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This series contains registers of entries of copies, used to establish publishers', booksellers' and eventually authors' copyright until the introduction of automatic copyright in 1912. As there was widespread disregard of the procedure throughout the period of required registration, the registers do not contain record of all qualifying works for the period concerned.

All entries are manuscript, dated and in chronological order; the formula of entry always includes the name of the registrant, title of the work and amount paid for entry (to 1786). Names of authors and works referred to in file-level descriptions have been standardised; authors' names are in square brackets when they do not appear in the register.

William Herbert's manuscript transcriptions of the Stationers' entries of copies and apprenticeships from 1571 to 1620.

B/W photograph. The East Wing showing the Stock Room block and entrance, and also the archway to Amen Corner, c.1959/60 (c/f B 9 (d) and (e)). 

Page from the Pictorial Times showing engravings of the coach procession passing up Ludgate Hill and the departure of the water procession from Southwark Bridge Pier; the latter image includes text mentioning the Stationers' Company and its barge's participation in the water procession.

Photographic reproduction of an engraving “Interior of Stationers’ Hall”. Possibly late 19th/ early 20th century, with figures apparently from a much earlier period.

Engraved portrait of John Day. The engraving itself is dated 1562 but the advertisement for his shop beneath, 1570.

Assorted prints and engravings:

• ten engravings cut from the headpieces of editions of the Stationers' Almanack from 1778 to 1787 and bound into a book;

• mounted engraving of Tycho Wing's printer's device;

• ten engravings cut from the headpieces of editions of the Stationers' Almanack from 1758 to 1767, unbound;

• engravings cut from the headpieces of the Stationers' Almanack. 1805;

• single sheet almanac, 'Stationers' Company Almanac for 1877';

• single sheet almanac, 'Stationers' Almanack', 1768;

• single sheet almanac by M. F. Philomath, 1779;

• single sheet almanac by M. F. Philomath, 1764;

• single sheet almanac by Vincent Wing, 1774;

• single sheet almanac by Vincent Wing, 1779;

• single sheet almanac by Vincent Wing, 1725;

  • advertisements for almanacs published by the Company of Stationers, 1831 and 1832;

  • lower section cut from the Cambridge Almanack, previously used to wrap a bunde of bankers' vouchers from 1767. Text contains a note of the change from the Julian calendar (Old Style dating) to the Gregorian calendar (New Style dating), which took place in Britain and its colonies in 1752.

Most documents eighteenth century

Papers are taken from the 'Legal Papers' section of Series II,

Constitutional records of the English Stock.

Signed and sealed assignments of English Stock shares, 17 Apr 1679-15 Aug 1693, with signatures of witness and recipient; upside-down from back of volume are a list of received shares and receipts of transferred shares.

Statutes relating to printing in England and the activities of the Stationers' Company.