Found 2 collections related to Engravers%20--%20Great%20Britain%20--%2019th%20century%20--%20Correspondence

Robert Hartley Cromek, English engraver and literary entrepreneur. A business dispute with William Blake ca. 1805-8 initiated a series of conflicts between the two men that would negatively impact Cromek's reputation. To a Robert Miller (in Scotland) : 1 autograph letter signed : 1 Dec 1808 : (MISC 3466) : begins, "I have troubled you with a large parcel of books, & I must beg you to let them be distributed as soon as possible." Earlier in 1808, Cromek had visited Scotland to collect information for his compilation of the Reliques of Robert Burns. less

Swan Electric Engraving Company, London photo-engravers. · To Elliot Stock, publisher : 1 typescript letter with stamped signature of "Swan Electric Engraving Co." : 21 Jul 1898 : (MISC 4269) : 1 page (single sheet) : from Northumbria House, 116 Charing Cross Road, W.C. (printed stationery) : begins, "We have much pleasure in appending our estimate for photogravure reproductions of the four illustrations from 'The Germ'"; along with the manuscript estimate, dated 20 Jul 1898 (1 page, partial sheet), also on printed company stationery. less