle, 29 December, 1783. Label in
Franks.
WINDSOR ber Knight's Circulating Library 1783
[Charles Knight]
Bookplate in 1608/333. Adverts. in ESTC. Reading
Mercury, 20 October, 1783. Succeeded by Knight & Son (1812), Knight &
Dredge (1823), John B. Brown (1827). There in 1855.
BIRMINGHAM war Crompton's Circulating Library 1783?
[Miss S. Crompton]
Birmingham Gazette, 6 October, 1783.
CHESTER che Minshull's Circulating Library 1783?
[William Minshull]
1783-1801. D. Nuttall, Book Trade in Cheshire to 1850,
1992. Chester Chronicle, 17 April, 1801. BL has imprints 1799-1800. Cp. ESTC.
DOVER ken Ledger's Circulating Library 1783?
[George Ledger]
Also known as the Albion Library. ESTC imprints
1784-99. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
LONDON msx Egerton's Circulating Library 1783?
[Thomas Egerton]
BBTI.
LUDLOW shr Parker's Circulating Library 1783?
[William H. Parker]
BBTI.
NOTTINGHAM not Tupman's Circulating Library 1783?
[Samuel Tupman]
- 1796.
SWANSEA gla Goodere's Circulating Library 1783?
[Thomas & John Goodere]
BBTI.
WAKEFIELD yor Meggit's Circulating Library 1783?
[? Meggit & Son]
John Meggit died in 1799. BBTI. Succeeded by Joseph
Wood & Son. Cat. 1783 (Wakefield PL).
WESTMINSTER msx Andrews' Musical Circulating
Library 1783? [Hugh Andrews]
Cat. 1828 - Bodley. Also known as British &
Foreign Circulating Library. Leigh's New Picture of London, 1830. Hamlyn's
Thesis, 1948.
ALRESFORD ham Astlett's Circulating Library 1784
[Jane Astlett]
ANDOVER ham Baverstock's Circulating Library 1784
[Daniel Baverstock]
ANDOVER ham Chaffey's Circulating Library 1784
[? Chaffey & Co.]
ANDOVER ham Russell's Circulating Library 1784
[Thomas Russell]
BASINGSTOKE ham Allwrigth's Circulating Library
1784 [Richard Allwright]
BBTI.
CHELMSFORD ess Stanes' Circulating Library 1784
[William Stanes]
Chelmsford Chronicle, 9 January, 1784. Succeeded by
R.C. Stanes (son?).
CIRENCESTER glo Smith's Circulating Library 1784
[John Smith]
- 1791.
DARLINGTON dur Heavisides' Circulating Library 1784
[Michael Heavisides]
1784-1811. Cat. in Bodley dated 1790 Don.e.210. ESTC
t182899. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. ESTC imprints. BBTI.
DERBY der Philosophical Library 1784
Listed in Glover's Directory of Derby, 1829. MS cat.
1784 Derby PL. Cat. 1798, 1815, 1835 (Derby PL).
DUBLIN dbl Brown's Circulating Library 1784 [Charles
Brown]
- 1794?
GLASGOW lak Montgomerie & McGown's
Circulating Library 1784 [D. Montgomerie & A. McGown]
HAY-ON-WYE bre Watkins' Circulating Library 1784
[Miss D.B. Watkins]
- 1825? BBTI.
HEREFORD hef Parker's Circulating Library 1784
[William H. Parker I]
BBTI.
LONDON msx Bateman's Circulating Library 1784
[Joseph Bateman II]
BBTI.
LONDON msx Battersby's Circulating Library 1784
[W. Battersby]
BBTI.
BANBURY oxf Rusher's Circulating Library 1784?
[William Rusher]
- 1830.
COCKERMOUTH cum Cummings' Circulating Library 1784?
[W. Cummings]
Died in 1786. Cumberland Pacquet, 12 July, 1786.
COLCHESTER ess Keymer's Circulating Library 1784?
[William Keymer]
Ipswich Journal, 4 December, 1804. Cat. 1791
(Colchester PL). Bookplate in copy of Robert and Adela (1795) on RLIN. Label
(BL).
CORK cor Cronin's Circulating Library 1784? [John
Cronin]
- 1806.
GOSPORT ham Grist's Circulating Library 1784?
[James Grist]
Salisbury & Winchester Journal, 5 January, 1784.
HINCKLEY lei Hinckley Circulating Library 1784?
Bodley Gough Leics. 23(1). ESTC t197286.
LIVERPOOL lan Hodgson's Circulating Library 1784?
[Henry Hodgson]
- 1800. Fire in 1788; bankrupt in 1793.
LONDON msx Egerton's Circulating Library 1784?
[John Egerton]
BBTI.
LONDON msx Kerby's Circulating Library 1784?
