A survey of bibliographical work in Devon since 1070 including the work of James Davidson, R. Burnet Morris, Allan Brockett and the Devon bibliography.

1. The heritage of the book in Devon and Exeter
D-82
A history of bibliography
in Devon
A series of presentations
to celebrate the designation
of Exeter
as UNESCO city of literature
in 2019
The book fool, from The ship of fools,
translated by Alexander Barclay in 1509.
The first book by a Devon writer
to appear in print.

2. Exeter book of old English poetry. – Exeter Cathedral Library.
Bishop Leofric’s donations to the Cathedral Church of Exeter

3. Davidson, James. Bibliotheca devoniensis. Exeter : William Roberts , 1852

4. Davidson, James. Bibliotheca devoniensis. Exeter : William Roberts , 1852

5. Davidson, James. Bibliotheca devoniensis. Exeter : William Roberts , 1852

6. Davidson, James. Bibliotheca Devoniensis : supplement. - Exeter : William Roberts , 1861

7. Davidson, James. Literary collections of Devon. Vol. 1. Manuscript, Devon Heritage Centre

8. Davidson, James. Literary collections of Devon. Vol. 1. Manuscript, Devon Heritage Centre

9. Early Devon bibliographers
Wright, William Henry Kearley. A plea for a Devonshire bibliography : a
paper on librarians and local bibliography. - Plymouth : Luke , 1885.
Worth, Richard Nicholls. The Three towns bibliotheca : a catalogue of
books, pamphlets, papers. - Plymouth : Plymouth Institution , 1872.
Adams, Maxwell. An index to the printed literature relating to the
antiquities, history and topography of Exeter. - Trans. Dev. Assoc. v.33 ,
1901.
Dredge, John Ingle. Devon booksellers and printers in the 17th and 18th
centuries. Privately printed, 1885-91.
Dredge, John Ingle. A few sheaves of Devon bibliography. In:
Transactions of the Devonshire Association, 1889-1899
Brushfield, T.N. A bibliography of Sir Walter Ralegh Knt, 2nd edition. -
Exeter : James Commin , 1908. - Originally published: 1886.

10. Wright, W. H. K. A plea for a
Devonshire bibliography : a paper
on librarians and local
bibliography contributed to the
Cambridge meeting of the United
Kingdom Library Association. –
Plymouth : W. H. Luke , 1885

11. Dredge, John Ingle. A few sheaves of Devon bibliography.

12. Brushfield, T.N. A
bibliography of Sir
Walter Ralegh Knt. -
2nd edition. - Exeter :
James Commin , 1908

13. Printed library catalogues
Plymouth Public Library. Index catalogue of the reference department including the
Devon & Cornwall library. - Plymouth : W.F.Westcott , 1892.
Devon and Exeter Institution Library. Catalogue of the Devon and Exeter Institution
library Exeter : Printed by W.Balle 1863.
- Appendix to the catalogue. - Exeter : William Pollard , 1880.
Plymouth Athenaeum. Catalogue of the Davidson collection of pamphlets etc in the
library at the Athenaeum. - Plymouth : Plymouth Institution , 1894.
Plymouth Institution. Catalogue, 1894.
Plymouth Public Library. Catalogue. 1854.
South Devon Library, Totnes. Catalogue published 1857.
Barnstaple Literary and Scientific Institution. Catalogue published 1862.
North Devon Athenaeum. Catalogue. Supplement Catalogue published 1908
Royal Albert Memorial. Catalogue of the reference library. 1901.

14. Catalogue of the Devon and Exeter Institution Library. – New ed. – Exeter : W. Balle , 1863.

15. Catalogue of the Devon and Exeter Institution Library. –
New ed. – Exeter : W. Balle , 1863.

16. Appendix to the catalogue of the Devon and Exeter Institution Library. –
Exeter : William Pollard , 1880.

17. Plymouth Institution. Catalogue of the Davidson collection of pamphlets, etc. etc.
in the library of the Athenaeum, Plymouth. – Plymouth : Plymouth Institution, 1894.

18. Plymouth Institution. Catalogue of the Davidson collection of pamphlets, etc. etc.
in the library of the Athenaeum, Plymouth. – Plymouth : Plymouth Institution, 1894.

19. Index catalogue of the library of the Plymouth Institution. –
Plymouth : William Brendon and Son , 1894

20. Plymouth Free Public Library. Index-catalogue of the reference department including the Devon
& Cornwall Library … / compiled by W. H. K. Wright. – Plymouth : W. F. Westcott , 1892

21. Royal Albert memorial Museum. Catalogue of the reference library. – Exeter :
Printed by Bearne Brothers at the Sidwella Press , 1901

22. Royal Albert memorial Museum. Catalogue of the reference library. – Exeter : Printed
by Bearne Brothers at the Sidwella Press , 1901

23. Devonshire Association. Committee on Bibliography
First report (TDA 1915 vol. 48)
Twenty-sixth report (TDA 1941, vol. 73)

