St. Paul's Bibliographies Explained

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.

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

• Ezra Pound: A Bibliography, by Donald Gallup, 1983^[3]
• A Bibliography of the Writings of Robert Graves, Fred H. Higginson and William Proctor, 1987^[4]
• H.E. Bates: A Bibliographical study by Peter Eads, 1990.^[5]
• Eric Gill: a Bibliography, 1991.^[6]
• Leonard Woolf: A Bibliography, by Leila Luedeking and Michael Edmonds. 1992.^[7]
• W.H. Davies: A Bibliography, by Sylvia Harlow, 1993.^[8]
• Anthony Powell, A Bibliography. by George Lilley with a foreword by Anthony Powell, 1993.^[9]
• Elspeth Huxley, A Bibliography, by Robert Cross and Michael Perkin, 1996.^[10]
• Julian Symons, A Bibliography, by John J. Walsdorf, 1996.^[11]
• George Orwell: A Bibliography, by Gillian Fenwick, 1998^[12]
• Vita Sackville-West: A Bibliography, By Robertt Cross and Ann Ravenscroft-Hulme, 1999^[13]
• Arthur Ransome: A Bibliography, by Wayne G, Hammond, 2000^[14]
• Kay Boyle: A Bibliography, by M. Clark Chambers. 2002^[15]

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.

• Pioneers in bibliography, 1988.^[16]
• Fakes and frauds: varieties of deception in print & manuscript, 1989^[17]
• Spreading the word: the distribution networks of print 1550-1850, 1990^[18]
• Property of a gentleman: the formation, organisation and dispersal of the private library 1620-1920,1991.^[19]
• Censorship & the control of print: in England and France 1600-1910, 1992^[20]
• Serials and their readers, 1620-1914, 1993.^[21]
• A millennium of the book: production, design & illustration in manuscript & print, 900-1900, 1994.
• A genius for letters: booksellers and bookselling from the 16th to the 20th century, 1995.^[22]
• Antiquaries, book collectors, and the circles of learning, 1996.^[23]
• The book trade & its customers, 1450-1900 : historical essays for Robin Myers, 1997.^[24]
• Medicine, mortality, and the book trade, 1998.^[25]
• The human face of the book trade: print culture and its creators, 1999.^[26]
• Journeys through the market: travel, travellers and the book trade, 1999.^[27]

Print Network Series

Collected papers from the annual British Book Trade History Seminar Series, later renamed the Print Networks conference series.^[28] 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.

• Images & Texts: their production and distribution in the 18th and 19th centuries, 1997.^[29]
• The reach of print:making, selling, and using books, 1998.^[30]
• The human face of the book trade: print culture and its creators, 1999.^[31]
• The Might Engine: the printing press and its impact, 2000.^[32]

