http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8c53q0g No online items A & C Black Book Collection: Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Dorothy Auyong, Shelley Kresan, and Diann Benti. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Rare Books Department The Huntington Library 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org © 2014 The Huntington Library. All rights reserved. A & C Black Book Collection: 499150 1 Finding Aid Overview of the Collection Title: A & C Black Book Collection Dates (inclusive): 1864-1959 Bulk dates: 1901-1936 Collection Number: 499150 Creator: Adam and Charles Black (Firm), publisher. Extent: 598 items Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Rare Books Department 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, California 91108 Phone: (626) 405-2191 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.huntington.org Abstract: This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). The volumes cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Language: English. Note: Finding aid last updated on November 7, 2014. Access Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services. Publication Rights The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher. Preferred Citation [Identification of item]. A & C Black book collection. The Huntington Library, San Marino, California. Provenance Gift of Harold L. and Dorothy Galitz. Biographical Note The firm of Adam and Charles Black, known as A & C Black, was a 19th and 20th-century Edinburgh and London publisher; founded in 1807. Scope and Content This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). The volumes cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. (499150:095) and J.M. Dent (499150:421). Most volumes bound in the publisher's pictorial cloth bindings. Many dust jackets are damaged, and some spines are damaged. Arrangement Items are arranged alphabetically by title, with subnumbering of the main accession number (e.g. "499150:225"). Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog. Subjects Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Bible. A & C Black Book Collection: 499150 2 Finding Aid Animals. Anthropology. Antiquities. Architecture. Art. Biography. Birds -- Great Britain. Canon (Literature) Children's literature. Children's stories. Fiction. Gardening. History, Ancient. Human geography. Military art and science. Music. Natural history. Plants. Poetry. Recreation. Transportation. Voyages and travels. Africa -- Civilization. Africa -- Description and travel. Africa -- Social life and customs. Asia -- Civilization. Asia -- Description and travel. Asia -- Social life and customs. Australasia -- Description and travel. Australasia -- Social life and customs. Australia -- Description and travel. California. Canada. Caribbean Area. Central America -- Description and travel. Central America -- History. Europe -- Civilization. Europe -- Description and travel. Europe -- History. Europe -- Social life and customs. Great Britain -- Civilization. Great Britain -- Description and travel. Great Britain -- History. Great Britain -- Social life and customs. South America -- Description and travel. South America -- History. Oceania. United States -- Description and travel. A & C Black Book Collection: 499150 3 Finding Aid Forms/Genres Pictorial cloth bindings (Binding) -- Scotland -- 20th century. Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding) -- Scotland -- 20th century. Travel literature -- 20th century. Fiction -- 20th century. Juvenile literature -- 20th century. Added Entries Dent, J. M. (Joseph Malaby), 1849-1926, publisher. Galitz, Harold L., donor. Galitz, Dorothy, donor. William Collins Sons and Co., publisher. Monographs 499150:001 Abbotsford / painted by William Smith, Jr. ; described by W.S. Crockett ; with twenty full-page illustrations in full colour. 1905 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Description: [7s 6d series] Author(s): Crockett, W. S. (William Shillinglaw), 1866-1945 Subject: Great Britain -- Description and travel 499150:002 Abbotsford. 1912 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Description: Beautiful Britain Subject: Great Britain -- Description and travel ; Children's literature 499150:003 Adeline Genee: a lifetime of ballet under six reigns : based on the personal reminiscences of Dame Adeline Genee-Isitt, D.B.E. / by Ivor Guest. 1958 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Author(s): Guest, Ivor Forbes Subject: Recreation 499150:004 Adventures among pictures / by C. Lewis Hind; with twenty-four illustrations, eight of which are reproduces in the colours of the original paintings, and sixteen in black and white. 1904 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Description: [7s 6d series] Author(s): Hind, C. Lewis (Charles Lewis), 1862-1927 Subject: Art 499150:005 Algeria and Tunis / painted and described by Frances E. Nesbitt. 1906 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Description: [20 shilling series] Author(s): Nesbitt, Francis E. Subject: Africa -- Description and travel 499150:006 Alexander and Marco Polo / by Sir George Scott ; with twenty-for plates, eight in colour. 1928 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Description: Great explorers Author(s): Scott, James George, Sir, 1851-1935 Subject: Voyages and travels ; Asia -- Civilization ; History, Ancient ; Biography A & C Black Book Collection: 499150 4 Finding Aid Monographs 499150:007 Albion: an artist's Britain / by Stephen Bone ; with twenty-four plates in colour from the author's paintings. 1939 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Author(s): Bone, Stephen, 1904-1958 Subject: Great Britain -- Description and travel 499150:008 Africa and Australasia / by J.B. Reynolds ; containing twenty-eight pages of illustrations, fifteen of them in colour and three maps. 1916 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Description: Beginner's regional geography Author(s): Reynolds, Joan Berenice Subject: Africa -- Description and travel ; Australasia -- Description and travel 499150:009 Alpine flowers and gardens / painted and described by G. Flemwell. 1910 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Description: [7s 6d series] Author(s): Flemwell, George Subject: Europe -- Description and travel ; Plants ; Gardening Related Material Library has another copy: Bot Lib. QK331.F54 499150:010 The Alps / described by W. Martin Conway ; painted by A.D. McCormick. 1904 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Description: [20 shilling series] Author(s): Conway, William Martin, Sir, 1856-1937 McCormick, A. D. (Arthur David), b. 1860 Subject: Europe -- Description and travel Related Material Library has another edition: 499150:011 499150:011 The Alps / described by Sir Martin Conway ; with 23 illustrations from photographs by L. Edna Walter. 1910 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Author(s): Conway, William Martin, Sir, 1856-1937 Walter, L. Edna (Lavinia Edna) Subject: Europe -- Description and travel Related Material Library has another edition: 499150:010 499150:012 Alsace-Lorraine / by A. W. Holland ; with twelve full-page illustrations in colour by E. Harrison Compton, C.E. Flower and Alllan Stewart. 1915 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Description: Peeps at many lands Author(s): Holland, Arthur William, 1875- Compton, E. Harrison Subject: Europe -- Description and travel ; Europe -- Social life and customs ; Children's literature 499150:013 Amid the high hills / by Sir Hugh Fraser. 1923 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Author(s): Hugh, Fraser, Sir, 1860-1927 Subject: Recreation A & C Black Book Collection: 499150 5 Finding Aid Monographs 499150:014 Ancient Egypt / by Rev. James Baikie ; with sixteen full-page illustrations, those in colour being by Constance N. Baikie. 1912 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Description: Peeps at many lands Author(s): Baikie, James, 1866-1931 Baikie, Constance N. Subject: Africa -- Civilization ; History, Ancient ; Children's literature 499150:015 Ancient Greece / by Rev. James Baikie ; with 16 full-page illustrations, those in colour being by John Fulleylove and Constance N. Baikie. 1920 Imprint: London : Adam and Charles Black (Firm) Description: Peeps at many lands Author(s): Baikie, James, 1866-1931 Fulleylove, John