[James Kerby]
BBTI. Times, 18 March, 1789.
LONDON msx Partridge's Circulating Library 1784?
[Ann Partridge]
BBTI.
LYMINGTON ham Beeston's Circulating Library 1784?
[Ann Beeston]
Hampshire Chronicle, 10 May, 1784.
NORWICH nor Wardlaw's Circulating Library 1784?
[Christina Wardlaw]
BBTI.
SALISBURY wil Wilks' Circulating Library 1784?
[Richard Wilks]
- 1823. Succeeded by Abraham J. Le Cras.
SHEFFIELD yor Richardson's Circulating Library 1784?
[John Richardson]
- 1792. BBTI.
SOUTHAMPTON ham Skelton's Circulating Library 1784?
[Thomas Skelton]
BBTI. Succeeded by Mrs E. Skelton in 1816?
WESTMINSTER msx Roach's Circulating Library 1784?
[James Roach]
Listed in Pigot's Commercial Directory for 1822-23
BRISTOL glo Jackson's Circulating Library 1785
[Joseph Jackson]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Felix Farley's Bristol Journal
3 September, 1765.
BRISTOL glo Nichols' Circulating Library 1785
[Miss Nichols]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Felix Farley's Bristol Journal
3 September, 1785.
HEREFORD hef Wilde's Circulating Library 1785
[Mrs Mary Wilde]
BBTI.
MARGATE ken Austen's Circulating Library 1785
[Charles Austen]
1785-88. Succeeded by Champion. Label in Canterbury
PL. Bodley (JJ) has label for Austen & Garner's CL. Label in Canterbury PL.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Margate Guide, 1785.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE nob Green's Circulating
Library 1785 [Joseph Green]
1785-89.
OXFORD oxf Slatter's Circulating Library 1785
[John Slatter]
Oxford Journal, 19 March, 1785.
PENRITH cum Mark's Circulating Library 1785 [George
Mark]
Cumberland Paquet - 3 May, 1785. Barry Mackay's file.
Also referred to as Marks.
BRIGHTON sus Bailey's Circulating Library 1785?
[J. Bailey]
BBTI. Label in private collection. Richard Goulden has
photocopy.
BRISTOL glo Browne, Ellis & James'
Circulating Library 1785? [William Browne, ? Ellis, & Allen James]
ESTC imprint - C. Evans, Christ Crucidied, 1789.
BRISTOL glo Sibly's Circulating Library 1785?
[Ebenezer Sibly]
Felix Farley's Bristol Journal, 3 September, 1785.
BRISTOL glo Thompson's Circulating Library 1785?
[M. Thompson]
Felix Farley's Bristol Journal, 3 September, 1785.
CHESTERFIELD der Callow's Circulating Library 1785?
[John Callow]
Died in 1800. Succeeded by John T. Saxton. Label (BL).
DONCASTER yor Sanderson's Circulating Library 1785?
[Thomas Sanderson]
- 1788.
DORCHESTER dor Thorne's Circulating Library 1785?
[Timothy Thorne]
Died 1791. Succeeded by his widow, Susanna. Salisbury
& Winchester Journal, 15 August, 1791.
GLOUCESTER glo Hough & Washbourn's
Circulating Library 1785? [John J. Hough & John Washbourn]
Ceased 1787. Gloucester Journal, 1 October, 1787.
Continued by Hough on his own.
LEOMINSTER hef Barrow's Circulating Library 1785?
[John Barrow]
- 1804. BBTI. Succeeded by his widow, Martha.
LEOMINSTER hef Davis & Harris' Circulating
Library 1785? [Philip Davis & Francis Harris]
BBTI.
LEOMINSTER hef Harris' Circulating Library 1785?
[Francis Harris]
BBTI.
LIVERPOOL lan Hime's Circulating Library 1785?
[Humphrey Hime]
- 1804.
LONDON msx Battersby's Circulating Library 1785?
[William Battersby & Son]
- 1794. Advert. in ESTC Heal 79.2.
LONDON msx Hunt's Circulating Library 1785? [John
Hunt]
Advert. ESTC.
LONDON msx Rusted's Circulating Library 1785?
[Robert Rusted]
- 1805. Shoe Lane. [1790?] imprint in ESTC n020453.
Known as the British Library by 1799.
MAIDSTONE ken Mercer's Circulating Library 1785?
[William Mercer]
Advertisement (Maidstone Museum). 1785 ESTC. Succeeded
by John Blake.
MARGATE ken Burgess' Circulating Library 1785?
[Peter Burgess]
Briefly in Margate, then moved to Ramsgate. Hamlyn's Thesis,
1948. Margate Guide, 1785.
MARYLEBONE msx Rickman's Circulating Library 1785?
[Thomas V. Rickman]
- 1798. BBTI.
NEWPORT PAGNELL buk Seeley's Circulating
Library 1785? [Miss F. Seeley]
Northampton Mercury, 26 July, 1788; 8 October, 1791.
Succeeded by Thomas Chapman in 1791.
OLDHAM lan Kershaw's Circulating Library 1785?
[John Kershaw]
OXFORD oxf Bliss's Circulating Library 1785?
[Robert Bliss]
Label in John Johnson and Franks. Cat. 1785? in Bodley
Vet.A5e.2944.
OXFORD oxf Palmer & Merrick's Circulating
Library 1785? [Charles Palmer & John Merrick]
- 1790. Cat. in Bodley Vet.A5f.2121. Hamlyn's Thesis,
1948. Library History, i,3, p. 89.
PAISLEY ren Caldwell's Circulating Library 1785?
[George Caldwell]
Cat 1789 (Paisley PL).
RAMSGATE ken Hill's Circulating Library 1785?
[Mrs Hill]
Succeeded by Ann Witherden.
SHERBORNE dor Cruttwell's Circulating Library 1785?
[James Cruttwell]
Taken over by William Hodges in 1791.
SOUTHWARK sur Bowen's Circulating Library 1785?
[William Bowen]
- 1811 - as Bowen & Evans.
STOCKTON-ON-TEES dur Rawson's Circulating
Library 1785? [W. Rawson]
Newcastle Chronicle, 15 April, 1786.
STOKE-ON-TRENT sta Eaton's Circulating Library 1785?
[Henry Eaton]
- 1791. BBTI.
SUDBURY suf Brackett's Circulating Library 1785?
[William Brackett]
- 1794.
WESTMINSTER msx Faulder's Circulating Library 1785?
[Robert Faulder]
ESTC imprint, 1786.
WESTMINSTER msx Shlunt & Halbouche's
Circulating Library 1785? [? Shlunt & ? Halbouche]
BBTI. Cp. Hookham & Halbouche 1770?
WEYMOUTH dor Love's Circulating Library 1785?
[John Love]
ESTC. 1792: "circulating and musical
library". Imprint in RB.23.a.1898. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
WINCHESTER ham Robbins' Circulating Library 1785?
[James Robbins I]
Succeeded by Robbins & Wheeler.
WISBECH cam Nicholson's Circulating Library 1785?
[William Nicholson]
Died in 1790. Succeeded by John White. Cambridge
Chronicle, 7 April, 1792.
WOODBRIDGE suf Loder's Circulating Library 1785?
[Sarah Loder]
- 1820.
BANFF ban Imlach's Circulating Library 1786 [James
Imlach]
BRISTOL glo Browne's Circulating Library 1786
[Arthur Browne]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Died 1787. Cat. 1787Felix
Farley's Bristol Journal 1 September, 1787.
CHELMSFORD ess Clachar's Circulating Library 1786
[William Clachar]
BBTI. 1786-1799. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. ESTC imprints
as bookseller 1780-99. Succeeded Charles Frost.
COCKERMOUTH cum Walker's Circulating Library 1786
[Robert Walker]
Cumberland Pacquet, 12 July, 1786. BLC has 1794
imprint for R. & P. Walker - 779.d.10.
DEAL ken Long's Circulating Library 1786 [Richard
Long]
1786-1833. BBTI. ESTC imprint 1792 - Dover & Deal
Directory. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
DUBLIN dbl Colbert's Circulating Library 1786
[Mrs Harriet Colbert]
- 1799.
GRAVESEND ken Pocock's Circulating Library 1786
[Robert Pocock]
-1830. BBTI. M. Arnold, Robert Pocock. London, 1883.
GREAT YARMOUTH nor Cordran's Circulating
Library 1786 [Robert Cordran]
- 1794. Succeeded by Frederic Bush. BBTI.
LEICESTER lei Ireland's Circulating Library 1786
[Anne & George Ireland]
- 1807.
LIVERPOOL lan Fletcher's Circulating Library 1786
[John Fletcher]
- 1790. Succeeded by Mary Burges. BBTI.
LIVERPOOL lan Taylor's Circulating Library 1786
[Peter Taylor]
BBTI.
LONDON msx Booth's Circulating Library 1786 [John
Booth]
- 1827. Cat. [1806?] in Cambridge U. The Critic, 4
January, 1862, p. 4. Also known as the Marylebone Library. Leigh's New Picture
of London, 1818. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
LONDONDERRY ldy Madden's Circulating Library 1786
[Elizabeth Madden]
Londonderry Journal, 18 April, 1786.
MAIDSTONE ken Blake's Circulating Library 1786
[John Blake]
- 1814. Succeeded William Mercer. BBTI. Maidstone
Journal, 13 June, 1786; 24 May, 1814.
