The Quince Tree Press
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The Quince Tree Press is the imprint established in 1966 by J. L. Carr
to publish his maps, pocket books and novels. The Press is now run by his son Robert Carr and his wife, Jane.
, Northamptonshire
under the imprint The Quince Tree Press. The quince
is a fruiting tree native to the Caucasus
and there was one in the front garden of Carr's house.
Carr's maps are of architectural and historical interest, rather than being geographical, and give brief details, observations and quotations in a quirky style about buildings, historical events and people related to places in the old counties of England
, before they were reorganised in 1974. The maps are meant to be read and framed and to stimulate conversation.
Carr's small books are typically 16 stapled pages, usually about 13 x 9 cm, with decorated card covers. Carr wrote: 'These books fit small envelopes, go for a minimum stamp and are perfect for cold bedrooms - only one hand and a wrist need suffer exposure'. Carr recorded in 1983 that sales of the small books reached a peak in 1980, when he sold 43,369 copies, and by 1987 he had sold more than 500,000 in total.
At the age of 76 years and unhappy with the six different publishers of his six novels to date and with the advance that he had been offered for his seventh novel, Carr decided to publish the next book himself. What Hetty Did
was published as a paperback by the Quince Tree Press in 1988 in an edition of 2,850 copies and was soon reprinted. Carr followed this novel four years later with Harpole & Foxberrow General Publishers
in an edition of 4,000 copies.
Carr sold his novels and small books published by the Quince Tree Press directly to booksellers and by mail order to readers, and offered copies of his other novels bought as remainders from his previous publishers. For example Carr obtained 900 remaindered copies of The Harpole Report from Secker and Warburg
at 12 pence each and was able to sell them all at their full price of £1.75 after Frank Muir
had named it on Desert Island Discs
as the book he would take with him to the imaginary island.
In his life-time Carr bought back the rights to the novels How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup
and A Month in the Country and published them under the imprint of the Quince Tree Press. Since Carr's death in 1994 the Quince Tree Press have reprinted all Carr's novels and continue to publish existing and new pocket books and maps.
In each of his novels published by the Quince Tree Press Carr cited words by Beatrice Warde
, an eminent American typographer: "This is a Printing Office, cross-roads of civilisation, Refuge of all the Arts against the Ravages of Time. From this place Words may fly abroad, not to perish as waves of sound but fix'd in Time, not corrupted by the hurrying hand but verified in Proof. Friend, you are on Safe Ground: this is a Printing Office."
The different versions of most county maps were not numbered sequentially and only a few were dated. Versions may be distinguished by the number of sheets printed, which was usually recorded on later maps, and assuming that the number was different for each version. The first versions of maps seem to have been issued in editions of 250, 350 or 500 sheets. Bob Carr has reported that some of the maps had editions related to the year in which they were printed. For example, an edition of 978 sheets was probably first published in 1978. The number of sheets of the versions recorded with an ISBN, seen or held in private or public collections are given below and range from 250 to 982 with an average of about 750. If the number of sheets issued was recorded on the version then each sheet was usually numbered by hand, although unnumbered copies are known. The number of different versions published as of August 1987 is shown in parentheses below and at least three new maps (Buckinghamshire, Westmoreland and Wiltshire) were added after 1987. There may be more maps and more versions. A new map of Northamptonshire was produced in 2005 by Bob and Jane Carr.
Carr's illustrated maps were printed on single sheets of thick paper of various types and range in size from 50 to 65 cm high and 35 to 55 cm wide, depending on the shape of each county. The early maps were in monochrome but some were hand coloured by Sally Carr. Later maps were printed in colour. Most of the maps were numbered by hand and signed by Carr. Carr often sent proof copies of new maps to retailers. These were printed on thin, poor quality paper, and were marked PROOF. The maps were chiefly printed by Messrs Richardson or Seddon.
The list below gives details where known of: the number of different maps of each county, shown in parentheses, as recorded by Carr in 1987 in his history of the Quince Tree Press; the date of publication with the ISBN, although such numbers seem only to have been applied to maps published between 1968 and 1976; and the number of sheets, if known, which are not necessarily given in the order of publication.
, not by the Quince Tree Press. The early books of poems were given ISBNs and were registered as published in a Florin Poets Series or a Mini-poets Series. More than 100 titles are recorded, some produced after Carr's death in 1994 by Bob and Jane Carr. A few books are dated or can be dated by their publication to coincide with a particular event. Some books are numbered but the numbers are not always unique: at least nine are numbered 71 (Francis Bacon, Thomas Bewick, Geoffrey Chaucer, John Donne, Hilda Frank, Joan Hassall, Samuel Johnson, Bryan North Lee and the Rosettis) and six are numbered 85 (John Bunyan, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Edwards Lear, the Devil's Dictionary, The Dictionary of Parsons and Henry Vaughan). A very few books list the impressions published. Mostly Carr had 3,000 copies printed at a time, sometimes using a different background colour on the cover for a new impression.
, which is entitled Ten Poems and is not numbered was probably published before the second, entitled Parson and Poet, which is numbered 9 in the series. Carr seems to have applied the number 9 to the second book perhaps because the first book of Herrick's poems was number 9 in the series.
J. L. Carr
Joseph Lloyd Carr ; who called himself "Jim" or even "James," was an English novelist, publisher, teacher, and eccentric.-Biography:...
to publish his maps, pocket books and novels. The Press is now run by his son Robert Carr and his wife, Jane.
History of the press
When Carr took 2-year leave of absence from teaching in 1967 aged 55 with savings of £1,600, his aim was to see if he could make his living by selling decorated maps of English counties and small, illustrated pocket books of poets. These he published from his house at Mill Dale Road in KetteringKettering
Kettering is a market town in the Borough of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It is situated about from London. Kettering is mainly situated on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene which meets at Wellingborough...
, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
under the imprint The Quince Tree Press. The quince
Quince
The quince , or Cydonia oblonga, is the sole member of the genus Cydonia and native to warm-temperate southwest Asia in the Caucasus region...
is a fruiting tree native to the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
and there was one in the front garden of Carr's house.
Carr's maps are of architectural and historical interest, rather than being geographical, and give brief details, observations and quotations in a quirky style about buildings, historical events and people related to places in the old counties of England
Counties of England
Counties of England are areas used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political demarcation. For administrative purposes, England outside Greater London and the Isles of Scilly is divided into 83 counties. The counties may consist of a single district or be divided into several...
, before they were reorganised in 1974. The maps are meant to be read and framed and to stimulate conversation.
Carr's small books are typically 16 stapled pages, usually about 13 x 9 cm, with decorated card covers. Carr wrote: 'These books fit small envelopes, go for a minimum stamp and are perfect for cold bedrooms - only one hand and a wrist need suffer exposure'. Carr recorded in 1983 that sales of the small books reached a peak in 1980, when he sold 43,369 copies, and by 1987 he had sold more than 500,000 in total.
At the age of 76 years and unhappy with the six different publishers of his six novels to date and with the advance that he had been offered for his seventh novel, Carr decided to publish the next book himself. What Hetty Did
What Hetty Did
What Hetty Did is the seventh novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1988 when he was 76 years old. The novel describes the experiences of an 18 year old girl...
was published as a paperback by the Quince Tree Press in 1988 in an edition of 2,850 copies and was soon reprinted. Carr followed this novel four years later with Harpole & Foxberrow General Publishers
Harpole & Foxberrow General Publishers
Harpole & Foxberrow General Publishers is the eighth and last novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1992, just after his 80th birthday. The narrator of the story is Hetty Beauchamp, the heroine of What Hetty Did, who describes how George Harpole and Emma Foxberrow returned from working at a...
in an edition of 4,000 copies.
Carr sold his novels and small books published by the Quince Tree Press directly to booksellers and by mail order to readers, and offered copies of his other novels bought as remainders from his previous publishers. For example Carr obtained 900 remaindered copies of The Harpole Report from Secker and Warburg
Secker and Warburg
Harvill Secker is a British publishing company formed in 2004 from the merger of Secker and Warburg and the Harvill Press.Secker and Warburg was formed in 1936 from a takeover of Martin Secker, which was in receivership, by Fredric Warburg and Roger Senhouse...
at 12 pence each and was able to sell them all at their full price of £1.75 after Frank Muir
Frank Muir
Frank Herbert Muir was an English comedy writer, radio and television personality, and raconteur. His writing and performing partnership with Denis Norden endured for most of their careers. Together they wrote BBC radio's Take It From Here for over 10 years, and then appeared on BBC radio...
had named it on Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs is a BBC Radio 4 programme first broadcast on 29 January 1942. It is the second longest-running radio programme , and is the longest-running factual programme in the history of radio...
as the book he would take with him to the imaginary island.
In his life-time Carr bought back the rights to the novels How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup is the fourth novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1975. The novel is a comic fantasy that describes in the form of an official history how a village football club progressed through the FA Cup to beat Glasgow Rangers F.C. in the final at Wembley...
and A Month in the Country and published them under the imprint of the Quince Tree Press. Since Carr's death in 1994 the Quince Tree Press have reprinted all Carr's novels and continue to publish existing and new pocket books and maps.
In each of his novels published by the Quince Tree Press Carr cited words by Beatrice Warde
Beatrice Warde
Beatrice Warde , was a communicator on typography. She was the only daughter of May Lamberton Becker, a journalist on the staff of the New York Herald Tribune, and Gustave Becker, composer and teacher.Beatrice was educated at Barnard College at Columbia University...
, an eminent American typographer: "This is a Printing Office, cross-roads of civilisation, Refuge of all the Arts against the Ravages of Time. From this place Words may fly abroad, not to perish as waves of sound but fix'd in Time, not corrupted by the hurrying hand but verified in Proof. Friend, you are on Safe Ground: this is a Printing Office."
Novels by J.L. Carr published by the Quince Tree Press
- (1988) What Hetty DidWhat Hetty DidWhat Hetty Did is the seventh novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1988 when he was 76 years old. The novel describes the experiences of an 18 year old girl...
. ISBN 0900847913. First edition. First issue 2,850 copies; 2nd issue 3,000 copies. - (1991) A Month in the Country. ISBN 0900847921. First issue, 3,000 copies. Revised edition of novel first published by Harvester Press in 1980.
- (1992) Harpole & Foxberrow General PublishersHarpole & Foxberrow General PublishersHarpole & Foxberrow General Publishers is the eighth and last novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1992, just after his 80th birthday. The narrator of the story is Hetty Beauchamp, the heroine of What Hetty Did, who describes how George Harpole and Emma Foxberrow returned from working at a...
. ISBN 090084793X. First edition. First issue 4,000 copies. - (1993) How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. CupHow Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. CupHow Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup is the fourth novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1975. The novel is a comic fantasy that describes in the form of an official history how a village football club progressed through the FA Cup to beat Glasgow Rangers F.C. in the final at Wembley...
. ISBN 0900847948. First issue 2,000 copies. New edition of novel first published by London Magazine Editions in 1975. - (1993) The Battle of Pollocks CrossingThe Battle of Pollocks CrossingThe Battle of Pollocks Crossing is the sixth novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1985. The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1985 and followed a nomination in 1980 for A Month in the Country, his preceding novel....
. ISBN 0900847964. First issue 2,000 copies. New edition of novel first published by Viking Penguin in 1985. - (2003) A Day in SummerA Day in SummerA Day in Summer is the first novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1963. The story is set in the fictional village of Great Minden where Peplow arrives to seek retribution for the death of his son....
