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.

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preview image letterLetter from George Walter Thornbury (1)George Walter Thornbury writes to Sampson Low to inform him that the proof for an unnamed work will...
preview image letterLetter from George Walter Thornbury (2)In a second letter to Sampson Low, George Walter Thornbury explains he will send for the copy of...
preview image letterLetter from Gerald WellesleyWriting from The Deanery at Windsor, Gerald Wellesley gratefully accepts a copy of a book the...
preview image letterLetter from Geraldine JewsburyIn her letter Geraldine Jewsbury sends compliments to Sampson Low and makes a request for items to...
preview image letterLetter from Gustave Doré (1)Gustave Doré addresses a commission by a Mr Gowland to produce a drawing. He could be referring to...
preview image letterLetter from Gustave Doré (2)Gustave Doré refers to a drawing of 'Gilliatt and the Monster' and suggests another scene from the...
preview image letterLetter from Hablot Knight BrowneBrowne describes alterations to drawings he has made to accompany a humorous poem by Lindon Meadows...
preview image letterLetter from Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher Stowe's letter to Sampson Low (whose name she misspells as Lowe) refers to her...
preview image letterLetter from Harriet MartineauIn this four page letter, Harriet Martineau writes at length about works written by the architect...
preview image letterLetter from Henry MayhewHenry Mayhew writes to inform the recipient, in quite some detail, about his forthcoming book...
preview image letterLetter from Henry MoseleyHenry Moseley requests copies of two of his published books 'The Mechanical Principles of...
preview image letterLetter from Henry PierrepontIn his short letter, Lord Exeter refuses to give permission for Sampson Low to copy an unnamed...
preview image letterLetter from Henry StebbingHenry Stebbing has been sent a copy of a Shakespearean Dictionary to be edited and responds with...
preview image letterLetter from Hensleigh WedgwoodHensleigh Wedgewood writes to Sampson Low to thank him for the receipt of 'Mr Worcester's very...
preview image letterLetter from Herbert Coleridge (1)In what appears to be a follow up letter from the one he wrote dated 14 February Herbert Coleridge...
preview image letterLetter from Herbert Coleridge (2)Herbert Coleridge writes to thank Sampson Low for his letter and copy of (Worcester's) dictionary...
preview image letterLetter from Horace St JohnHorace St John writes to Sampson Low agreeing to the inclusion of his name attached to the...
preview image letterLetter from Isaac Israel HayesIn his letter written from New York, Isaac Israel Hayes discusses various publications and...
preview image letterLetter from James Cooley Fletcher (1)A personal letter to Sampson Low from James Cooley Fletcher in which he refers to Low's recently...
preview image letterLetter from James Cooley Fletcher (2)In this seven page personal letter to Sampson Low, James Cooley Fletcher writes quite a lot about...