Summary
Overview
Tinsley, William, 1831-1902.
William Tinsley Publishing Correspondence
0.2 linear feet, 1 half-size archival box
Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
One Washington Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08544 USA
Abstract
The Tinsley brothers, Edward (1833-1866) and William (1831-1902), set up in the book trade business around 1854. They focused mainly on publishing fiction for the popular lending libraries, and specialized in luxuriously bound three-volume novels. Consists of 77 letters, 1866-1889, received by the Tinsley Brothers publishing firm of London, England.
Description
Description
The collection consists of 90 letters, 1866-1889, received by the Tinsley Brothers publishing firm of London, England. Included in this collection are letters by such writers, journalists, and novelists as Charles Dickens, Jr., Percy Fitzgerald, B. L. Farjeon, G. A. Henty, Florence Marryat, Mrs. Oliphant, Mrs. J. H. Riddell, James Rice, George Augustus Sala, Annie Thomas (Mrs. Pender Cudlip), W. H. Wills, and Edmund Yates.
Collection Creator
Biography
The Tinsley brothers, Edward (1833-1866) and William (1831-1902), set up in the book trade business around 1854. They focused mainly on publishing fiction for the popular lending libraries, and specialized in luxuriously bound three-volume novels. In 1866, at the sudden death of Edward, William took over the management of the firm, which went bankrupt in 1878, although he continued to publish books under the supervision of trustees. William also founded Tinsley's Magazine, which ran in various formats from 1867 to 1892.
Collection History
Acquisition
Purchased from David Holmes in 1996. 19 Letters from Thomas to Tinsley Publishing purchased in 1996. Letter from Pollock to Tinsley, other letters were purchased from David Holmes in 1997-2010.
Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2001. Finding aid written in 2001.
Access and Use
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Preferred Citation
William Tinsley Publishing Correspondence; 1866-1889, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
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