. ISBN 1904016073. New edition of novel first published by Barrie and Rockliff in 1963. - (2003) A Season in SinjiA Season in SinjiA Season in Sinji is the second novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1967. The novel is set mostly at fictional RAF Sinji in west Africa during the Second World War and features a bizarre cricket match....
. ISBN 1904016083. New edition of novel first published by Alan RossAlan RossAlan John Ross, , was a British poet, writer and editor. He was born in Calcutta, India, where he spent the first seven years of his life...
in 1967. - (2003) The Harpole ReportThe Harpole ReportThe Harpole Report is the third novel by J. L. Carr, published in 1972. The novel tells the story mostly in the form of a school log book kept by George Harpole, temporary Head Teacher of the Church of England primary school of "Tampling St. Nicholas". The novel has attained a minor cult status...
. ISBN 1904016065. New edition of novel first published by Secker and WarburgSecker and WarburgHarvill Secker is a British publishing company formed in 2004 from the merger of Secker and Warburg and the Harvill Press.Secker and Warburg was formed in 1936 from a takeover of Martin Secker, which was in receivership, by Fredric Warburg and Roger Senhouse...
in 1972.
Illustrated Maps
Carr drew his first map in 1943, of England and Wales, while stationed in west Africa during the Second World War.. Carr reported that the first four maps he published were of Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Kent and Norfolk and initially sold for £1 each. The first five maps given ISBNs were Hampshire (December 1968; ISBN 900847034), Wales (March 1969, ISBN 900847042), Sussex (June 1969; ISBN 900847050), Kent (September, 1969; ISBN 900847018) and Yorkshire (September 1969; ISBN 900847026). The last map to be given an ISBN was issued in December 1976 (Westmoreland, ISBN 900847751); thereafter no ISBNs were given.The different versions of most county maps were not numbered sequentially and only a few were dated. Versions may be distinguished by the number of sheets printed, which was usually recorded on later maps, and assuming that the number was different for each version. The first versions of maps seem to have been issued in editions of 250, 350 or 500 sheets. Bob Carr has reported that some of the maps had editions related to the year in which they were printed. For example, an edition of 978 sheets was probably first published in 1978. The number of sheets of the versions recorded with an ISBN, seen or held in private or public collections are given below and range from 250 to 982 with an average of about 750. If the number of sheets issued was recorded on the version then each sheet was usually numbered by hand, although unnumbered copies are known. The number of different versions published as of August 1987 is shown in parentheses below and at least three new maps (Buckinghamshire, Westmoreland and Wiltshire) were added after 1987. There may be more maps and more versions. A new map of Northamptonshire was produced in 2005 by Bob and Jane Carr.
Carr's illustrated maps were printed on single sheets of thick paper of various types and range in size from 50 to 65 cm high and 35 to 55 cm wide, depending on the shape of each county. The early maps were in monochrome but some were hand coloured by Sally Carr. Later maps were printed in colour. Most of the maps were numbered by hand and signed by Carr. Carr often sent proof copies of new maps to retailers. These were printed on thin, poor quality paper, and were marked PROOF. The maps were chiefly printed by Messrs Richardson or Seddon.
The list below gives details where known of: the number of different maps of each county, shown in parentheses, as recorded by Carr in 1987 in his history of the Quince Tree Press; the date of publication with the ISBN, although such numbers seem only to have been applied to maps published between 1968 and 1976; and the number of sheets, if known, which are not necessarily given in the order of publication.
- EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Editions in July, 1972 (ISBN 090084731X) and May 1973 (ISBN 0900847344). Not numbered; other unknown. - WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Edition in March, 1969 (ISBN 0900847042), 569 sheets. - BedfordshireBedfordshireBedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
. Edition in September, 1975 (ISBN 0900847522), 574 sheets. - BerkshireBerkshireBerkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
. Edition in December, 1974 (ISBN 0900847816), 773 sheets. - BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
. Edition in September, 1975 (ISBN 0900847530). 574 sheets. - CambridgeshireCambridgeshireCambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. Edition in 1974 (ISBN 0900847824), 743 sheets. - CheshireCheshireCheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
(2). Edition in May 1974 (ISBN 0900847409) and 1982?, 774 or 982 sheets. - CornwallCornwallCornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
. Edition in September, 1975 (ISBN 0900847514), 775 sheets. - CumberlandCumberlandCumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
. Edition in March, 1977 (ISBN 0900847778), 777 sheets. - DerbyshireDerbyshireDerbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
(3). Edition in September 1975 (ISBN 0900847549) and 1980?, 773 and 980 sheets, other unknown. - DevonDevonDevon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
(2). Edition in May 1970 (ISBN 0900847263) and 1978?, 503 or 978 sheets. - DorsetDorsetDorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
. Edition in 1974 (ISBN 0900847263), 773 sheets. - DurhamDurhamDurham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
(2). Edition in 1974 (ISBN 0900847840), 773 sheets and 982 sheets. - EssexEssexEssex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
(3). Edition in September 1971 (ISBN 0900847212) and September 1975 (ISBN 0900847425), 500 and 775 sheets, other unknown. - GloucestershireGloucestershireGloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
(3). Editions in May, 1972 (ISBN 0900847166), September 1975 (ISBN 0900847433), 250, 300 and 774 sheets. - HampshireHampshireHampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
(3). Editions in December, 1968 (ISBN 0900847034),September, 1975 (ISBN 0900847441) and 1981?, 524, 574 and 981 sheets. - HerefordshireHerefordshireHerefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
(2). Edition in September, 1972 (ISBN 0900847328) and 1981?, 572 and 981 sheets. - HertfordshireHertfordshireHertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. Edition in September, 1975 (ISBN 0900847557), 773 sheets. - HuntingdonshireHuntingdonshireHuntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
(2). Edition in August, 1971 (ISBN 0900847220) and 1980?, 350 sheets and 980 sheets. - KentKentKent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
(4). Editions in September, 1969 (ISBN 0900847018), September, 1975 (ISBN 090084745X) and 1980?, 507 and 980 sheets, others unknown. - LancashireLancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
or County Palatine of Lancashire (2). Edition in April, 1971 (ISBN 090084728X) and 1980?, 777 and 980 sheets. - County Palatine of Lancaster, 572 sheets.
- LeicestershireLeicestershireLeicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
(3). Editions in April, 1972 (ISBN 0900847298) and 1982?, 503, 572 and 982 sheets. - LincolnshireLincolnshireLincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
(3). Editions in October, 1970 (ISBN 0900647107) and 1981?, 503 and 981 sheets, other unknown. - MiddlesexMiddlesexMiddlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
. Edition in September, 1975 (ISBN 0900847506), 775 sheets. - NorfolkNorfolkNorfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
(3). Editions in December, 1969 (ISBN 0900847085) and September, 1975 (ISBN 0900747476), 500 and 705 sheets; other unknown. - NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
(3). Editions in November, 1970 (ISBN 0900847123, September, 1975 (ISBN 0900847468, 1978? and 1980?, not numbered, 550, 550, 978 and 980 sheets. New edition in 2005. - NorthumberlandNorthumberlandNorthumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
(2). Edition in September, 1971 (ISBN 0900847204) and 1980?, 502 and 980 sheets. - NottinghamshireNottinghamshireNottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. Edition in September, 1975 (ISBN 0900847565), 774 sheets. - OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
. Edition in December, 1969 (ISBN 0900847077), 350 sheets. - RutlandRutlandRutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
(3). Editions in April, 1972 (ISBN 0900847271), 1974 (ISBN 0900847859) and 1978?, 500 and 978 sheets, other unknown. - ShropshireShropshireShropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
. Edition in October 1974, 750 sheets. - SomersetSomersetThe ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
(2). Editions of May, 1971 (ISBN 0900847158) and September, 1975 (ISBN 0900847484), 502 sheets, other unknown. - StaffordshireStaffordshireStaffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
(2). Editions of September, 1975 (ISBN 0900847573) and 1982?, 750 and 982 sheets. - SuffolkSuffolkSuffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
(4). Editions in December, 1968 (ISBN 090084700X), May, 1971 (ISBN 0900847174) and September, 1975 (ISBN 0900847492), 250 and 775 sheets, others unknown. - SurreySurreySurrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
(2). Editions in September, 1975 (ISBN 0900847581) and 1980, 774 and 980 sheets. - SussexSussexSussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
(2). Editions in June, 1969 (ISBN 0900847050) and 1978, not numbered and 978 sheets. - WarwickshireWarwickshireWarwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
(3). Editions in November, 1970 (ISBN 0900847115) and 1980?, 526, 574 and 980 sheets. - WestmorelandWestmorelandWestmoreland is a historic county in England. It may also refer to:-Places:Australia*Westmoreland County, New South WalesCanada*Westmorland County, New BrunswickJamaica*Westmoreland, Jamaica, a parishNew Zealand...
. Edition in December, 1976 (ISBN 0900847751), 776 sheets. - WiltshireWiltshireWiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
(2). Editions in October, 1969 (ISBN 0900847069) and May, 1971 (ISBN 0900847182), 250 and 981 sheets. - WorcestershireWorcestershireWorcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
(2). Edition in September, 1972 (ISBN 0900847336), 776 and 572 sheets. - YorkshireYorkshireYorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
(6). Editions in September, 1969 (ISBN 0900847026), May, 1971 (ISBN 0900847190), September, 1975 (ISBN 0900847417) and 1982?, 571, 572, 573, 773, 776 and 982 sheets.
Small books
Carr's small books are typically 16 stapled pages with illustrated card covers unless otherwise noted. Carr launched the series in 1966 with a books of poems by William Blake, Andrew Marvell and John Clare whose grandson, Albert, a retired co-op milkman, lived on the same road. The first edition of John Clare's poems was published by Carr for the Northants County Association of the N.U.T.National Union of Teachers
The National Union of Teachers is a trade union for school teachers in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It is a member of the Trades Union Congress...
, not by the Quince Tree Press. The early books of poems were given ISBNs and were registered as published in a Florin Poets Series or a Mini-poets Series. More than 100 titles are recorded, some produced after Carr's death in 1994 by Bob and Jane Carr. A few books are dated or can be dated by their publication to coincide with a particular event. Some books are numbered but the numbers are not always unique: at least nine are numbered 71 (Francis Bacon, Thomas Bewick, Geoffrey Chaucer, John Donne, Hilda Frank, Joan Hassall, Samuel Johnson, Bryan North Lee and the Rosettis) and six are numbered 85 (John Bunyan, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Edwards Lear, the Devil's Dictionary, The Dictionary of Parsons and Henry Vaughan). A very few books list the impressions published. Mostly Carr had 3,000 copies printed at a time, sometimes using a different background colour on the cover for a new impression.
Poets
Most small books are of the work of a single poet, some are of two, such as Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen, the Brownings and the Rosettis. There are at least two editions of some poets: for example, there are two editions of poems by Thomas Herrick and George Byron, each issued with a different cover. But there are also at least two editions of different poems of John Clare, both of which used the same photograph of a bronze bust of John Clare on the cover. The numbering of editions may not necessarily be consecutive. The first book of the poems of Robert HerrickRobert Herrick (poet)
Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English poet.-Early life:Born in Cheapside, London, he was the seventh child and fourth son of Julia Stone and Nicholas Herrick, a prosperous goldsmith....
, which is entitled Ten Poems and is not numbered was probably published before the second, entitled Parson and Poet, which is numbered 9 in the series. Carr seems to have applied the number 9 to the second book perhaps because the first book of Herrick's poems was number 9 in the series.
- Matthew ArnoldMatthew ArnoldMatthew Arnold was a British poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby School, and brother to both Tom Arnold, literary professor, and William Delafield Arnold, novelist and colonial administrator...
