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William Blackwood & Sons (Publishers) (1804-c1980)

 Organization

Staff Only

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence: Sir Arthur William Rücker to James Smith, 1863-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/19
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence: Sir Arthur William Rücker to James Smith sub-series consists of:


  1. 34 letters, alphabetically arranged (1863/1900)
Dates: 1863-1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (H-S)

Holyrood Chapel, 1845-52

 piece
Identifier: Coll-10/1/126
Scope and Contents

Holyrood Chapel. Line engraving. 1845-52. Billings, Robert William, 1813-1874, Artist; Le Keux, John Henry, 1812-1896, Engraver; William Blackwood and Sons, Publisher.

Published in: R. W. Billings, The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland, vol. 3.

Dates: 1845-52
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 1. Edinburgh

Letter from Wm Blackwood and Sons, publishers to "Dear Madam", 7 November 1902

 Item
Identifier: Coll-27 (MS 2483)
Scope and Contents

Letter in English from Wm. Blackwood & Sons to "Dear Madam" (Hannah Stodart) on the subject of disposing of the "late Professor's "Law of Nations 2 volumes".

Dates: 7 November 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer / Lorimer family letters

Letter signed "Amicus" to the Editor of Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine submitting some poems for consideration, 30 April 1829

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1839/1/1/2
Scope and Contents

Letter addressed to the Editor of Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine submitting ten poems for consideration, all written by a friend of the correspondents. Signed from "Amicus" with the signature partially cut off by a tear in the paper.

Dates: 30 April 1829
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Louisa Matilda Crawford, nee Montagu / Correspondence / Personal Correspondence of Louisa Matilda Crawford

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Charles Mackinnon Douglas, 20 July 1913

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/19/35
Scope and Contents

Douglas suggests amendments that need to be made on the proofs of the appendix plates before being sent to Blackwood.

Dates: 20 July 1913
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1913

Linlithgow Palace, the East and South sides of the court yard, 1845-52

 piece
Identifier: Coll-10/2/233
Scope and Contents

Linlithgow Palace, the East and South sides of the court yard. Line engraving. 1845-52. Billings, Robert William, 1813-1874, Artist; Le Keux, John Henry, 1812-1896, Engraver; William Blackwood and Sons, Publisher.

Published in: R. W. Billings, The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland (1845-52), vol. 3.

Dates: 1845-52
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 2. Midlothian, East Lothian, West Lothian

Magdalene of France, 1850

 piece
Identifier: Coll-10/7/151
Scope and Contents

Magdalene of France. Line engraving. 1850. Steell, Gourlay, 1819-1894, Artist; Armytage, James Charles, -1897, Engraver; William Blackwood and Sons, Publisher.

Published in: A. Strickland, Lives of the Queens of Scotland (1850), vol. 1, frontispiece.

Dates: 1850
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 7. Aberdeen, Angus, Elgin, Banff, Inverness, Argyle

[North aisle of Trinity College, Edinburgh], 1845-52

 piece
Identifier: Coll-10/1/191
Scope and Contents

[North aisle of Trinity College, Edinburgh]. Wood engraving. 1845-52. Billings, Robert William, 1813-1874, Artist; William Blackwood and Sons, Publisher.

Published in: R. W. Billings, The Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland, vol. 2.

Note: Pen inscription: 'North aisle of Trinity College, Edinburgh./ Billings & Burn'.

Dates: 1845-52
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 1. Edinburgh

The Lady Flora Hastings, 1842

 piece
Identifier: Coll-10/5/90
Scope and Contents

The Lady Flora Hastings. Stipple engraving. 1842. McLeay, Kenneth, Artist; Horsburgh, J. (John), 1791-1869, Engraver; William Blackwood and Sons, Publisher.

Publisher statement: William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London.

Published in: Poems by the Lady Flora Hastings, edited by her Sister. 2nd ed. (1842), frontispiece.

Dates: 1842
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 5. Arran, Bute, Ayr, Wigton, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries