Luzac & Co.
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| Industry | Publishing, bookselling |
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| Founded | 1890 |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Area served | International |
| Products | Books and publications |
| Website | [// ] |
Luzac & Co. was a British publisher and bookseller specializing in Oriental and African studies. Established in London in 1890, the firm served as the official agent for major institutions, including the India Office, the Royal Asiatic Society, and the Royal African Society for nearly a century.
They published material for institutions including the India Office, The Asiatic Society, and the University of Chicago.[1]
The house is also described as "Foreign & Oriental Booksellers and Publishers."[2]
History
Luzac & Co. was founded in Holland by Jean Luzac, whose newspaper, the Gazette de Leyde, served as Europe's newspaper of record. In 1890, the bookshop moved to London and was located across from the British Museum.[3] It was operated by Jean Luzac's descendant Cornelis Gerbrand Luzac (d. 1903) who was in a partnership with Theodor Georg Wohlleben until 1893. [4][5] Luzac was a member of the Royal African Society,[6], and his press published the society's journal. Following the Companies Act of 1985, a creditor petitioned for its closure.[7] The books were sold there until 1986, when it was bought by Jarndyce.[8][9]
The bookstore was located at 46 Great Russell Street, across from the British Museum from the 1890s, or earlier, until its closing.
From 1890 to 1970, Luzac & Co. published Luzac's Oriental List and Book Review (formerly known as "Luzac and Co.'s Oriental List").[10] They also engaged in the sale of antiquities.[2] As dealers, they sold Indian paintings, including a set of Mughal paintings illustrating the Baburnama, to the Victoria and Albert Museum.[11]
Luzac & Co. facilitated the 1899 sale of James Legge's Chinese Rare books to Wilberforce Eames, whose collection became the basis of the New York Public Library's Oriental Division.[12]
References
- ↑ "JRA volume 28 issue 4 Cover and Back matter". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 28 (4): b1–b16. October 1896. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00023947. ISSN 1474-0591.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Collections Online". www.britishmuseum.org. British Museum.
- ↑ "JRA volume 90 issue 1-2 Cover and Back matter". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 90 (1–2): b1–b10. January 1958.
- ↑ "THE LONDON GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 23, 1904". The London Gazette. 23 February 1904.
- ↑ "THE LONDON GAZETTE, MARCH 9, 1894". The London Gazette. 9 March 1894.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "In the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) Companies Court No 005815 of 1985". The London Gazette. 21 October 1985.
- ↑ "Jarndyce Booksellers". www.jarndyce.co.uk.
- ↑ "Brian Lake | Sheila Markham". www.sheila-markham.com.
- ↑ "Luzac's Oriental List and Book Review archives". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
- ↑ "South Asian objects at the V&A: 1880 – 1920 · V&A". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
- ↑ Chai, Eugene (1990-02-01). "Oriental Division, New York Public Library". Journal of East Asian Libraries. 1990 (89). ISSN 1087-5093.
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