Elliot Stock
Elliot Stock (1838 - 1 March 1911) was an English publisher and bibliophile who collected first editions.[1] The publishing company that bore his name was in business from 1859 to 1939.[2]
Early life and career
His father was wealthy but died when Elliot was in his infancy. After education at
Publisher
In 1859 Stock acquired the business. B. L. Green was the brother of Dr. Green of the Religious Tract Society. In its early years, the firm of Elliot Stock was primarily engaged in publishing religious works.
In 1877 Stock published facsimile first editions of
Personal life
In 1866 Stock married Fanny Bellin, the daughter of Samuel Bellin, an artist and engraver. Stock became an amateur painter and poet and acquired many artistic and literary friends and acquaintances. He was also a bird-watcher and athlete (winning a silver cup in rowing).[1][2]
Elliot Stock and Fanny R. Bellin were the parents of four sons and a daughter. Their son Ernest Elliot Stock (1869–1957) was the author of The Ring of Ug, and Other Weird Tales[4] and publications on climbing in the Alps.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Mr. Elliot Stock". The Athenæum (4350): 277–278. 11 March 1911.
- ^ ISBN 9789038213408.
- ^ McKitterick, D. (2013). Old books, new technologies: The representation, conservation and transformation of books since 1700.
- ^ "Review: The Ring of Ug, and Other Weird Tales by E. Elliot Stock". The Athenæum (4350): 273–274. 11 March 1911. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022.
- ^ Stock, Ernest Elliot (1904). "A Scramble on the Wellen Küppe". The Leisure Hour. 4, 1903–1904: 1025–1029.
External links
- Stock, Elliot (1888). A Publisher's Playground. London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. (63-page book of poetry)