CATALOGUEOF THECRAWFORD LIBRARYOF

PHILATELIC LITERATURE
AT THEBRITISH LIBRARYJames Ludovic, 26th Earl of Crawford

CATALOGUEOF THECRAWFORD LIBRARYOF

PHILATELIC LITERATURE
AT THEBRITISH LIBRARY

THE PRINTER'S STONE LIMITEDIN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BRITISH LIBRARY
1991

Copyright © in the 1991 revised edition, The British Library Board
Publishing history of the three parts, each compiled by Edward D. Bacon:
Bibliotheca Lindesiana Vol. VII: A Bibliography of the Writings General Special and Periodical
forming the Literature of Philately. Aberdeen: The Aberdeen University Press, 1911.
Catalogue of the Philatelic Library of the Earl ofCrawford, K.T. London: The Philatelic
Literature Society. 1911.
Supplement to the Catalogue of the Philatelic Library of the Earl ofCrawford, K.T. London: The
Philatelic Literature Society, 1926.
Addenda to the "Supplement to the Catalogue of the Philatelic Library of the Earl ofCrawford,
K.T." Supplement to The London Philatelist, Vol. 47 No. 555 (March 1938).

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1860-1938. Bibliography of the writings general, special, and periodical forming the literature ophilately. H Bacon, Edward Denny, Sir, 1860-1938. Catalogue of the philatelic library of the
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THE CRAWFORD Library is without doubt the most complete
collection of early philatelic literature in existence. It wasformed between 1898 and 1913 by James Ludovic, 26th Earlof Crawford and 9th Earl of Balcarres. That such a remarkable specialized library of some 4,500 volumes should havebeen formed in so short a time only indicates the dedicationof the collector. The great joy of the Crawford Library, apartfrom its completeness, is the special materials it contains: a
run of the early postal notices of China must be very rare if notunique; the notebooks kept by the early collector. Judge F. A.
Philbrick, are quite fascinating; the literature and ephemera
associated with the early Philatelic Congresses of GreatBritain and with early philatelic exhibitions are a delight andgive insight into an early philatelic age-these are but three ofthe very many examples.
The Earl was indeed fortunate in securing the services of
Edward (later Sir Edward) Denny Bacon (the Philatelic
Advisor to the Trustees of the British Museum, President of
the Philatelic Literature Society, later to become Curator of
the Royal Philatelic Collection and President of The Royal
Philatelic Society, London) to arrange and catalogue his
philatelic library, a task which lasted from 1901 to 1911. The
result of this work appeared in the latter year as Volume VII
of Bibliolheca Lindesiana and included an Introduction by
the Earl outlining the history of his Collection and a preface
by Bacon describing how to use the book, both retained in thisedition. A Supplement appeared in 1926 and an Addenda in1938. The British Library is pleased to be associated with the
publisher, The Printer's Stone Limited, of this revised editionof these three works. The special importance of this editionis that it includes the British Library shelfmarks for thebooks, thus allowing easier access and better remote identification. The master used for this edition is Sir Edward's

D. R. Beech
The British Library
June, 1991

personal copy (the handwritten textual notes are his; thenumbering by another, later and anonymous hand).
The 26th Earl died in 1913 and bequeathed his outstanding
philatelic library to the British Museum of which he had beena Trustee. The library departments of the Museum weretransferred to the new national library, The British Library,on its formation in 1973 and it is this institution which now
maintains the collection. It is the cornerstone of the British
Library's extensive philatelic literature holdings.
It is fitting that this present volume should be published in1991 as the year marks not only the 80th anniversary of theoriginal 1911 edition but also the centenary of the death ofThomas Keay Tapling who bequeathed his remarkable stamp
collection to the nation, thus establishing the incomparable
national Philatelic Collections, held at the British Library.
It may come as a surprise to some that not all the works
listed are in the Library; the user of this volume will know
which these are by the absence of a shelfmark. The reason forthis is that the original listing, as noted on its title page, wasa bibliography, encompassing all known works up to 1911
and was not solely a catalogue of the Earl's collection. The
addition of the shelfmarks underscores that duality.
To those who will use this catalogue in applying forvolumes to be read in the British Library Reading Rooms, or
who may wish to identify works by shelfmark, it should be
noted that the correct (i.e. complete) shelfmark is made up of
the number appearing next to the entry preceded by the word
Crawford, for example "Crawford 1721"
In his will, Lord Crawford, referring to his bequest of thephilatelic section of his library, said "I am anxious that...itshall be of the greatest use for reference." It is to be hoped that
this edition, with shelfmarks, will facilitate the attainment ofthat wish.