References

• https://www.oakknoll.com/okpstpauls.php

Citations

Notes and References

1. Web site: St. Paul's Bibliographies. The Oak Knoll Biblio-Blog. en. 2019-11-23.
2. Web site: St. Paul's Bibliographies. www.bibliopolis.com. Oak Knoll. en-US. 2019-11-24.
3. Book: Gallup, Donald. Ezra Pound, a bibliography. 1983. Published for the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia and St. Paul's Bibliographies by the University Press of Virginia. Charlottesville. English. 1120928144.
4. Book: Higginson, Fred H. A bibliography of the writings of Robert Graves. Williams. William Proctor. 1987. St. Paul's Bibliographies. 978-0-906795-16-3. Winchester. English. 813661695.
5. Book: Eads, Peter. H.E. Bates: a bibliographical study. 2007. Oak Knoll Press; British Library. 978-1-58456-215-3. New Castle, DE; London. English. 166874012.
6. Book: Gill, Evan. Eric Gill: a bibliography. Corey. D. Steven. MacKenzie. Julia. 1991. St. Paul's Bibliographies. 978-0-906795-53-8. Winchester. English. 185800855.
7. Book: Luedeking, Leila. Leonard Woolf: a bibliography. Edmonds. Michael. 2002. St Paul's bibliographies. 978-1-873040-10-2. Winchester. English. 469692305. registration.
8. Book: Harlow, Sylvia. W.H. Davies: a bibliography. 1993. Saint Paul's Bibliographies; Oak Knoll Books. 978-1-873040-00-3. Winchester (GB); New Castle (Del.). English. 464143528.
9. Book: Lilley, George Peter. Anthony Powell: a bibliography. 1993. St Paul's Bibliographies; Oak KnollBooks. 978-1-873040-15-7. Winchester, UK; New Castle, DE. English. 434450096. registration.
10. Book: Cross, Robert. Elspeth Huxley: a bibliography. Perkin. Michael. 1996. St. Paul's Bibliographies; Oak Knoll Press. 978-1-884718-17-5. Winchester, UK; New Castle, Del.. English. 477204260.
11. Book: Walsdorf, John J. Julian Symons: a bibliography. Allen. Bonnie J. Symons. Julian. Keating. Henry Raymond Fitzwater. 1996. Oak Knoll Press; St. Paul's Bibliographies. New Castle; Winchester. English. 749775268.
12. Book: Fenwick, Gillian. George Orwell: a bibliography. 1998. St. Paul's Bibliographies. 978-1-873040-05-8. Winchester. English. 901222870. registration.
13. Book: Cross, Robert S. Vita Sackville-West: a bibliography. Hulme. Ann Ravenscroft. 1999. St. Paul's Bibliographies. 978-1-58456-004-3. Winchester. English. 246082659.
14. Book: Hammond, Wayne G. Arthur Ransome: a bibliography. 2000. St Paul's Bibliographies; Oak Knoll Press. 978-1-58456-022-7. Winchester; New Castle. English. 947836158.
15. Book: Chambers, M. Clark. Kay Boyle: a bibliography. 2002. St. Paul's Bibliographies; Oak Knoll Press. Winchester [Hampshire]; New Castle, Del.. English. 48013154.
16. Book: Pioneers in bibliography: [papers presented at a seminar in book trade history, 27/28 November 1987|date=1988|publisher=St Paul's Bibliographies|isbn=978-0-906795-69-9|editor-last=Myers|editor-first=Robin|location=Winchester|language=English|oclc=185800874|editor-last2=Harris|editor-first2=Michael|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/pioneersinbiblio0000unse].
17. Book: Myers, Robin. Fakes and frauds: varieties of deception in print & manuscript. Harris. Michael. 1989. St. Paul's Bibliographies. 978-0-906795-77-4. Winchester. English. 185800895.
18. Book: 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)|last=Myers|first=Robin|last2=Harris|first2=Michael|date=1990|publisher=St Paul's Bibliographies|isbn=978-0-906795-87-3|location=Winchester (GB)|language=English|oclc=417267253|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/spreadingworddis0000unse].
19. Book: Myers, Robin. Property of a gentleman: the formation, organisation and dispersal of the private library 1620-1920. Harris. Michael. 1991. St Paul's Bibliographies. 978-0-906795-99-6. Winchester. English. 894037120.
20. Book: Censorship & the control of print: in England and France 1600-1910. 1992. St Paul's Bibliographies. 978-1-873040-16-4. Myers. Robin. Winchester. English. 27769186. Harris. Michael. registration.
21. Book: Serials and their readers: 1620-1914. 1993. St. Paul's Bibliographies; Oak Knoll Press. 978-1-873040-20-1. Myers. Robin. Winchester; New Castle DE. English. 612102455. Birkbeck College (London). Centre for Extra-Mural Studies. Conference on Book Trade History.
22. Book: Myers, Robin. A genius for letters: booksellers and bookselling from the 16th to the 20th century. Harris. Michael. 1995. St. Paul's bibliographie; Oak Knoll Press. 978-1-884718-16-8. Winchester; New Castle (Delaware). English. 407343162.
23. Book: Antiquaries, book collectors and the circles of learning. 1996. St Paul's Bibliographies; Oak Knoll Press. 978-1-873040-29-4. Myers. Robin. Winchester; New Castle, DE. English. 185851914. Harris. Michael.
24. Book: Hunt, Arnold. The book trade and its customers, 1450-1900: historical essays for Robin Myers. Mandelbrote. Giles. Shell. Alison. McKenzie. D.F. Myers. Robin. 1997. St. Paul's Bibliographies. 978-1-873040-42-3. Winchester. English. 901699770.
25. Book: Myers, Robin. Medicine, mortality, and the book trade. Harris. Michael. 1998. St Paul's Bibliographies, Ltd.; Oak Knoll Press. 978-1-884718-81-6. Folkestone, Kent [England]; New Castle, DE. English. 50725665.
26. Book: Isaac, Peter. The human face of the book trade: print culture and its creators. McKay. Barry. 1999. St. Paul's Bibliographies; Oak Knoll. 978-1-58456-003-6. Winchester, Hampshire; New Castle, DE. English. 407693133. registration.
27. Book: Journeys through the market: travel, travellers and the book trade. 1999. Oak Knoll Press. 978-1-58456-014-2. Myers. Robin. New Castle (Del.); Folkestone (Kent). English. 466739865. Harris. Michael.
28. Web site: Print Networks. CPHC. en-US. 2019-11-23.
29. Book: Isaac, Peter. Images and Texts: their Production and Distribution in the 18th and 19th Centuries. McKay. Barry. 1997. St. Paul's Bibliographies. 978-1-873040-48-5. Winchester. English. 860421014.
30. Book: Isaac, Peter. The reach of print: making, selling and using books. McKay. Barry. 1998. St. Paul's Bibliographies. 978-1-873040-51-5. Winchester. English. 860200738.
31. Book: Isaac, Peter. The human face of the book trade: print culture and its creators. McKay. Barry. 1999. St. Paul's Bibliographies; Oak Knoll. 978-1-58456-003-6. Winchester, Hampshire; New Castle, DE. English. 407693133. registration.
32. Book: The mighty engine: the printing press and its impact : [proceedings of the|date=2000|publisher=St Paul's bibliographies; Oak Knoll Press|isbn=978-1-873040-61-4|editor-last=Seminar on the British Book Trade|location=Winchester (GB); New Castle (Del.)|language=English|oclc=468517833|editor-last2=Isaac|editor-first2=Peter|editor-last3=McKay|editor-first3=Barry].