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The Sampson Low Collection

Sampson Low (1797-1886) was a Victorian bookseller and publisher whose clients included many notable figures of the nineteenth century from Britain, North America and Europe. The Sampson Low Collection comprises two volumes of over 200 letters written by clients and friends, the majority to Sampson Low himself. The letters have been digitised and transcribed and made available online for the first time.

Type	Name or title	Description
image	Depositing the Sampson Low Collection	The Sampson Low collection of letters was deposited in The Open University's Book History Archive...
image	Lamb's Conduit Street	This photograph shows 42 Lamb's Conduit Street, Camden, the building that was Sampson Low's...
image	Low family tree	Four generations of the Low family c.1738-1908 including Sampson Low, his parents, grandparents,...
image	Portrait of Sampson Low	Portrait of the publisher Sampson Low (1797-1886) as a young man.
image	Sampson Low	Photograph of the publisher Sampson Low (1797-1886) in later years.
image	Sampson Low Collection notes	The Sampson Low Collection was originally compiled by the Rev. William Low (1860-1924) in around...
image	Sampson Low trade card	A trade card advertising Sampson Low's library and reading room at 42 Lambs Conduit Street in...
image	The Harper Brothers	Brothers James and John Harper created an American publishing company in 1817 and later adopted the...
image	The Sampson Low Collection	The Sampson Low Collection - a collection of more than 200 letters written by clients and...
image	The Sampson Low Collection	The Sampson Low Collection - a collection of more than 200 letters written by clients and...
image	The Sampson Low Collection	The Sampson Low Collection - a collection of more than 200 letters written by clients and...

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