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Percy H. Muir


Born
in London, The United Kingdom
December 17, 1894

Died
November 24, 1979


Percy Horace Muir began his career as a bookseller in 1920. He joined the London antiquarian booksellers Elkin Mathews in 1930, and would remain with that firm until his death in Norfolk on November 24, 1979.

Muir was an influential figure among booksellers and book collectors around the world. As president of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association in Britain from 1945-1947, Muir chaired the first conference of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) in 1947. He then served as president of the ILAB from 1950 until 1952. At the end of his term in this office, he was elected Life President of Honor.

Muir's publications include several bibliographies and contributions to bibliographical journals such as The Library. He compos
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Book Collecting as a Hobby:...

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English Children's Books, 1...

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Minding My Own Business: An...

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Victorian Illustrated Books

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Bibliographies of modern au...

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Points 1874 1930

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