24. Burnet Morris index : some facts and figures
Compiled: 1915-1940
Number of filing drawers: 415
SECTION 1: Authors (drawers 1-291)
SECTION 2: Places (drawers 292-391)
SECTION 3: Subjects (drawers 392-415)
Number of cards: 1,000,000
Coverage includes:
Books and pamphlets.
Reference works. Details extracted from directories, biographical dictionaries etc
Ephemera. Ballads, broadsides etc
Manuscripts. Details from Public Record Office calendars etc
Parish records. A personal survey of parish records in the county.
Maps and plans. Details from the British Museum catalogue of printed maps etc.
Monumental inscriptions.
Illustrations. Portraits, topographical prints and paintings by local artists.
Music. Songs etc. from the British Museum catalogue of printed music etc
Newspapers. Details from the Times Tercentenary Handlist etc.
Cuttings and references from local and national newspapers
Official publications. Statutes, bills, parliamentary papers, references in the London Gazette.
Periodicals. National and local titles, including school and parish magazines, learned society publications.

25. Burnet Morris Index. Author section.

26. Burnet Morris Index. Subject section

27. Burnet Morris Index. Subject section

28. Brockett, Allan. The Devon union list. – Exeter : University Library , 1977.

29. Brockett, Allan. The Devon union list. – Exeter : University Library , 1977.

31. Devon bibliographies since World War 2
Lundy: Holbrook, A. Lundy Island : a bibliography. - Bath : Bath University Press , 2000.
Dartmoor: Hamilton-Leggett, Peter R. The Dartmoor bibliography 1534-1991 : including a 1992 supplement : non fiction. -
Exeter : Devon Books , 1992.
Exmoor: Miles, Roger. The Exmoor bibliography : revised up to 31 December 1989. - Dulverton : Exmoor Society , 1990.
Torbay: Pike, John R. Torquay, Torbay : a bibliographical guide. - [Torbay] : Torbay Library Ser. , 1973. Paignton, 1974.
Brixham, 1973. The hundred of Heytor, 1973.
East Devon: Ramsden, J.V. Bibliography of the parishes of east Devon, except Exeter. - : Typescript , 1947.
Periodical articles: Library Association. Subject index to periodicals : Devon. 1954-1961. - London : Library Association ,
1955-1962. British humanities index : Devon regional list 1962-66. - London : Library Association , 1963-1967.
Genealogy: Raymond, Stuart A. Devon : a genealogical bibliography. Vol. 1: Sources. Vol. 2: Families. - Exeter : S.A. &
M.J.Raymond , 1990.
Books with Devon imprints: Maxted, Ian. Books with Devon imprints : a handlist to 1800. - Exeter : J.Maxted , 1989.
Newspapers: Bibliography of British newspapers : Cornwall [and] Devon / edited by Jean Rowles and Ian Maxted. -
London : British Library , 1991.
Topographical prints: Somers Cocks, J.V. Devon topographical prints 1660-1870 : a catalogue and guide. - Exeter : Devon
Library services , 1977.
Maps: Batten, Kit. The printed maps of Devon : county maps 1575-1837 / Kit Batten and Francis Bennett - Second ed. -
Stuttgart : K. Batten , 2008. Batten, Kit. The Victorian maps of Devon : county maps 1838-1901. - Tiverton : Halsgrove ,
2000. Ravenhill, Mary R.Ravenhill and Rowe, Margery M. Devon maps and map-makers, manuscript maps before 1840.
Volume 1 [and 2]. - Exeter : Devon and Cornwall Record Society , 2002.

32. Hamilton-Leggett, Peter. The Dartmoor bibliography.

33. Raymond, Stuart A. Devon : a genealogical bibliography. – 2nd ed. –
Exeter : S. A. & M. J. Raymond , 1994.

35. Century Titles Decade Titles Decade Titles Year Titles Year Titles
1500-1599 23 1800-1809 209 1900-1909 1387 2000 875 2010 310
1600-1699 357 1810-1819 331 1910-1919 1161 2001 795 2011 220
1700-1799 1047 1820-1829 381 1920-1929 1608 2002 701 2012 230
1800-1899 5217 1830-1839 410 1930-1939 1701 2003 640 2013 195
1900-1999 33748 1840-1849 349 1940-1949 1203 2004 640 2014 120
Decade Titles 1850-1859 435 1950-1959 2314 2005 603 2015 180
2000-2009 6089 1860-1869 478 1960-1969 2703 2006 530 2016 163
2010-2019 1838 1870-1879 686 1970-1979 4037 2007 500 2017 140
1880-1889 846 1980-1989 7304 2008 425 2018 125
1890-1899 1046 1990-1999 10330 2009 380 2019 85
Catalogue of Westcountry Studies Library
Numbers of books, pamphlets and ephemera with Devon as keyword
Tabulation by Century, decades and years

36. Exeter working papers
in book history
This talk is one of a series produced
during Lockdown 2020 to celebrate the
designation of Exeter as UNESCO city
of literature in 2019.
Most of them are also accessible
through the
Exeter working papers,
Devon bibliography and
Etched on Devon’s Memory
websites as part of the
World Book Heritage
initiative.
The book fool from Alexander Barclays’ translation of
The ship of fools (1509)