Cinfrcsiana
VOL. VII

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF
THE WRITINGS
GENERAL, SPECIAL AND PERIODICALFORMING THE LITERATURE
OF

PHILATELY
Divided into Two Tares(1) AUTHORS AND TITLES(2) PERIODICALSAT THE ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY PRESS1911

WITH HIS GRACIOUS PERMISSIONTHIS WOBK IS DEDICATEDTO HIS MAJESTYTHE KING
WHO, AS DUKE OP YOKE, AND PRINCE OP WALESHONOURED-THE KOYAL PHILATELIC SOCIETY, LONDONBY BEINQ THEIR PRESIDENTFBOM MAY, 1896, TO MAY, 1910

THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SUBJECT.

A BiBUOGRApnY of Philately such is the work I venture ; the face of the globe was the interest in the subject,to present to my friends as the seventh volume of my ; and that the possession of a " Stamp Album " was of
Bibliotheca Lindesiana, and as the subject-matter is so ; itself an admirable litter of introduction or passport todifferent from what I have previously dealt with I feel this kindest welcome, always extended by the members of
it incumbent upon me to offer a few words of explanation. \ this great family, the one to the other.
In the first place, am I not right in thinking that I
In the course of filty years, many and great changes
many persons will say What is Philately ? The word j have been brought about in the details of collection andlight for in vain in the dictionaries of fifty years in the methods ot arrangement. That which has provedago, indeed it was only invented by M. Herpin of Paris, of the greatest value, we owe to a group of collectors inin the year I Mi.-,, and then only to fill the growing de- I'.iris, who from their investiguitions, have prepared amand for a better term to define Stamp Collecting.
me, which has proved
I can see a smile of indulgence pass my reader's itself capable of infinite sub liv/ision, without in any
light.
features as he calls to mind his school days, and how heThis Schoofof Paris was soon received into favour bycollected, begged, and exchanged stamps, stirred up by
the hope of one day having the " best collection in the the more advanced collectors o f Great Britain, thoughschool," how, when he had passed that stage of life, his naturally some objections were ralised. The classification
adopted throughout thecollection fell to a younger brother, or got lost when heworld, and is so familiar to all ccollectors that I fear one
put away childish things.
But I must keep to my subjectt, which is Bibliography,
acquisition had taken a deeper hold upon the minds ot
the boys the more especially where they bad succeeded not stamps. The beginner alway
in awakening the intere-t ot their parents. This interest, help in the acquisition of a knlowledge of his subject,primarily one of sympathy with the child took root in | and his fir-t demand is for books so was it with me, andthe soil of the earlier aeneration, one able to bring to | I soon found that there was a literature on the subject,
on a far larger scale than I had thought possible, but itof investigation. In my own case, though an ardent was not easy to procure, nor were there any booksellers
who gave attention to these works. However, I detercollector while at
I ceased to be so aft.
it Eton, 11
mined to form a philatelic section of the Library.
and I am sorry to sav that I cannot recall what beof the collection. Nevertheless, some thirty-five ;There was in existence such a Library in the United
later (1898), I was at Sotheby's one day to bid forStates, which had been formed by Mr. J. K. Tiffany of
rly MS. (which by the way I lost to the Bodleian), St. Louis, Mo , one of the greatest authorities and writeand saw on the shelves a fat volume of stamps, which, on the subject of philately in America. He had enout of sentiment, I bought. Ill-health was driving me deavoured from earliest times to obtain everything heout of England for the winter months and the book could learn of, wherever published, and with » very
went with me on the yacht, and I have never repented , great measure of success. In 1874 he printed a catathe purchase. Since then I must have sailed nearly ! logue of his books which has been the standard work of
100,000 miles about the world, and I have always taken the day. Full of years and honour he crossed the bounon my travels some stamps for study and arrangement, dary early in 1897, when additions ceased to be madethus providing myself with an interesting and unfailing ; to the collection. It was not until 1901 that a whisper
occupation.
was heard of the possibility of its coming into the
Not only this, but I learnt how widely spread over j market.

THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SUHJECT
Experience had taught me that others would have
I will go further I know of no branch of writing inheard the rumours as soon as, or before, I did, and that which there exists so great a number of actual rarities.
prompt action alone would be of use. After a short time Little journals exist by the score whose lives did not go
I had the pleasure of learning that my overtures were
acceptable and that the celebrated Tiffany Library was single copies. They are found in Manuscript, in Hectograph, in Lithography and typewritten and in printed
tons of books were safely delivered at Cavendish Square. form of the roughest description with illustrations inIn the meantime, I had been fortunate enough to the text very nearly approaching in ugliness to somesecure the assistance of Mr. E. D. Bacon, than whom no of the stamps they are anxious to describe.
one in this section of the world's learning is bettermethods of collecting and arranging the collections
known.
In the course of time we got all the books shelved and which are made, and in the books and the journals
into a provisional scheme of order. The general lines which abound. The illustrations and general appearof a catalogue were considered, and I determined to ance of these publications compare favourably with any
separate the Library into two main divisions, the one similar work.
It may well be understood that I do not possess every
comprising all the writings on the subject as individual
works, the other consisting entirely of periodical litera- one of these rare little works, and further that it isture and journals. Much had to be done to restore the probable others may still exist unknown to me. Howcontinuity of the collection for the years since the death ever, in order to make this catalogue of more general use,of Mr. Tiffany, 1897-1902, and then to endeavour to fill (I have endeavoured to describe everything that has
up gaps and wants. Mr. Bacon prepared lists of de- come under my notice. I could only effect this purpose
siderata, and for some years I advertised largely, with by appeal to friendly collectors, and I am meet anxious
here to record my most grateful thanks for the generous
assisted by Messrs. Stanley Gibbons Limited, by the help which has been afforded to Mr. Bacon and to myuse of their ' Monthly Journal," which is to be found self by the following gentlemen :P. J. Andersen (Aberdeen).
in all parts of the civilised world.
Since then no opportunities have been passed of adding
F. A. Bellamy (Oxford).
to the Library, either in single purchases or by buying
H. Clark (Angmering).
en masse. The most important acquisition I have madeJ. A. Cook (Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.A.).
in this way occurred some three years ago on the death
A. Dethier (Bruxelles).
of Herr Heinrich Frankel, who was Librarian of the
H. E. Beats (Flemington, New Jersey, U.S.A.).
leading Philatelic Society in Berlin for many years, andDr. Emilio Diena (Rome).
who was possessed of one' of the best Libraries on the
Abel Fontaine (Buenos Ayres).
Continent. Herr Frankel's collection was very rich in
W. V. Morten (Leeds).
European and especially in early German literature, aC. A. Nast (Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.).
section where I was but poorly supplied. I was fortunate,
A. J. Pares (Toulon).
therefore, in being able to secure it, and then, having
F. J. Peplow (Dulwich).
taken out such works as I was in need of, I transferred
E. B. Power (New York).
the whole of the remaining volumes to the Library of
W. R. Ricketts (Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.).
the Royal Philatelic Society of London, and thus every
Dr. Otto Rommel (Leipzig).
portion will be utilised to the best advantage.
B. T. K. Smith (London).
The first issue of Postage Stamps was made on the
V. Suppantschitsch (Graz).
6th May, 1840 and the first book known to have been
The late H. Frankel (Berlin).
printed on the subject was published in December, 1861.
Many rare little volumes are described in the followIn those twenty-one years, the pursuit had grown sufficiently to induce persons to risk printing and catering thereby greatly adding to the interest of the Catalogue.
to an increasing demand. From that moment a steady
movement forward has continued, and I consider that
CRAWFORD.
no other pursuit has evoked so large an output of litera2, CAVENDISH SQUARE, W.
ture in the short space of fifty years.
February, 1911.

THE PREFACE TO THE CATALOGUE.

