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Literature and the Pension List: An Investigation Conducted for the Committee of the Incorporated Society of Authors (1889)
An analysis of the annual Pension List, from the first Resolution of the House to 1889, by William Morris Colles. Reprints all of the official lists with the reasons assigned for awarding the pension and the amount.
Musical Copyright Act (1906)
A reprinting of the full text of the act amending the law relating to musical copyright, passed 4 August 1906.
Periodicals and Their Contributors (1901)
Provides a list of periodicals and their policies with regard to unsolicited manuscripts, especially whether or not manuscripts are returned to the author when rejected.
Report of the Committee of Management (1898)
The annual report of the Management Committee for 1898.
Report of the Proceedings at the Dinner Given by the Society of Authors to American Men and Women of Letters at the Criterion Restaurant, on Wednesday, July 25, 1888 (1888)
A report listing attendees and offering a transcription of all of the speeches given at the dinner.
Savile Club, The
A traditional London gentlemen's club founded in 1868, many of whose members had a common interest in the arts.
The Author (1890–present)
The periodical of the Society of Authors, published from May 1890 to the present. Initially published monthly, the periodical moved to ten issues a year from 1902 onwards, with vacant months in August and September.
The Commonwealth of Australia: Copyright (1913)
A full summary of the copyright Bill as assented to on 20 November 1912.
The Contract of Publication in Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Switzerland (1896)
A synopsis of publication in several European countries which follow the German Code of Commerce, written by Ernst Lunge.
The Cost of Production (1891)
Provides an overview of the costs of producing a book, from composition and typesetting to printing, binding, moulding, stereotyping and advertising. The chapters focus on three-volume, two-volume and one-volume novels, travel and science books,…
The Grievances Between Authors and Publishers (1887)
A report on the three conferences held in March 1887 on the maintenance of literary property, the profession of authorship, and dramatic rights and property.
The Indian Copyright Bill, 1914 (1914)
A summary of the 1914 Indian Copyright Bill.
The Methods of Publishing (1890)
Written by Samuel Squire Sprigge to support the demand of the Society, as made in the Annual Report of 1889, for "just treatment as prevails in all other branches of business". With chapters on literary property and different profit systems.
The New Zealand Copyright Act, 1913 (1914)
A full summary of the New Zealand 1913 Copyright Act, which came into effect on 1 April 1914.