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.

Title indices to the new sequence of copyright registers produced subsequent to the Copyright Act 1842. The registers themselves were transferred to The National Archives in 1916, pursuant to the Copyright Act 1911. The indices cover entries in volumes 1-20, and literary entries in volumes 1-53.

Press cuttings relating to copyright.

Copies of outgoing letters from the Company, 1912-1915 and 1920-1922, after the Copyright Act 1911 made registration at Stationers' Hall unnecessary; most letters return copyright fees, return items sent to the copyright office and/or advise regarding access to the post-1840 registers deposited at the Public Record Office; very few letters are included for 1920-1922; index at front of volume.

Company accounts for copyright business, showing amounts paid in and out; includes annual statements for 1895-1924; thumb index at front of volume.

Monthly cash accounts of Company copyright business, showing cash received and paid out.

Hand-written copy of the Statute of Anne.

Royal licence to appoint three printers and booksellers to be approved by the Vice-Chancellor and three Doctors.

Transcription. Parties: (1) Henry VIII (2) Cambridge University.

Summary of printing privileges granted to the Stationers' Company; summary of money paid by Edward Owen in an attempt to renew the Company's patent for printing school books (1741).

Parties: (1) George Croome (2) Stationers' Company.

Parties: (1) John Rogers, bookseller (2) Stationers' Company.