. The Scholar GypsyThe Scholar Gipsy"The Scholar Gipsy" is a poem by Matthew Arnold, based on a 17th century Oxford story found in Joseph Glanvill's The Vanity of Dogmatizing...
and verses from Thyrsis. Cover by Christopher Fiddes. - William BarnesWilliam BarnesWilliam Barnes was an English writer, poet, minister, and philologist. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect and much other work including a comprehensive English grammar quoting from more than 70 different languages.-Life:He was born at Rushay in the parish of Bagber, Dorset, the son of...
. Ten Dorset dialect poems and Thomas Hardy's Farewell. - Hilaire BellocHilaire BellocJoseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was an Anglo-French writer and historian who became a naturalised British subject in 1902. He was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. He was known as a writer, orator, poet, satirist, man of letters and political activist...
. Twenty-eight poems published at his grandson's wish. Cover by Christopher Fiddes. - William BlakeWilliam BlakeWilliam Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age...
. Fourteen poems. Cover by Christopher Fiddes. - Rupert BrookeRupert BrookeRupert Chawner Brooke was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially The Soldier...
and Wilfred OwenWilfred OwenWilfred Edward Salter Owen MC was an English poet and soldier, one of the leading poets of the First World War...
. Four sonnets and nine poems. Cover by J.L. Carr. - Robert BrowningRobert BrowningRobert Browning was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.-Early years:...
and Elizabeth Browning. Six poems and four sonnets. Cover by J.L. Carr. - John BunyanJohn BunyanJohn Bunyan was an English Christian writer and preacher, famous for writing The Pilgrim's Progress. Though he was a Reformed Baptist, in the Church of England he is remembered with a Lesser Festival on 30 August, and on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church on 29 August.-Life:In 1628,...
. From The Pilgrim's ProgressThe Pilgrim's ProgressThe Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan and published in February, 1678. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been...
. Cover by J.L. Carr. Woodcuts by Christoper Fiddes. No. 85. - Robert BurnsRobert BurnsRobert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...
. Love songs. Cover by Christopher Fiddes. No. 63. Dated March 1st, 1984. - George Byron I. Poems.
- George Byron II. Three poems and from Don Juan. No. 95.
- Lewis CarrollLewis CarrollCharles Lutwidge Dodgson , better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll , was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the...
. The Hunting of the Snark. Cover by J.L. Carr. No. 75. - Geoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey Chaucer , known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey...
. The Reeve's Tale. No. 71 - Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Twelve poems arranged by Heulwen Cox. No. 99
- John ClareJohn ClareJohn Clare was an English poet, born the son of a farm labourer who came to be known for his celebratory representations of the English countryside and his lamentation of its disruption. His poetry underwent a major re-evaluation in the late 20th century and he is often now considered to be among...
. Sixteen poems. - Samuel Coleridge. The Voyage of Coleridge's Ancient Mariner Drawn and written down by Christopher Fiddes. 1978.
- Abraham CowleyAbraham CowleyAbraham Cowley was an English poet born in the City of London late in 1618. He was one of the leading English poets of the 17th century, with 14 printings of his Works published between 1668 and 1721.-Early life and career:...
. The Country Mouse written out and illustrated by David Hopkins. - William CowperWilliam CowperWilliam Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry...
. Selected poems. No 84. - George CrabbeGeorge CrabbeGeorge Crabbe was an English poet and naturalist.-Biography:He was born in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, the son of a tax collector, and developed his love of poetry as a child. In 1768, he was apprenticed to a local doctor, who taught him little, and in 1771 he changed masters and moved to Woodbridge...
. Peter Grimes (abridged). Cover by J.L. Carr. - John DonneJohn DonneJohn Donne 31 March 1631), English poet, satirist, lawyer, and priest, is now considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are notable for their strong and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs,...
. Cover by J.L. Carr. No. 71. - John DrydenJohn DrydenJohn Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden.Walter Scott called him "Glorious John." He was made Poet...
. Twelve satirical portraits. Cover by J.L. Carr. - James Flecker. Six poems and from The Golden Journey. Cover by J.L. Carr. No. 92.
- Oliver GoldsmithOliver GoldsmithOliver Goldsmith was an Irish writer, poet and physician known for his novel The Vicar of Wakefield , his pastoral poem The Deserted Village , and his plays The Good-Natur'd Man and She Stoops to Conquer...
. The Deserted Village. Recalled by Christopher Fiddes, 1978. - Thomas GrayThomas GrayThomas Gray was a poet, letter-writer, classical scholar and professor at Cambridge University.-Early life and education:...
. Elegy Written in a Country ChurchyardElegy Written in a Country ChurchyardElegy Written in a Country Churchyard is a poem by Thomas Gray, completed in 1750 and first published in 1751. The poem’s origins are unknown, but it was partly inspired by Gray’s thoughts following the death of the poet Richard West in 1742. Originally titled Stanza's Wrote in a Country...
. Cover by Christopher Fiddes. - Thomas HardyThomas HardyThomas Hardy, OM was an English novelist and poet. While his works typically belong to the Naturalism movement, several poems display elements of the previous Romantic and Enlightenment periods of literature, such as his fascination with the supernatural.While he regarded himself primarily as a...
. Fourteen poems. Illustrated by Christopher Fiddes. No 49. - George HerbertGeorge HerbertGeorge Herbert was a Welsh born English poet, orator and Anglican priest.Being born into an artistic and wealthy family, he received a good education that led to his holding prominent positions at Cambridge University and Parliament. As a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, Herbert excelled in...
. - Robert HerrickRobert Herrick (poet)Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English poet.-Early life:Born in Cheapside, London, he was the seventh child and fourth son of Julia Stone and Nicholas Herrick, a prosperous goldsmith....