MARYLEBONE msx Dale's Circulating Library 1786
[Joseph Dale]
- 1817. 100,000 vols.
SALISBURY wil Cooper's Circulating Library 1786
[Edward Cooper]
SALISBURY wil Fowler's Circulating Library 1786
[John Fowler]
1881.b.6(202).
TAUNTON som Toulmin's Circulating Library 1786
[Jane Toulmin]
Western Flying Post, 10 July, 1786.
WESTMINSTER msx Mitchell's Circulating Library 1786
[Philip Mitchell]
Imprint in 838.b.13.
COVENTRY war Rollason's Circulating Library 1786?
[Noah Rollason]
- 1813. BBTI.
FAVERSHAM ken Coveney's Circulating Library 1786?
[Edward Coveney]
- 1791. BBTI.
GOSPORT ham Watts' Circulating Library 1786?
[Joseph Watts]
-1800. BBTI.
KINGSTON-UPON-HULL yor Bell's Circulating
Library 1786? [William Bell]
- 1795? Cat. 1787 (Hull U). Library History, i,3, p.
89.
LEEDS yor Robinson's Circulating Library 1786?
[John & Mary Robinson]
BBTI.
LONDON msx Cliff's Circulating Library 1786?
[Samuel Cliff]
BBTI.
LONDON msx Launay's Circulating Library 1786?
[? Launay & Co.]
BBTI.
ROCHESTER ken Gillman's Circulating Library 1786?
[Webster Gillman]
- 1793. ESTC imprints 1788-92. Label in Banks
collection. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
ST PANCRAS msx Wilkinson's Circulating Library 1786?
[Clayton Wilkinson]
BBTI.
STRABANE tyr Bellew's Circulating Library 1786?
[John Bellew]
TONBRIDGE ken Stidolph's Circulating Library 1786?
[George Stidolph]
BBTI.
WESTMINSTER msx Scott's Circulating Library 1786?
[Joseph Scott]
- 1819. BBTI. Label in John Johnson.
BATH som Lintern's Circulating Library [Music] 1787
[James & Walter Lintern]
- 1817? Walter from 1791-1806. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
BATH som Marshall's Circulating Library 1787
[James Marshall]
- 1798; 1800-08. MS list of subscribers in Bath PL.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
BIRMINGHAM war Olds' Circulating Library 1787
[M. & S. Olds]
- 1797. BBTI. Label in Franks. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
BRIGHTON sus Dulot's Circulating Library 1787
[John Dulot]
- 1790? BBTI.
BRISTOL glo Bayly's Circulating Library 1787
[John Bayly]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Felix Farley's Bristol Journal
12 January, 1788.
BRISTOL glo Sellick's Circulating Library 1787
[Samuel Sellick]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Several imprints in ESTC. Label
in John Johnson.
BRISTOL glo Thomas' Circulating Library 1787
[David Thomas]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
CORK cor Edwards' Circulating Library 1787 [Anthony
Edwards]
Hibernian Chronicle, 12 April, 1787.
COVENTRY war Bird's Circulating Library 1787
[Mary Bird]
BBTI.
GLOUCESTER glo Hough's Circulating Library 1787
[John J. Hough]
Hough merged with T. Jew in 1827.
GLOUCESTER glo Washbourn's Circulating Library 1787
[John Washbourn]
HOLBORN msx Ogilvy & Speare's Circulating
Library 1787 [David Ogilvy and ? Speare]
IPSWICH suf Jermyn's Circulating Library 1787
[George Jermyn]
- 1799.
KING'S LYNN nor Sudbury's Circulating Library 1787
[Daniel Sudbury]
LONDON msx Kirby's Circulating Library 1787 [James
Kirby]
ESTC imprints 1789-98. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
NEWBURY ber Willis & Fuller's Circulating
Library 1787 [John Willis & Benjamin Fuller]
Reading Mercury, 3 September, 1787.
NORWICH nor Robberds' Circulating Library 1787
[William T. Robberds]
- 1807. Norfolk Chronicle, 6 January, 1787.
SCARBOROUGH yor Schofield's Circulating Library
1787 [James Schofield]
- 1800. Succeeded by Matthew Turner. ESTC imprints
1787-98. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
STRASBOURG --- Bibliotheque de Lecture - Cafe
Suedois 1787
A. Martino, Die Deutsche Leihbibliothek, 1990, p. 995.
KINGSTON-UPON-HULL yor Millson's Circulating
Library 1787? [Richard Millson]
- 1798.
LAMBETH sur Surrey Library 1787?
S. Creed to 1799.
LONDON msx Pope's Head Circulating Library 1787?
BBTI.
LONDON msx Speare's Circulating Library 1787?
[? Speare]
BBTI.
ROCHESTER ken Galley's Circulating Library 1787?
