British and UK Studies

"Digital Book Index provides links to more than 165,000 full-text digital books from more than 1800 commercial and non-commercial publishers, universities, and various private sites. More than 140,000 of these books, texts, and documents are available free."

"The English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) lists over 480,000 items: published between 1473 and 1800."

Useful book discovery service for new academic books in British and Irish Studies.

"The standard bibliography of books printed in Scotland, or outside Scotland for the Scottish market, before 1701."

"The British Book Trade Index (BBTI) includes not only printers, publishers and booksellers but also other related trades, such as stationers, papermakers, engravers, auctioneers, ink-makers and sellers of medicines, so that the book trade can be studied in the context of allied trades. BBTI is, however, an index to other sources of information, and is not a biographical dictionary." BBTI covers England and Wales.

The Scottish Book Trade Index is compiled and maintained by the National Library of Scotland. It lists the names, trades and addresses of people involved in printing in Scotland up to 1850, including printers, publishers, booksellers, bookbinders, printmakers, stationers, and papermakers.

"AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, fine art and collectables where you can discover and buy the things you love. Trusted independent sellers from around the world offer for sale millions of new, used and rare books, as well as art and collectables through the AbeBooks websites."

"Alibris (pronounced “uh-LEE-briss”) is the premier online marketplace for independent sellers of new and used books, music, and movies, as well as rare and collectible titles. We connect people who love books, music, and movies to more than 175 million items from thousands of sellers worldwide."

"Founded in 1906 and the oldest organisation of its kind in the world, the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association is the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books, manuscripts and allied materials in the British Isles."

"The prime objective of Fine Book Cellar is to procure the finest first editions for collectors and all those that have enjoyed and taken to heart a particular work of fiction or non-fiction and want to own it in its original form."

The Great British Book Shop "is a new independent online book shop selling over 250,000 printed and electronic books covering a multitude of topics and genres."

This website lists several antiquarian booksellers in the UK. You can search the dealers' materials and purchase them via this online portal.

International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) has a long list of 188 rare book dealers in the UK with their websites and contact information.

"Established in 1947, Marlborough Rare Books Ltd is a leading dealer in antiquarian books on Art, Architecture, Design, Fine Printing, Local History andTopography, especially works on London, Illustrated and Colour Plate books. We also stock early Optical Toys, Pre Cinema, Peepshows and Panoramas."

"Peter Harrington began selling rare books and first editions from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London’s King’s Road in 1969."

"One of the longest established antiquarian booksellers in the world, founded in 1761."

"The multi-award winning White Horse Bookshop first opened its doors in 1943 and has stood on its present site - a 16th century townhouse in Marlborough, Wiltshire - since 1949."

"The Booksellers Association is a membership organisation for all booksellers in the UK & Ireland, representing over 95% of bookshops."

"IBPA is one of the most influential associations in independent publishing."

The Publishers Association (PA) if the "member organisation for UK publishing, representing companies of all sizes and specialisms."