Book Collection Bloodaxe - Bloodaxe Books Collection

Identity area

Reference code

Bloodaxe

Title

Bloodaxe Books Collection

Date(s)

  • 1979 - 2021 (Creation)

Level of description

Book Collection

Extent and medium

963 books

Context area

Name of creator

(1978-)

Administrative history

Bloodaxe Books is one of Britain's leading poetry publishers, named after Erik Bloodaxe, the last Viking king of independent Northumbria. Based at Hexham, Northumberland, its finance and administration is handled by sister company Pandon Press from Bala ... Read more

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The books were deposited with the archive, in 2014, by Bloodaxe Books.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Bloodaxe Books authors and books have won virtually every major literary award given to poetry, including the T.S. Elliot Prize, Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize. Bloodaxe is also known for its work with translated collections and American poetry, and have ... Read more

Accruals

Further material is expected to be added to this collection

System of arrangement

Dewey Decimal

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open

Conditions governing reproduction

UK copyright law applies

Language of material

  • English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Rare Books / Publications

Access points

Description control area

Description identifier

gb186-Bloodaxe

Institution identifier

gb186

Status

Draft

Level of detail

Full

Language(s)

  • English

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