[George Galley]
- 1796. BBTI.
SHEFFIELD yor Lindley's Circulating Library 1787?
[Thomas Lindley]
- 1797. BBTI.
SHEFFIELD yor Milner's Circulating Library 1787?
[Joseph Milner]
BBTI. Label (Sheffield PL).
TEWKESBURY glo Dyde's Circulating Library 1787?
[William Dyde & Son]
BBTI. Label in John Johnson.
ALFORD lin Worley's Circulating Library 1788
[Mrs N. Worley]
AUDENSHAW lan Audenshaw Circulating Library 1788
BIRMINGHAM war Olds' Circulating Library 1788
[Mary Olds]
BBTI.
BIRMINGHAM war Sketchley's Circulating Library 1788
[Miss Sketchley]
BBTI.
BOSTON lin Worley's Circulating Library 1788
[Mrs M. Worley]
-1795. BBTI.
BRIGHTON sus Crawford's Circulating Library 1788
[A. Crawford]
ESTC imprints 1789. Succeeded by Fisher. Hamlyn's
Thesis, 1948.
CANTERBURY ken Bristow's Circulating Library 1788
[William Bristow]
1788-1808. D. Knott, The Book Trade in Kent, 1982.
Also called The Kentish Library. Printed label in Franks. Franks also has a
label for the Kentish Library printed for Bristow & Cowtan,
EDINBURGH edi Gray's Circulating Library 1788
[M. Gray]
- 1794.
GORTON lan Gorton Circulating Library 1788
John Higson. Gorton Historical Recorder, Droylsden,
[1852?], pp. 117-18.
HASTINGS sus Stell's Circulating Library 1788
[James Stell]
- 1797. Succeeded by James Barry. Hamlyn's Thesis,
1948.
MANCHESTER lan Harrop's Circulating Library 1788
[James Harrop]
Son of Joseph.
NEWBURY ber Fuller's Circulating Library 1788
[Benjamin Fuller]
Rules in BL copy of The Ramble of Philo, 1788, vol. 2.
1154.g.9. BL has imprints for 1796-99.
WESTMINSTER msx Sael's Circulating Library 1788
[George Sael]
1789 imprint in 11630.e.12(2) ESTC t042595. Hamlyn's
Thesis, 1948.
BIRMINGHAM war Lucas' Circulating Library 1788?
[Thomas Lucas]
BBTI. Label in Franks.
BIRMINGHAM war Lucas's Circulating Library 1788?
[Thomas Lucas]
Cat. 1788 in ESTC. ESTC imprints to 1796. Hamlyn's
Thesis, 1948. Label in Franks.
ELY cam Davis' Circulating Library 1788? [William
Davis]
BBTI. BL has 1789 imprint - RB.23.a.974.
LIVERPOOL lan Wright & Ormandy's
Circulating Library 1788? [Peter Wright & John Ormandy]
Wright died in 1798.
MARGATE ken Champion's Circulating Library 1788?
[? Champion]
- 1795. John Johnson has label Champion & Garner.
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
NORTHAMPTON noh Freeman's Circulating Library 1788?
[John Freeman]
BBTI. Advertisement in ESTC. - 1821.
OSWESTRY shr Salter's Circulating Library 1788?
[Jackson Salter]
Listed in Kelly's Directory of Gloucestershire, 1856.
PEMBROKE pem Wilmot's Circulating Library 1788?
[William Wilmot]
BBTI.
ROCHESTER ken Etherington's Circulating Library
1788? [Thomas Etherington]
- 1793? BBTI.
ST IVES hun Davis' Circulating Library 1788?
[William Davis]
BBTI.
STRATFORD-ON-AVON war Walford's Circulating
Library 1788? [Mrs Elizabeth Walford]
BBTI.
WINCHESTER ham Gilmour's Circulating Library 1788?
[Douglas E. Gilmour]
BBTI. Hampshire Chronicle, 25 February, 1788.
ALNWICK nob Graham's Circulating Library 1789
[Joseph Graham I]
1789-92.
BATH som Russell's Circulating Library 1789 [Edward
Russell]
- 1797. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
BLACKPOOL lan Cooke's Circulating Library 1789
[George Cooke]
- 1820. Succeeded by Esau carter.
BOCKING ess Fenno's Circulating Library 1789
[John Fenno]
Chelmsford Chronicle, 6 November, 1789.
BRIGHTON sus Burtenshaw's Circulating Library 1789
[Henry Burtenshaw]
-1800. BBTI.
DONCASTER yor Boys & Sheardown's
Circulating Library 1789 [Dickinson Boys & William Sheardown]
- 1792.
DUNBAR had Niller's Circulating Library 1789
[George & James Miller]
- 1791. George opened a new library in 1792. Cats.
