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Even whilst he was a student, he was well known as a book collector, and bought part of a booksellers' business (Birrell and Garnett) in London. He became managing director in 1927, with the company producing many noted catalogues in the 1920s and 1930s, some of which were to become standard works of
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in 1942; whilst this was supposedly a temporary appointment, he remained until retirement in 1959. He maintained his bibliographical interests, publishing an edition of
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In 1939, the bookshop partnership ended and Pollard became a special lecturer at University College, London before joining the
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Foot, Mirjam M. "Who Planted the Trees? Pioneers in the Development of Bookbinding History, Part 2: Graham Pollard.
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and Graham Pollard started to produce a list of all known pre-1800 type specimens. The list was published in
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in 1942. However, because of the war, many libraries at the European continent were not accessible anymore.
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Carter, Harry; Howe, Ellic; Johnson, A. F.; Morison, Stanley; Pollard, Graham (1 March 1942).
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in 1921, obtaining a third-class degree in history in 1924. At Oxford he was part of the
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reference. Pollard's knowledge of his subject was displayed in his contributions to
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During his retirement, he was president from 1960 to 1962 of the London
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An Enquiry into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets
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Studies in the Book Trade: In Honour of Graham Pollard.
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and lectured on "The Medieval Book Trade in Oxford."
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Index

Graham Hilford Pollard
Radcliffe Infirmary
University College, London
Jesus College, Oxford
Kay Beauchamp
Albert Pollard
bookseller
bibliographer
Albert Pollard
Putney
Shrewsbury School
University College, London
scholarship
Jesus College, Oxford
Hypocrites' Club
Kay Beauchamp
The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature
John Carter
Thomas J. Wise
Harry Carter
Ellic Howe
Alfred F. Johnson
Stanley Morison
The Library
Board of Trade
John Pendred
Lyell Readership in Bibliography
University of Oxford
Bibliographical Society
Radcliffe Infirmary

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