Sources and archives Existing works examining members of the book trades are of initial assistance, supplemented by information from eighteenth-century London trade directories. However, by making extensive use of annual land tax assessments, it has been possible to locate individuals, spatially and temporally, with greater thoroughness and accuracy. The land tax assessments have been used in conjunction with a variety of contemporary maps which enable streets, passages and individual properties to be located with precision.Existing studies
An important source of information is, of course, existing works identifying members of the book trades in London and Britain generally. Among the most important and pioneering are the following:
Plomer, Henry Robert. A Dictionary of the Printers and Booksellers who were at Work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1668 to 1725. Oxford, 1922.
id. A Dictionary of the Printers and Booksellers who were at Work in England,
Scotland and Ireland from 1726 to 1775. Oxford, 1932.
Maxted, Ian. The London Book Trades 1775-1800: A Preliminary Checklist of Members. Folkestone, 1977.
id. The London Book Trades, 1775-1800: A Topographical Guide. Exeter, 1980.
Other Sources
London trade directories
Maps
**Land tax assessments**