1789, 1790, 1809. In 1809 called the Dunbar & County Circulating Library.
Transferred to Haddington in 1814. Failed in 1817. W.J. Couper, The Millers of
Haddington, 1914.
EDINBURGH edi Findlay's Circulating Library 1789
[James Findlay]
Fire in 1790?
ELGIN mor Forsyth's Circulating Library 1789
[Isaac Forsyth]
- 1859. Known as the Elgin Circulating Library. Cat.
1789 in ESTC.
GREENWICH ken Martin's Circulating Library 1789
[Charles Martin]
BBTI. Library History, ic, 1976, p. 10.
HENLEY-ON-THAMES oxf Norton's Circulating
Library 1789 [George Norton]
Reading Mercury, 19 October, 1789.
LINCOLN lin Packharnis' Circulating Library 1789
[R. Packharnis]
Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury, 25 December,
1789.
LIVERPOOL lan Brown's Circulating Library 1789
[Elizabeth Brown]
- 1799. BBTI.
LIVERPOOL lan Burgess' Circulating Library 1789
[Margaret Burgess]
BBTI.
LIVERPOOL lan Clarke's Circulating Library 1789
[Miss Clarke]
BBTI.
LIVERPOOL lan Dubois' Circulating Library 1789
[Mary Dubois]
- 1803? BBTI.
LIVERPOOL lan Ellis' Circulating Library 1789
[Elizabeth Ellis]
- 1790. BBTI.
LIVERPOOL lan Stubbs' Circulating Library 1789
[Maria L. Stubbs]
BBTI.
MARGATE ken Champion & Garner's Circulating
Library 1789 [? Champion & William Garner]
Label in John Johnson.
NEWARK-ON-TRENT not Tomlinson's Circulating
Library 1789 [Ann Tomlinson]
RAMSGATE ken Burgess' Circulating Library 1789
[Peter Burgess]
1789-1815. Also had library in Margate. D. Knott, The
Book Trade in Kent (Thanet), 1989. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Margate Guide, 1816 -
"Valuable and extensive library". Short Description ... Thanet, 1796.
SALISBURY wil Fellows' Circulating Library 1789
[Charles Fellows]
- 1827. Cat. 1818 (Bodley). Printed Rules in copy of
Thomas Wilson, A Village Tale, 1798 – BL: 012638.pp.5.
STOCKTON-ON-TEES dur Heltus' Circulating
Library 1789 [Christopher Heltus]
1789-98. BBTI. Label in John Johnson. Succeeded by
William Elstob.
WREXHAM den Hughes' Circulating Library 1789
[John Hughes]
Chester Chronicle, 21 August, 1789.
ABERDEEN abe Brown's Circulating Library 1789?
[Alexander Brown]
Cat. 1795. ESTC imprints up to 1799. Music added in
1798. Pigot's Directory of Scotland, 1837. Merged with John Burnett in 1804.
Cats. 1796?, 1815, 1821, 1838 (Aberdeen PL); music 1798, 1805 (Aberdeen PL).
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
BECCLES suf Horth's Circulating Library 1789?
[Mrs Sarah Horth]
Bury Post, 21 January, 1789.
BUNGAY suf Dyball's Circulating Library 1789?
[John Dyball]
Bury Post, 21 January, 1789.
CLAPHAM sur Batten's Circulating Library 1789?
[John Batten]
BBTI.
DOWNHAM MARKET nor Thorogood's Circulating
Library 1789? [Robert Thorogood]
Bury Post, 21 January, 1789.
EDINBURGH edi Ainslie's Circulating Library 1789?
[John & James Ainslie]
- 1793?
GREAT YARMOUTH nor Downes & March's
Circulating Library 1789? [John D. Downes & John March]
Bury Post, 21 January, 1789.
HASTINGS sus Barry's Circulating Library 1789?
[James Barry]
Took over Stell's library in 1797. Succeeded by
William Diplock.
KING'S LYNN nor Marshall's Circulating Library 1789?
[Richard Marshall]
Bury Post, 21 January, 1789.
LEWES sus Budgen's Circulating Library 1789?
[Thomas Budgen]
- 1805. Succeeded by Elizabeth Budgen.
LIVERPOOL lan Ormandy's Circulating Library 1789?
[John Ormandy]
- 1836. BBTI. Baines' Directory of Lancaster, 1824-25.
LONDON msx Abraham's Circulating Library 1789?
[John Abraham]
1792 Imprint in RB.23.a.8483. ESTC 1789 - n027382;
[1791] - t126400
LYMINGTON ham Jones' Circulating Library 1789?
[R. Jones]
BBTI.
MIDHURST sus Newman's Circulating Library 1789?
[Miss Elizabeth Newman]
Lewes & Brighthelmston Paquet, 8 October, 1789.
