Related Journals

• British & Colonial Printer & Stationer, and Newspaper Press Record
  • Began as The British & Colonial Printer & Stationer, and Newspaper Press Record (which ran from 1878-79)
• British & Colonial Printer & Stationer, and Paper Trade Review
  • Title then changed to The British & Colonial Printer & Stationer, and Paper Trade Review (which ran from 1879-81)
• British & Colonial Printer & Stationer, and Booksellers’ Circular and Paper Trade Review
  • Title was then changed to The British & Colonial Printer & Stationer, and Booksellers’ Circular and Paper Trade Review (which ran from 1882-83)
• British & Colonial Printer & Stationer, and Booksellers’ Circular
  • Title was then shortened to The British & Colonial Printer & Stationer, and Booksellers’ Circular (which ran from 1883-91)
• The British Colonial Printer
  • After running as The British & Colonial Printer & Stationer, this journal's title was shortened again to The British Colonial Printer (1944-53), and then the journal was absorbed into Printing World (1954-)

Start Date(s)

• 1891 (COPAC)

End Date(s)

• 1943 (COPAC)

Editor(s)

• Stonhill, William John

City

• London, England (Clegg)

Type of Content

• “A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Home, Colonial, and Foreign Printing and Stationery Trade Intelligence, Mechanical and other Inventions, Illustrated Books and Book Manufacture, Patents, Gazette, and Financial News” (World’s vol. 10, p. 9)
• “A weekly illustrated journal of home and colonial printing and stationery trade intelligence; mechanical and other inventions illustrated; novelties in leather and fancy goods; books and book manufacture; patents, with technical criticism thereon; local notes, current topics, and reports upon trade, gazette and financial news, and ‘Who’s who?’ (limited company information), and trade wrinkles” (Mitchell's 1895, p. 62)
• “From 1887-1928 special quarterly issues with technical articles, now published separately as Paper and Print” (Catalogue 12)

Notes

• “Absolutely independent and unbiased. A fearless exposer of abuses and trade grievances” (Mitchell’s, 1905, p. 92)
• “A sound and profitable investment. Employers cannot invest better than by subscribing to The British and Colonial Printer and Stationer for any trusty Overseer, Journeyman, or Apprentice whose good services they wish to recognize. The weekly receipt of the Journal will be a continuous reminder to the recipient of his master’s sentiments” (Willing’s p. 289)
• Paper Trade Review is published at the same office (Clegg p. 359)
• Publisher's address: 58 Shoe Lane, London (Clegg p. 359)

Subject Categories

• Advertising
• Book Trade & Bookselling
• Book Trade News
• Colonies
• Paper & Stationery
• Printing Trade

Sources that Discuss this Journal

• COPAC
• Clegg p. 359
• Mitchell’s 1895 p. 62
• Mitchell’s 1905 p. 92
• Waterloo (online)
• World's vol. 20, p. 9

Works Cited

• Clegg, James. The Directory of Second-hand Booksellers, and List of Public Libraries, British and Foreign. London, 1891. Google Books.
• COPAC: Consortium of Online Public Access Catalogues. Library Hub Discover, JISC.
• Mitchell’s Newspaper Press Directory and Advertiser’s Guide. C. Mitchell, 1895.
• Mitchell’s Newspaper Press Directory and Advertiser’s Guide. C. Mitchell, 1905.
• The Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals: 1800-1900, edited by John S. North. North Waterloo Academic Press, 2009.
• The World's Paper Trade Review, vol. 20, no. 5, 1893, p. 9. Google Books.