HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS

• 58110 - Book publishing

HPL was set up in 1971 by Joseph Charles Richardson, known, in his public and private life as "John". He wrote under the name of "John Richardson". Mr. Richardson is grateful to his distributor, and London booksellers for their support in retailing these specialist local histories of London, of which the "Past" series (in 64 volumes) and the later A to Z Series provided a detailed history of how London grew from its villages... Separately, the founding of Historical Publications Ltd. provided a way of engaging a new readership in the unique neighbourhoods of London's 64 villages. While still working in advertising and as a councillor, John wrote and then published the first edition of the Local Historian's Encyclopedia, a reference to the archival and principal sources of information for the local historian, amateur or professional. He published it, doubting the interest of a commercial publisher in a specialist reference: it went to 3 editions, the last with a specialist chapter on..

Also known as: HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS LIMITED, Historical Publications Ltd.

Registration numbers: 01007943 (CH)

Primary location: WHITSTABLE ENGLAND