PETWORTH sus Goldring's Circulating Library 1789?
[Sarah Goldring]
Lewes & Brighthelmston Paquet, 8 October, 1789.
RICHMOND sur Moore's Circulating Library 1789?
[Robert Moore]
BBTI.
ROCHDALE lan Hartley's Circulating Library 1789?
[James Hartley]
- 1825. Baines' Directory of Lancaster, 1824-25.
WESTMINSTER msx Birchall's Circulating Library 1789?
[Robert Birchall]
- 1819.
WESTMINSTER msx Earle's Circulating Library 1789?
[William Earle]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. The 1804 cat. (OCLC) mentions
that the Circulating Library was established in Frith Street for 60 years and
is now moved to Albemarle Street. C.189.bb.14. Specialising in foreign
languages.
WOLVERHAMPTON sta Cresswell's Circulating
Library 1789? [Miss Ann Cresswell]
- 1794.
ABERGAVENNY mom Wilmot's Circulating Library 1790
[William Wilmot]
British Chronicle, 31 March, 1790.
ALNWICK nob Catnach's Circulating Library 1790
[John Catnach]
1790-1808? Moved to Newcastle in 1808.
BATH som Campbell & Gainsborough's
Circulating Library 1790 [John C.B. Campbell & G. Gainsborough]
- 1794. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Label in Banks.
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED bew Catnach's Circulating
Library 1790 [John Catnach]
BBTI.
BURWASH sus Balcomb's Circulating Library 1790
[T. Balcomb]
BBTI. Printed label in Franks.
DUBLIN dbl Established Circulating Library 1790
[H. Colbert]
ESTC. Imprint in 12622.pp.2.
DUBLIN dbl Gerna's Circulating Library 1790 [Samuel
Gerna]
Foreign newspapers and books.
DUBLIN dbl White's Circulating Library 1790 [Richard
White]
- 1792.
EASTBOURNE sus Fisher's Circulating Library 1790
[Frederick G. Fisher]
- 1803. BBTI. 1793. Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948. Sale cat.
1803 (BL).
EDINBURGH edi Esplin & Forbes' Circulating
Library 1790 [? Esplin & ? Forbes]
Lent prints and drawings.
EDINBURGH edi Jameson's Circulating Library 1790
[Robert Jameson]
FINSBURY msx Arnold's Circulating Library 1790
[George Arnold]
- 1792. BBTI.
IPSWICH suf Bush's Circulating Library 1790 [John
Bush]
-1816. BBTI.
LEICESTER lei Dubois' Circulating Library 1790
[Mary Dubois]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
LEICESTER lei Eyres' Circulating Library 1790
[Margaret Eyres]
Hamlyn's Thesis, 1948.
LEICESTER lei Ireland's Circulating Library 1790
[John Ireland]
- 1794.
LEICESTER lei Phillips' Circulating Library 1790
[Richard Phillips]
ESTC imprints 1791-95. Fire in 1795. Hamlyn's Thesis,
1948. Moved to London ca. 1797.
LIVERPOOL lan Burges' Circulating Library 1790
[Mary Burges]
- 1795.
LONDON msx Allen's Circulating Library 1790 [George
Allen]
BBTI.
PERTH per Morison's Circulating Library 1790
[Robert Morison & Son]
New library.
SUDBURY suf Riley's Circulating Library 1790
[John H. Riley]
Bury Post, 29 September, 1790. Ever started?
BARNET her Brodie's Circulating Library 1790?
Labels in a copy of Camilla (1785) on RLIN.
BEDFORD bed Webb's Circulating Library 1790?
[James Webb]
1790?-1840? BBTI.
BOLTON lan Gardner's Circulating Library 1790?
[John Gardner]
- 1836. Label in John Johnson. Baines' Directory of
Lancaster, 1824-25.
CAERNARVON cae Green's Circulating Library 1790?
[Margaret Green]
UBD, 1792.
CHELSEA msx Dillon's Circulating Library 1790?
[Robert Dillon]
BBTI. Moved to Golden Square in 1809.
CHESTER che Batenham's Circulating Library 1790?
[George Batenham I]
BBTI.
CHESTER che Monk's Circulating Library 1790?
[B. Monk]
Label (BL).
DEVONPORT dev Hoxland's Circulating Library 1790?
[Edward Hoxland]
Label in Munby b.131 (Cambridge UL).
DOUGLAS iom Briscoe's Circulating Library 1790?
[? Briscoe]
Rules in John Johnson. Possibly Joseph or Christopher
Briscoe?
DUBLIN dbl Dowling's Circulating Library 1790?
[Vincent Dowling]
- 1801. Cats. 1794, 1795 (UC Dublin). Known as the
Apollo Circulating Library.
