Scottish Publisher.- Oliver and Boyd (Scottish publishing and printing firm) Archive of letters …

Scottish Publisher.- Oliver and Boyd (Scottish publishing and printing firm, described as a "stalwart in Scottish publishing", of Edinburgh, 1807/8-1990) Archive of letters addressed to Oliver and Boyd and with related ephemera, including: two letters concerning a volume on discoveries of Magellen to Cook in the Pacific; estimate by James Bruce for engraving maps of American townships; three letters from Scottish engineer philosopher and inventor, James Nasmyth; two letters from Scottish author William Spalding; letter from science writer Thomas Dick, from antiquarian Thomas Wright and from the publisher W.R. McPhun; and c. 95 other letters and some related manuscript and printed ephemera, folds, some creasing, v.s., v.d., mostly 1830s (c. 95).