| Ref No | GSL/COM/P/6/2 |
| Title | Stock and sales book for the Society's publications |
| Date | 1846-1866 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Volume recording the stock and sales of the Society's publications, 1846-1866, comprising: 'Transactions of the Geological Society'; 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society'; 'Proceedings of the Geological Society', printed library catalogue; 'Ormerod's Index'; 'Memoirs of the Transactions'; offprints. Includes information on stock held by the publishers Longmans and Wiley.
The volume also records: the names of individual purchasers' with dates and price; lists of 'Quarterly Journal subscribers'; lists of journal compounders [likely to be those who have paid an upfront fee]; list of authors who required corrections and the resulting costs they were charged. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | Subscribers' lists can also be found in GSL/COM/P/8. |
| ArchNote | Description by Caroline Lam |
| Subject | Publishing |
| Previous reference | COM P6/2 |