FOLKESTONE ken Purday's Circulating Library 1790?
[J. Purday]
Succeeded by Thomas Purday.
GLASGOW lak Galloway's Circulating Library 1790?
[Robert Galloway]
- 1794.
GLASGOW lak Spencer's Circulating Library 1790?
[James Spencer]
- 1791.
HIGH WYCOMBE buk Eedes' Circulating Library 1790?
[Robert Eedes]
Label in Cambridge UL - Munby b.131.
HITCHIN her Morgan's Circulating Library 1790?
[John Morgan]
- 1829. Kaufman, Libraries & their Users, 1969.
HOLBORN msx Baldrey's Circulating Library 1790?
[Joshua K. Baldrey]
- 1828. Label in Franks.
HOLBORN msx Bateman's Circulating Library 1790?
[Joseph P. Bateman]
- 1796.
KENSINGTON msx Passmore's Circulating Library 1790?
[George Passmore]
KIDDERMINSTER wor Gower's Circulating Library 1790?
[George Gower]
Also had a library in Bewdley.
KINGSTON-UPON-HULL yor Savage's Circulating
Library 1790? [William Savage]
- 1798. BBTI.
LAMBETH sur Creed's Circulating Library 1790?
[S. Creed]
- 1799. Succeeded by Elizabeth Jullion.
LANCASTER lan Busher's Circulating Library 1790?
[A. Busher]
Label in Barrow RO.
LEEDS yor Wright's Circulating Library 1790?
[Thomas Wright]
- 1798?
LONDON msx Fox's Circulating Library 1790? [George
Fox]
BBTI.
LONDON msx Military Library 1790? [Thomas
Egerton]
ESTC imprints.
LONDON msx Pitcher's Circulating Library 1790?
[Thomas Pitcher]
BBTI.
LONDON msx Rust's Circulating Library 1790? [Robert
Rust]
BBTI.
LOUGHBOROUGH lei Adams' Circulating Library 1790?
[S. Adams]
- 1814. Leicester Herald, 6 July, 1793.
MARYLEBONE msx Hodgson's Circulating Library 1790?
[E. & H.T. Hodgson]
- 1834. Cat. 1797. Library History, i,3, p. 88.
NEWARK-ON-TRENT not Holt's Circulating Library 1790?
[Daniel Holt]
- 1793.
NEWMARKET suf Burrell's Circulating Library 1790?
[W. Burrell]
- 1795. Imprint in ESTC.
NEWPORT iow Wise's Circulating Library 1790?
[Mary & Ann Wise]
Succeeded by E. Waterworth.
NORWICH nor Lubbock's Circulating Library 1790?
[William Lubbock]
BBTI. Norfolk Chronicle, 29 June, 1793 - intending to
open a library in London.
NOTTINGHAM not Gaskill's Circulating Library 1790?
[John Gaskill]
- 1791?
PERTH per Hill's Circulating Library 1790? [Thomas
Hill]
- 1813?
PETERBOROUGH noh Robinson's Circulating Library
1790? [G.F. Robinson]
PORTSEA ham Darley's Circulating Library 1790?
1790? cat. BL. RB.23.a.6288(1).
PORTSMOUTH ham Donaldson's Circulating Library 1790?
[William Donaldson]
Hampshire Chronicle, 2 January, 1792.
SHADWELL msx Harris' Circulating Library 1790?
[William Harris]
BBTI.
SHEFFIELD yor Wilkinson's Circulating Library 1790?
[George Wilkinson]
- 1795.
SHERBORNE dor Hodges' Circulating Library 1790?
[William Hodges]
Succeeded by Thomas Toll (1823).
SHIFNAL shr Scarrott's Circulating Library 1790?
[William Scarrott]
- 1825.
SOUTHWARK sur Cox's Medical Circulating Library
1790? [T. Cox]
- 1799. Succeeded by Elizabeth Cox.
ST HELIER chi Angot's Circulating Library 1790?
[? Angot]
ST PANCRAS msx Thistleton's Circulating Library
1790? [William Thistleton]
- 1825. BBTI. ESTC imprint (1791).
SUNDERLAND dur Dobson's Circulating Library 1790?
[William Dobson]
TETBURY glo Wilton's Circulating Library 1790?
[John Wilton]
Gloucester Journal, 31 October, 1791. Wilton was
formerly at Bath; then Tewkesbury for two years.
TEWKESBURY glo Cox's Circulating Library 1790?
[Thomas Cox]
Sold in 1797. Gloucester Journal, 1 May, 4 September,
1797.
TOTTENHAM msx Gott's Circulating Library 1790?
[George Gott]
Label in John Johnson.
TUNBRIDGE WELLS ken Knight's Circulating
Library 1790? [William Knight]
Succeeded by William Baldock in 1803.