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'''Edward Gordon Duff''' (16 February 1863–28 September 1924) was an [[England|English]] [[Bibliography|bibliographer]] and [[librarian]] known for his works on early English [[printing]].
'''Edward Gordon Duff''' (16 February 1863 – 28 September 1924), known as '''Gordon Duff''', was a British [[Bibliography|bibliographer]] and [[librarian]]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Duff, Edward Gordon|magazine=Who's Who|year=1907|volume= 59|page=516|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEcuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA516}}</ref> known for his works on early English [[printing]].<ref>Gordon Goodwin (1887). "[[wikisource:Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Duff,_William|Duff, William]]". In ''Dictionary of National Biography''. '''16'''. London. pp. 131-132.</ref>


==Career==
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Duff was born in Liverpool on 16 February 1863. He was educated at [[Cheltenham College]] and [[Wadham College, Oxford]], where he took a degree in [[classics]] in 1887. He began work on a catalogue of [[incunabula]] in the [[Bodleian Library]] but did not finish the project. In 1893 [[Enriqueta Augustina Rylands]] appointed Duff her librarian. From 1893 to 1899, he compiled the first catalogue of the [[John Rylands Library]], ''Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester'' ([[Manchester]]: J. E. Cornish, 1899). [[Henry Guppy (librarian)|Henry Guppy]] was appointed joint librarian in 1899. Duff resigned from his position at the John Rylands Library in October 1900 and, for the rest of his life, he supported himself by doing [[freelance]] work and by taking academic appointments. Duff died at his home in Oxford on 28 September 1924.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/index.html?url=%2Fview%2Farticle%2F37374 |last=Hunt |first=Arnold |title=Duff, Edward Gordon (1863–1924), rev. |work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2004 |accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref>
Duff was born in Liverpool on 16 February 1863.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl|title = FreeBMD - Search}}</ref> He was educated at [[Cheltenham College]] and [[Wadham College, Oxford]], where he took a degree in [[classics]] in 1887.

Duff began work on a catalogue of [[incunabula]] in the [[Bodleian Library]] but did not finish the project.
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In 1893 [[Enriqueta Augustina Rylands]] appointed Duff her librarian. From 1893 to 1899, he compiled the first catalogue of the [[John Rylands Library]], ''Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester'' ([[Manchester]]: J. E. Cornish, 1899). [[Henry Guppy (librarian)|Henry Guppy]] was appointed joint librarian in 1899. Duff resigned from his position at the John Rylands Library in October 1900 and, for the rest of his life, he supported himself by doing [[freelance]] work and by taking academic appointments.

He was [[Sandars Reader in Bibliography]] at the [[University of Cambridge]] in 1903 and spoke on "The printers, stationers and book-binders of London, 1500–1535."<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=University intelligence |date=6 June 1902 |page=11 |issue=36787}}</ref><ref>McKitterick, David. 1983. ''The Sandars and Lyell Lectures: A Checklist with an Introduction.'' New York: Jonathan A. Hill,p.11.</ref> and again in 1911 speaking on "English provincial printers, stationers and book-binders to 1557."

Duff died at his home in Oxford on 28 September 1924.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/public/index.html?url=%2Fview%2Farticle%2F37374 |last=Hunt |first=Arnold |title=Duff, Edward Gordon (1863–1924), rev. |work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2004 |accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref>


==Major works==
==Major works==
*''Early Printed Books''. [[London]]: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1893.
*''[https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63237 Early Printed Books]''. [[London]]: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1893.
*''Catalogue of Books in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, Printed in England, Scotland and Ireland, and of Books in English Printed Abroad to the End of the Year 1640''. Manchester: J. E. Cornish, 1895.
*''Catalogue of Books in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, Printed in England, Scotland and Ireland, and of Books in English Printed Abroad to the End of the Year 1640''. Manchester: J. E. Cornish, 1895.
*''Early English Printing''. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1896.
*''Early English Printing''. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1896.
*''Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester''. 3 vols. 4to. Manchester: J. E. Cornish, 1899.
*''Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester''. 3 vols. 4to. Manchester: J. E. Cornish, 1899.
*''A Century of the English Book Trade: Short Notices of All Printers, Stationers, Book-binders, and Others Connected with it from the Issue of the First Dated Book in 1457 to the Incorporation of the Company of Stationers in 1557''. London: Printed for the [[Bibliographical Society]], by Blades, East & Blades, 1905.
*''A Century of the English Book Trade: Short Notices of All Printers, Stationers, Book-binders, and Others Connected with it from the Issue of the First Dated Book in 1457 to the Incorporation of the Company of Stationers in 1557''. London: Printed for the [[Bibliographical Society]], by Blades, East & Blades, 1905.
*''[https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55919 William Caxton]''. Chicago: [[Caxton Club]], 1905.<ref>Duff, E. Gordon (Edward Gordon)., Chaucer, G., Caxton, W., Caxton Club. (1905). [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001160349/Home William Caxton]. Chicago: The Caxton Club.</ref>
*''William Caxton''. [[Chicago]]: [[Caxton Club]], 1905.
*''The Printers, Stationers and Bookbinders of Westminster and London from 1476 to 1535''. [[Cambridge]]: [[Cambridge University Press|University Press]], 1906.
*''The Printers, Stationers and Bookbinders of Westminster and London from 1476 to 1535''. [[Cambridge]]: [[Cambridge University Press|University Press]], 1906.
*''The English Provincial Printers, Stationers and Bookbinders to 1557''. (Sandars Lectures; 1911.) Cambridge: University Press, 1912.
*''[https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73493 The English Provincial Printers, Stationers and Bookbinders to 1557]''. (Sandars Lectures; 1911.) Cambridge: University Press, 1912.
*''Fifteenth Century English Books: a Bibliography of Books and Documents Printed in England and of Books for the English Market Printed Abroad''. (Illustrated Monographs; 18.) [London]: Printed for the Bibliographical Society at the [[Oxford University Press]], 1917.<br>Revised edition: ''Printing in England in the Fifteenth century'', a reprint of E. Gordon Duff, ''Fifteenth Century English Books'', with supplementary material compiled by Dr Lotte Hellinga. Published by the Bibliographical Society in collaboration with the British Library, 2009.
*''Fifteenth Century English Books: a Bibliography of Books and Documents Printed in England and of Books for the English Market Printed Abroad''. (Illustrated Monographs; 18.) [London]: Printed for the Bibliographical Society at the [[Oxford University Press]], 1917.<ref>Duff, E. Gordon (Edward Gordon). (1917). [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001160777/Home Fifteenth century English books; a bibliography of books and documents printed in England and of books for the English market printed abroad]. [London]: Printed for the Bibliographical society at the Oxford university press.</ref><br>Revised edition: ''Printing in England in the Fifteenth century'', a reprint of E. Gordon Duff, ''Fifteenth Century English Books'', with supplementary material compiled by Dr [[Lotte Hellinga]]. Published by the Bibliographical Society in collaboration with the British Library, 2009.