I. Ten Poems. - Robert HerrickRobert Herrick (poet)Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English poet.-Early life:Born in Cheapside, London, he was the seventh child and fourth son of Julia Stone and Nicholas Herrick, a prosperous goldsmith....
II. Parson and poet. 23 poems or extracts. No. 9. - Tom HoodTom HoodTom Hood , was an English humorist and playwright, son of the poet and author Thomas Hood. A prolific author, he was appointed, in 1865, editor of the magazine Fun. He also founded Tom Hood's Comic Annual in 1867....
. Six poems. Cover by J.L. Carr. - Gerard Hopkins. Fifteen poems, edited and cover by Nina Steane. No 85.
- A.E. Housman. Poems from A Shropshire Lad. No. 90. Cover by Christopher Fiddes.
- John KeatsJohn KeatsJohn Keats was an English Romantic poet. Along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, he was one of the key figures in the second generation of the Romantic movement, despite the fact that his work had been in publication for only four years before his death.Although his poems were not...
. Eight poems and extracts from letters edited by Elizabeth Farrer. - Rudyard KiplingRudyard KiplingJoseph Rudyard Kipling was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling received the 1907 Nobel Prize for Literature...
. Nine poems. Cover by William StrangWilliam StrangWilliam Strang was a renowned Scottish painter and engraver.He was born at Dumbarton, the son of Peter Strang, builder, and educated at the Dumbarton Academy. He worked for fifteen months in the counting-house of a firm of shipbuilders before going to London in 1875 when he was sixteen...
. No. 92. - Charles Lamb and Thomas MooreThomas MooreThomas Moore was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Minstrel Boy and The Last Rose of Summer. He was responsible, with John Murray, for burning Lord Byron's memoirs after his death...
. Essay Dream Children by Lamb and nine poems by Moore. - Henry Wadsworth LongfellowHenry Wadsworth LongfellowHenry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline...
. Extracts from The Song of HiawathaThe Song of HiawathaThe Song of Hiawatha is an 1855 epic poem, in trochaic tetrameter, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, featuring an Indian hero and loosely based on legends and ethnography of the Ojibwe and other Native American peoples contained in Algic Researches and additional writings of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft...
. Cover by J.L. Carr. No. 18. - Omar KhayyamOmar KhayyámOmar Khayyám was aPersian polymath: philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and poet. He also wrote treatises on mechanics, geography, mineralogy, music, climatology and theology....
translated by Edward Fitzgerald. Extracts from The Rubaiyat. Cover by J.L. Carr. - Edward LearEdward LearEdward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author, and poet, renowned today primarily for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form that he popularised.-Biography:...
. - Thomas Macaulay. Extracts from Horatius. Cover by J.L. Carr.
- Thomas MaloryThomas MalorySir Thomas Malory was an English writer, the author or compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur. The antiquary John Leland as well as John Bale believed him to be Welsh, but most modern scholars, beginning with G. L...
. Le Morte d'Arthur. Cover by J.L. Carr. - Andrew MarvellAndrew MarvellAndrew Marvell was an English metaphysical poet, Parliamentarian, and the son of a Church of England clergyman . As a metaphysical poet, he is associated with John Donne and George Herbert...
I. Five poems. Contains: To his coy mistress, The Garden, The Bermudas, From An Horatian ode, from Appleton House. 12pp. No. 3 - Andrew MarvellAndrew MarvellAndrew Marvell was an English metaphysical poet, Parliamentarian, and the son of a Church of England clergyman . As a metaphysical poet, he is associated with John Donne and George Herbert...
II. Contains: To his coy mistress, The Garden, from Appleton House, The Bermudas, Cromwell's return from Ireland, plus 3 rhyming portraits for Henry Jermyn, Earl of St Albans; Ann Hyde, Duchess of York; and Charles II's mistress, the Countess of Castlemaine. - John MiltonJohn MiltonJohn Milton was an English poet, polemicist, a scholarly man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell...
. Il Penseroso and L'Allegro. - William MorrisWilliam MorrisWilliam Morris 24 March 18343 October 1896 was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement...
. The haystack in the floods and four others. - Dante Gabriel RossettiDante Gabriel RossettiDante Gabriel Rossetti was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais, and was later to be the main inspiration for a second generation of artists and writers influenced by the movement,...
and Christina Rosetti. Eight poems and nine poems. Cover by Nina Carroll. No. 71. - Walter ScottWalter ScottSir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time....
. Poems. Seven poems. - William ShakespeareWilliam ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
. Sixteen sonnets. Cover by J.L. Carr. No. 50. - Percy Shelley. Eight poems and some letters. Edited by Elizabeth Farrer. Cover by Christopher Fiddes.
- John SkeltonJohn SkeltonJohn Skelton, also known as John Shelton , possibly born in Diss, Norfolk, was an English poet.-Education:...
. Five poems. Cover by J.L. Carr. - Christopher SmartChristopher SmartChristopher Smart , also known as "Kit Smart", "Kitty Smart", and "Jack Smart", was an English poet. He was a major contributor to two popular magazines and a friend to influential cultural icons like Samuel Johnson and Henry Fielding. Smart, a high church Anglican, was widely known throughout...
. Lines from Rejoice in the lamb. - Robert Louis StevensonRobert Louis StevensonRobert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
. Twenty one poems. Cover by Christopher Fiddes. - Algernon Charles SwinburneAlgernon Charles SwinburneAlgernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He invented the roundel form, wrote several novels, and contributed to the famous Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica...
. Nine poems. Cover by J.L. Carr. No. 73. - Francis ThompsonFrancis ThompsonFrancis Thompson was an English poet and ascetic. After attending college, he moved to London to become a writer, but in menial work, became addicted to opium, and was a street vagrant for years. A married couple read his poetry and rescued him, publishing his first book, Poems in 1893...
and Ernest DowsonErnest DowsonErnest Christopher Dowson , born in Lee, London, was an English poet, novelist and writer of short stories, associated with the Decadent movement.- Biography :...