THE present catalogue is drawn up for the most part on
the lines usually adopted for such works, but the introduction of a few special features has been thought
advisable in dealing with a distinct class of literaturesuch as this. A short description of the arrangement of
the contents will, therefore, not be out of place and may
prove useful to anyone consulting the lists.
The work is divided into two divisions, as the periodicals form such a numerous class that it was thought itwould facilitate reference purposes if they were groupedby themselves. The first part of the catalogue consistsof what may be considered -Separate works," while thesecond part is confined to " Periodicals ". An Appendix
A. is added giving a list of the philatelic journals arranged under the names of the countries in which they
were published, in chronological sequence in each instance, and an Appendix B. givey an annotated list of
the principal sources of information for philatelic literature collectors.
The works listed in Part I. are arranged under thename of the author where this is known. Publishers ofstamp catalogues and price-lists are assumed to be theauthors of such works whenever the actual author'sname is not mentioned or is unknown. In the case ofother works where the author's name does not appear
and is unknown, they will be found catalogued under
the first word of the title, ignoring, as is usual, theinitial article, if any is present. The title of each work
is followed by the place of publication, the name of the
publisher and the date, but when no publisher's nameis given, it is to be understood that it is the same as thatof the author. In the case of a work or journal, whichthat in which it was published, the names of both thetown of publication and that where it was printed are
The publications of societies, clubs and exhibitions
are arranged under the names of the cities or towns inwhich the associations were or are domiciled and theexhibitions were held. But when the annual meetingsof bodies, such as the " American Philatelic Association "and the "Deutscher Philatelisten Tag," take place indifferent towns, their publications are given under thename of the societies. All music having a philatelic or
postal title is listed under the heading " Music," followedby the names of the composers in alphabetical order.
Catalogues of public auction sales of stamps are placed
under the heading " Auction Catalogues " and are there
sub-divided under the names of the various promoters.
The list of auction catalogues includes all those of GreatBritain, all those of early times, and the more importantsales of recent years held in the United States and othercountries. Auction catalogues of stamps, even whenof very meagre interest or use, and the list has no pretensions to be exhaustive in the case of sales other thanthose of Great Britain. Similarly in regard to dealers'
price-lists and priced-catalogues, it is obvious to every
philatelist that it would be quite impossible to compile
an exhaustive list of thrsi', nor would any such list beof actual utility. The course adopted has been to include all the early published lists and catalogues contained in the collection, all those that deal with thestamps of any particular country or are drawn up on
specialist lines, and, of recent years, those published by
the chief stamp-dealers throughout the world.
subject index of all the separately published works inthe collection that deal specially with the stamps of thatcountry. It is hoped that this index will be found useful by students who desire to consult the special works
that have already been published upon the stamps ofing on the same topic themselves.
In Part II. the sub-title of a journal is only given
numbers issued. When the place of publication or nameof the publisher is changed during the life of a journal,
the abbreviation "etc." is added after the original placeor name, and full particulars of the alteration are givenin the note attached to the journal.
The height of each item is given in inches and theTHE PREFACE TO THE CATALOGUE
abbreviations "Mis. St. Pamph." or "Mis. St. Jour."after an entry signifies that the work is bound up in theseries of volumes labelled " Miscellaneous Stamp Pamphlets," or "Miscellaneous Stamp Journals," whichever it
may be.
Part I. contains all separate works published to theend of 1908, except in the case of auction catalogues,
the list of which is only completed to the end of 1906.
Part II. includes all periodicals issued to the end of
1906, but those journals which were in progress at that
period and have since become defunct, are completed
to the end of their careers.
The compilation of the chronological lists of philatelicjournals given in Appendix A. has presented a gooddeal of difficulty in determining which merited inclusion

and which did not. A reference to Part II. of the catalogue shows that there is a large class of journals that
may be called semi-philatelic, but in some instancesthese contain more philatelic matter than others thathave a purely philatelic title. The rule that has been
followed is to include all journals with philatelic titles,
all those that have any connection with philately designated in the sub-titles and such others in which thecontents are solely or principally philatelic.
The Appendix B. includes particulars of all the early
bibliographical notices of a philatelic nature, and suchlater works and articles as I have personally found mostuseful in my researches.
E. D. BACON.