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Latest revision as of 23:40, 21 September 2024

For the scientist Sir Gordon William Duff, see Gordon Duff.
Edward Gordon Duff
Born(1861-02-16)16 February 1861
Liverpool, England
Died28 September 1924(1924-09-28) (aged 63)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materCheltenham College
Wadham College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Bibliographer
Librarian

Edward Gordon Duff (16 February 1863 – 28 September 1924), known as Gordon Duff, was a British bibliographer and librarian[1] known for his works on early English printing.[2]

Career

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Duff was born in Liverpool on 16 February 1863.[3] He was educated at Cheltenham College and Wadham College, Oxford, where he took a degree in classics in 1887.

Duff began work on a catalogue of incunabula in the Bodleian Library but did not finish the project. In 1893 Enriqueta Augustina Rylands appointed Duff her librarian. From 1893 to 1899, he compiled the first catalogue of the John Rylands Library, Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester (Manchester: J. E. Cornish, 1899). Henry Guppy was appointed joint librarian in 1899. Duff resigned from his position at the John Rylands Library in October 1900 and, for the rest of his life, he supported himself by doing freelance work and by taking academic appointments.

He was Sandars Reader in Bibliography at the University of Cambridge in 1903 and spoke on "The printers, stationers and book-binders of London, 1500–1535."[4][5] and again in 1911 speaking on "English provincial printers, stationers and book-binders to 1557."

Duff died at his home in Oxford on 28 September 1924.[6]

Major works

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  • Early Printed Books. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1893.
  • Catalogue of Books in the John Rylands Library, Manchester, Printed in England, Scotland and Ireland, and of Books in English Printed Abroad to the End of the Year 1640. Manchester: J. E. Cornish, 1895.
  • Early English Printing. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1896.
  • Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester. 3 vols. 4to. Manchester: J. E. Cornish, 1899.
  • A Century of the English Book Trade: Short Notices of All Printers, Stationers, Book-binders, and Others Connected with it from the Issue of the First Dated Book in 1457 to the Incorporation of the Company of Stationers in 1557. London: Printed for the Bibliographical Society, by Blades, East & Blades, 1905.
  • William Caxton. Chicago: Caxton Club, 1905.[7]
  • The Printers, Stationers and Bookbinders of Westminster and London from 1476 to 1535. Cambridge: University Press, 1906.
  • The English Provincial Printers, Stationers and Bookbinders to 1557. (Sandars Lectures; 1911.) Cambridge: University Press, 1912.
  • Fifteenth Century English Books: a Bibliography of Books and Documents Printed in England and of Books for the English Market Printed Abroad. (Illustrated Monographs; 18.) [London]: Printed for the Bibliographical Society at the Oxford University Press, 1917.[8]
    Revised edition: Printing in England in the Fifteenth century, a reprint of E. Gordon Duff, Fifteenth Century English Books, with supplementary material compiled by Dr Lotte Hellinga. Published by the Bibliographical Society in collaboration with the British Library, 2009.

References

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Wikisource has original works by or about:
Edward Gordon Duff
  1. ^ "Duff, Edward Gordon". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 516.
  2. ^ Gordon Goodwin (1887). "Duff, William". In Dictionary of National Biography. 16. London. pp. 131-132.
  3. ^ "FreeBMD - Search".
  4. ^ "University intelligence". The Times. No. 36787. London. 6 June 1902. p. 11.
  5. ^ McKitterick, David. 1983. The Sandars and Lyell Lectures: A Checklist with an Introduction. New York: Jonathan A. Hill,p.11.
  6. ^ Hunt, Arnold (2004). "Duff, Edward Gordon (1863–1924), rev". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  7. ^ Duff, E. Gordon (Edward Gordon)., Chaucer, G., Caxton, W., Caxton Club. (1905). William Caxton. Chicago: The Caxton Club.
  8. ^ Duff, E. Gordon (Edward Gordon). (1917). Fifteenth century English books; a bibliography of books and documents printed in England and of books for the English market printed abroad. [London]: Printed for the Bibliographical society at the Oxford university press.
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