. The Hound of Heaven and others. - Alfred Tennyson. Mariana and eight poems. Cover by Christopher Fiddes.
- Edward ThomasEdward ThomasEdward Thomas may refer to:People:*Edward Beers Thomas, American judge*Edward J. Thomas , librarian and author of several books on the history of Buddhism*Edward Lloyd Thomas, Confederate American Civil War general...
. Adelstrop and eleven poems. Edited by Sally Muir, illustrated by Peter Newcombe. - Henry VaughanHenry VaughanHenry Vaughan was a Welsh physician and metaphysical poet.Vaughan and his twin brother the hermetic philosopher and alchemist Thomas Vaughan, were the sons of Thomas Vaughan and his wife Denise of 'Trenewydd', Newton, in Brecknockshire, Wales...
. Sacred poems and private ejaculations. No. 85. - Oscar WildeOscar WildeOscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
. Extracts from The Ballad of Reading Goal. Cover by J.L. Carr. - William WordsworthWilliam WordsworthWilliam Wordsworth was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with the 1798 joint publication Lyrical Ballads....
. Daffodils and fourteen poems. Cover by Christopher Fiddes.
Collected Poems
- The death of Parcy Reed. The Battle of Otterburn. Cover by J.L. Carr. No. 76.
- A Christmas Book. An anthology of words and pictures. No. 52.
- The Hearth and Home Reciter. Elizabeth Welbourn's Celebrated Reciter for all Occasions. Sixteen poems plus guidance for elocutionists. No 55.
Dictionaries
Carr's two dictionaries of extra-ordinary English cricketers were very successful and led to Carr's first and only order from the bookseller W.H. Smith, for 4,000 copies of a title that had initially been printed in an edition of only 3,000. The dictionary of extra-ordinary cricketers was republished by Quartet Books in 1983 and then jointly with Aurum Press in 2005. Carr is believed to be the author of Welbourn's Dictionary of Prelates, Parsons, etc, as Welbourn was his mother's maiden name. A.J. Forrest was a cricket writer and compiler of other dictionaries- Ambrose BierceAmbrose BierceAmbrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist and satirist...
. The Devil's DictionaryThe Devil's DictionaryThe Devil's Dictionary is a satirical "reference" book written by Ambrose Bierce. The book offers reinterpretations of terms in the English language, lampooning cant and political doublespeak, as well as other aspects of human foolishness and frailty. It was originally published in 1906 as The...
. 223 entries selected by Mike Hill. No 85. - J.L. Carr. Gidner's Brief Lives of the Frontier. 88 entries. No. 77. Issued as a companion volume to The Battle of Pollocks CrossingThe Battle of Pollocks CrossingThe Battle of Pollocks Crossing is the sixth novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1985. The novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1985 and followed a nomination in 1980 for A Month in the Country, his preceding novel....
, published in 1985. - J.L. Carr. Carr's Dictionary of Extra-ordinary English cricketers. 126 entries. First published July 1977. Revised September 1977, January 1978.
- J.L. Carr. A Dictionary of Extraordinary English cricketers Volume 2. 79 entries and a poem by Francis MeynellFrancis MeynellSir Francis Meredith Wilfrid Meynell was a British poet and printer at The Nonesuch Press.He was son of the writer Alice Meynell, a suffragist and prominent Roman Catholic convert. Francis Meynell was brought in by George Lansbury to be business manager of the Daily Herald in 1913. He was...
. No 95. - J.L. Carr (2005). Carr's Dictionary of Extra-ordinary English cricketers. Introduction by Matthew EngelMatthew EngelMatthew Lewis Engel is a British writer and editor who began his career in 1972. He worked on The Guardian newspaper for nearly 25 years, reporting on a wide range of political and sporting events including a stint as Washington correspondent beginning on 9/11. He now writes a column in the...
. Aurum Press and the Quince Tree Press. ISBN 978-1845130817 - J.L. Carr (1977). Carr's Dictionary of English Queens, Kings' Wives, Celebrated Paramours, Handfast Spouses and Royal Changelings. The Quince Tree Press. 91 entries. No. 84. First published to coincide with the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
- J.L. Carr. Carr's Dictionary of English Kings, Consorts, Pretenders, Usurpers, Unnatural Claimants and Royal Athelings. The Quince Tree Press. 107 entries
- J.L. Carr. Welbourn's Dictionary of Prelates, Parsons, Vergers, Wardens, Sidesmen and Preachers, Sunday-school teachers, Hermits, Ecclesiastical Flower-arrangers, Fifth Monarchy Men and False Prophets. 129 entries. No. 85.
- A.J. Forrest. Forrest's Dictionary of Eponymists. 135 entries. First published February 1978, revised April and November 1978.
- R.G.E. Sandbach. Sandbach's Dictionary of Astonishing British Animals. 105 entries collected by R.G.E. Sandbach, edited by J.L. Carr. A later edition with a green, not blue, cover has an Appendix with another 37 entries.
Artist's picture books
- Thomas BewickThomas BewickThomas Bewick was an English wood engraver and ornithologist.- Early life and apprenticeship :Bewick was born at Cherryburn House in the village of Mickley, in the parish of Ovingham, Northumberland, England, near Newcastle upon Tyne on 12 August 1753...
. Extracts from his autobiography and engravings. No. 71. - Joseph CrawhallJoseph CrawhallJoseph Crawhall was an English artist born in Morpeth, Northumberland. He was the fourth child and second son of Joseph Crawhall II and Margaret Boyd. Crawhall specialised in painting animals and birds....
. The Babes in the Wood and 22 prints. - George CruikshankGeorge CruikshankGeorge Cruikshank was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend Charles Dickens, and many other authors, reached an international audience.-Early life:Cruikshank was born in London...
