I've attempted to collect together here some of the information on publications I know of. This is only a small selection, but seems to represent a good cross-section of types of publication. Source info and further information where available is given underneath the following table. See also: Links - 19th century publishing and bookselling, etc (including links to sites featuring more Richardson and Son publications), and Richardson & Son, printers, etc - notes.
| A selection of works published by Thomas Richardson & Son, Derby | |||
| Date | Title (and author, if known) | Publication info | Notes/source (see below table) |
| no date | Richardson's New Royal Battledore | Published by Thomas Richardson, Derby | see note 1, below |
| no date | The Life of Richard Turpin | Derby: Thomas Richardson | see note 2 |
| no date | Matthews's New Budget of Fun | Derby: Thomas Richardson | see note 3 |
| no date | Abridgement of Murray's English Grammar | Derby: Thomas Richardson | - |
| no date | The history of Whittington and his cat (external link: to archive.org) | Derby : Printed and Published by Thomas Richardson, Friar-Gate | see note 4 |
| no date | Jenny Wren (external link: to archive.org) | Derby : Printed by Thomas Richardson | see note 4 |
| no date | The voyages and travels of Sindbad the sailor (external link: to archive.org) | Derby: Thomas Richardson | see note 4 |
| no date | The death and burial of Cock Robin (external link: to archive.org) | Derby: Printed by and for Thomas Richardson, Friar-gate | see note 4 |
| ?1820? | The Affecting History of the Dutchess of . . .[etc] | Derby: T. Richardson | see note 5 |
| 1825 | The history of little Jack, by Thomas Day | T. Richardson, Friar-Gate, Derby | - |
| 1828 | The History of Cinderalla: or, The little glass slipper, by Charles Perrault | Derby: Printed and published by Thomas Richardson, Friar Gate | see note 6 |
| 1830? | A new hieroglyphic Bible | Derby: Thomas Richardson | - |
| c1830? | The affecting history of Jane Shore [etc] | Derby: Thomas Richardson | see note 7 |
| c1830 | The Life, Voyages, and Sea Battles of that celebrated Commodore Paul Jones .. [etc], by Jones (John Paul) | Derby, Thomas Richardson | see note 8 |
| 1833 | The story of Pigou, a Malay boy, by William Gardiner (external link: to archive.org) | Derby: Thomas Richardson; Simpkin and Marshall, and Thomas Hurst, London | see note 4 |
| c1835 | Select Fables for Children | Derby: Thomas Richardson | see note 9 |
| 1835 | Sketches of Life and Character, by "E.P" | London: Published by Thomas Hurst; Thomas Richardson, Derby, 1835 | see note 10 |
| 1836 | Hoppus's Practical Measurer Made Easy, by Edward Hoppus/William Birkin | Derby: Thomas Richardson | - |
| c1837 | C. J. Greenacre, or the Edgware-Road Murder | Derby: Thomas Richardson | - |
| c1840? | Pretty Tales: or, Stories for Youth | Derby: Thomas Richardson | see note 11 |
| c1840 | The Original Norwood Gipsy or, The Fortune-Teller's Sure Guide, by Margaret Finch | Derby: Thomas Richardson | see note 12 |
| 1847 | Newgate Calendar. . . (etc) | Derby: Thomas Richardson | - |
| 1852 | A. Novena, in Honour of the Glorious Mother, St. Teresa of Jesus, with Meditations for Each Day | Richardson and Son, London, Dublin, and Derby | - |
| 1854 | What every Christian must know— . . . . | London, Dublin, and Derby, Richardson and Son | see note 13 |
| 1854/5 | An Abridged History of England, for Catholic Seminaries and Young Persons. (7th edn), by W. F. Mylius | London, Dublin, and Derby: Richardson and Son | see note 14 |
| 1855 | Growth in Holiness; or, the Progress of the Spiritual Life, by Frederick W Faber | London, Dublin, and Derby, Richardson and Son | - |
| ?1855 | Gahans History of the Bible, interspersed with Moral Reflections and Instructive Lessons | London, Dublin, and Derby: Richardson and Son | see note 15 |
| 1862 | The Massingers: or, The Evils of Mixed Marriages, by "M.A.D" | Thomas Richardson. Dublin & Derby. | see note 16 |
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1) A photo of this publication appears on the Manchester City Galleries website (search for "Richardson's battledore"). The description explains: "Battledore on yellow card, folded. Contains a Morning Prayer, alphabet and short verses. Titled "Richardson's New Royal Battledore", it was used for teaching children how to read."
2) Listed in the online catalogue of http://www.cliffordelmerbooks.com (March 2008)
3) Source: http://isbn.web2.wtc.pl/A-Matthews/ (March 2008)
4) These children's books are all available to view via the Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org
5) Cited on http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/encap//romtext/reports/cc09_n03.html
6) See Devon collection of children's books: http://www.devon.gov.uk/localstudies/111456/1.html
7) Cited on http://worldcat.org/wcpa/top3mset/82883764
8) Part of an auction lot at bonhams.com
9) Cited on http://www.booksforkeeps.co.uk/issues/165/26768
10) Re Sketches of Life and Character - see source for more info: http://jppsg.ac.uk/encap/corvey/1830s/1835.html
11) For sale on http://www.gsbbooks.com (March 2008). Description reads: "A charming series of rather moral tales, the lessons learned by two boys from conversations with their father, Mr. Friendly. Includes mention of a visit to a spinning mill and a conversation the boys have with a child who had been stolen by gypsies. Each scene presents an improving opportunity, from a friend's funeral to a moonlit vista; a visit to a fair provides the chance to expound on the marvels of trade: "You saw people assembled from all the quarters of the world; they appeared to have laid aside all the national prejudices which separate one from another. They appeared to be members of one family. This is the advantage which commerce produces."
12) Described at http://www.vgernet.net/frakerbook/english_and_continental_books.htm: "Interesting provincial chapbook guide for reading cards, tea leaves, fingernails, physiognomy, etc. The book originated in the early part of the century, under the title The Little Gipsey Girl or Universal Fortune Teller. All editions are scarce. With a handsome folding frontispice of the gypsy queen performing a reading, vividly colored."
13) re - What every Christian must know - Dublin Review, March 1855 says: "Of the many cheap and useful publications which have been issued from the Catholic Press of Derby, from the appearance of the celebrated "Derby Reprints" to the present time, we are inclined to think that none have been more useful, or have produced greater fruit, amongst our own people at least, (for we do not now allude to books of controversy) than such little works as the above, published as they are at an extremely low price."
(accessed via Google books search)
14) re - An Abridged History of England - reviewed in the March 1855 edition of the Dublin Review (accessed via Google books search)
15) re - Gahans History of the Bible - the Dublin Review, March 1855 says: "This is a new edition of the well known work, Reeves' History of the Bible, and has been published in a cheap form for the purpose of more general use in our Catholic schools." (accessed via Google books search)
16) "A novel writen to persuade young Catholics not to marry young protestants." From book's description on http://www.bozbooks.demon.co.uk/books.htm.