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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Publisher: Arrowsmith

Publisher: Arrowsmith

Alternate Name(s): Isaac Arrowsmith (1857-71); J. W. Arrowsmith

Primary Location: Bristol

History: Established in Bristol by Isaac Arrowsmith in 1857. After his death in 1871, continued by son James William Arrowsmith.

References: Anderson; Sutherland; Chester W. Topp, Victorian Yellowbacks and Paperbacks, 1849?1905, volume 7 (Hermitage Antiquarian Bookshop, 1993)

Number of Titles Published by Arrowsmith:

1884 (3 titles)1885 (5 titles)1886 (13 titles)1887 (9 titles)1888 (9 titles)1889 (11 titles)1890 (11 titles)1891 (10 titles)1892 (11 titles)1893 (10 titles)1894 (5 titles)1895 (6 titles)1896 (8 titles)1897 (7 titles)1898 (8 titles)1899 (7 titles)1900 (5 titles)1901 (9 titles)1902 (2 titles)1903 (1 titles)