. The Black Bottle, designed By Heulwen Williams (1991), No 100. - Clare Dalby's Picture Book. No. 93.
- Edwina Ellis. The Picture Book of Edwina Ellis.
- Myles Birket FosterMyles Birket FosterMyles Birket Foster was a popular English illustrator, watercolour artist and engraver in the Victorian period. His name is also to be found as Myles Birkett Foster.-Life and work:...
. Seventeen engravings. - Hilda Frank. The Picture Book of Hilda Frank. No. 71.
- Marie Hartley's Picture Book. (Published by Bob & Jane Carr)
- Joan HassallJoan HassallJoan Hassall, was a wood engraver, book illustrator and typographer. Her subject matter ranged from natural history to illustrations for English literary classics...
's Picture Book. No. 71. - John LawrenceJohn LawrenceJohn Lawrence may refer to:* John Lawrence , English illustrator and wood engraver* John Lawrence * John Lawrence , Irish landowner, owner of Ballymore Castle* John Lawrence a.k.a...
's Picture Book. No. 99. - George MackleyGeorge MackleyGeorge Mackley was an English wood engraving artist.-Publications:* George Mackley's Picture Book by George Mackley 1981 JL Carr,Publisher,Kettering England...
's Picture Book. - Săsa Marinkov's Picture Book. (Published by Bob & Jane Carr)
- Hilary Paynter's Picture Book.
- Monica PooleMonica PooleMonica Poole , was an English wood-engraver.She lived in Kent for the greater part of her life, and according to Anne Stevens "found her subjects, and shapes in the rolling chalk downland, the lush wealden country and the shore line"...
's Picture Book. No. 84. - Gwen RaveratGwen RaveratGwendolen Mary "Gwen" Raverat née Darwin was a celebrated English wood engraving artist who co-founded the Society of Wood Engravers in England.- Biography :...
Wood Engravings. (Published by Bob & Jane Carr) - Yvonne Skargon's Picture Book. (Published by Bob & Jane Carr)
- Ian StephensIan StephensFor the Wales international rugby union player see Ian Stephens For the English footballer see Ian StevensIan Stephens is an artist, currently living in North Queensland, Australia....
's Picture Book, No 94. - Margaret Wells' Picture Book, arranged by Heulwen Williams, No 95.
- Sarah van Niekerk Her Picture Book. No. 61.
- Sarah van Niekerk Her Picture Book.(Published by Bob and Jane Carr)
Other picture books
- A Little Book of Bookplates. Thirty-six bookplates selected by Bryan (= Brian) North Lee. No 71.
- The Good Children's Book. Seventeen prints illustrating moral behaviour. A facsimile of an 1820 edition.
- The Pleasing Instructor. Or, A Packet of Pictures for all good children with prose explanations and poetical applications embellished with numerous engravings. No 95.
Inflammatory evangelical tracts
This is the heading given by Carr to these books in An inventory and history of The Quince Tree Press etc.- The Poor Man's guide to the Revolt of 1381. No. 50?
- The Young Woman's Old Testament. Verbatim extracts from King James's version typical of their authors' attitude towards women. No. 85.
Others
- John AubreyJohn AubreyJohn Aubrey FRS, was an English antiquary, natural philosopher and writer. He is perhaps best known as the author of the collection of short biographical pieces usually referred to as Brief Lives...
. Fifty-six brief lives. - Jane AustenJane AustenJane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...
. The History of England by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian. First published November 1977. - Francis BaconFrancis BaconFrancis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England...
. Six essays as published contemporaneously. No 71. - William CobbettWilliam CobbettWilliam Cobbett was an English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament and abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers, and he attacked the borough-mongers, sinecurists and "tax-eaters" relentlessly...
. Edited by Edmund Kirby. Cover by J.L. Carr. - The Song of Songs. Extracts from The King James's Bible, No. 90.
- J.L. Carr, Forefathers. A brief essay on Anglo-Norse carvings.
- J.L. Carr. The Territory versus Fleming. Transcript of a murder trial edited from an 1887 Dakota newspaper.
- J.L. Carr (1987). An inventory and history of The Quince Tree Press to mark its 21st year and the sale of its 500,000th small book. August, 1987 pp 24.
- J.L. Carr (1994). Some early poems and recent drawings by J.L. Carr 1912 - 1994. Published by Bob & Jane Carr.
- Edward GibbonEdward GibbonEdward Gibbon was an English historian and Member of Parliament...
. The Fall of Constantinople. Cover by J.L. Carr. - Samuel JohnsonSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson , often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer...
. The Sayings of Chairman Johnson. One letter and various pronouncements edited by Edmund Kirby. No. 71. - Alexander PopeAlexander PopeAlexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson...
. Extract from an essay on Man and On Criticism. Cover by J.L. Carr. - John RuskinJohn RuskinJohn Ruskin was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. He wrote on subjects ranging from geology to architecture, myth to ornithology, literature to education, and botany to political...
. Writings and illustrations. Edition in 1997, 2000, 2003. - Sydney SmithSydney SmithSydney Smith was an English writer and Anglican cleric. -Life:Born in Woodford, Essex, England, Smith was the son of merchant Robert Smith and Maria Olier , who suffered from epilepsy...
. Biographical and conversational extracts. Cover by Sally Carr. - Duke of WellingtonArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonField Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
. What they said and what he said.
Commissioned Celebratory Cards
These were illustrated cards in the style of maps with many small drawings and hand-written notes.- Pictorial Guide to St Mary's Church, the Chichele School and the Bede House at Highham Ferrers.
- Pictorial Guide to Peterborough Cathedral.
- The One Thousandth Anniversary of Earls Barton Church.
- The One Thousandth Anniversary of Brixworth Church
- The Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Ordination of Philip Doddridge, Northampton.
- Northamptonshire Baptismal Fonts.
- Northamptonshire Steeples and Spires.
- Northamptonshire.
- Norman Northamptonshire