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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Publisher: Sampson Low

Publisher: Sampson Low

Primary Location: London

History: Firm founded by Sampson Low (1797–1886) in 1819. Edward Marston (1825–1914) took over the firm in 1881 but kept the name.

References: Bookman; DNB; Sutherland

Number of Titles Published by Sampson Low:

1848 (1 titles)1850 (2 titles)1852 (2 titles)1853 (3 titles)1854 (6 titles)1855 (5 titles)1856 (2 titles)1857 (2 titles)1858 (2 titles)1859 (4 titles)1860 (6 titles)1861 (2 titles)1862 (6 titles)1863 (13 titles)1864 (15 titles)1865 (14 titles)1866 (12 titles)1867 (12 titles)1868 (12 titles)1869 (11 titles)1870 (16 titles)1871 (20 titles)1872 (17 titles)1873 (29 titles)1874 (26 titles)1875 (29 titles)1876 (27 titles)1877 (28 titles)1878 (26 titles)1879 (19 titles)1880 (24 titles)1881 (29 titles)1882 (29 titles)1883 (19 titles)1884 (18 titles)1885 (18 titles)1886 (20 titles)1887 (18 titles)1888 (12 titles)1889 (15 titles)1890 (20 titles)1891 (25 titles)1892 (20 titles)1893 (16 titles)1894 (12 titles)1895 (11 titles)1896 (11 titles)1897 (9 titles)1898 (4 titles)1899 (7 titles)1900 (3 titles)