David J. Hall Collection

The collection reflects one of David Hall's major collecting interests, 20th century Private Press publishing. There are particular strengths: publishing in Cambridge, represented by the work of the Rampant Lions Press, David Kindersley and the Christmas books produced by the Cambridge University Press printer; amongst a broad range of British presses the work of the Nonesuch Press and the Whittington Press (including their journal of printing Matrix; from America the work of Bruce Rogers and D. B. Updike; fine printing in Europe by the Stichting "De Roos", and the Officina Bodoni. There are also reference books on printing, bibliographies of the privates presses and a collection of the works of Stanley Morison.

David Hall studied history at Durham University between 1965 and 1968, and then worked for Cambridge University Library from 1976 to 2005. He has collected books on several topics, including poetry and Quaker history, and his collection of private press books has been assembled over the past five decades.

Open for consultation.

The collection was given to the Library in 2013 by David Hall (Accession Misc. 2012/13:56).

The collection is catalogued in Discover

Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Sub-Librarian, Special Collections (e-mail PG.Library@durham.ac.uk) and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material.