History of the Encyclopædia Britannica Print Set
| Edition | Editors | Published by | Number of Volumes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First edition (in parts) 1768-71 | William Smellie | A society of Gentlemen in Scotland publishers
Colin Macfarquhar printer Andrew Bell engraver |
Parts Bound in 3 volumes
160 copperplate engravings by Bell |
| Second edition (in parts) 1777-84 (dated 1788-97) | James Tytler | Bell & Macfarquhar publishers | 10 vol, vol 10 with supplement |
| Third edition (in parts) 1788-97 | Colin Macfarquhar till 1793
George Gleig 1793-97 |
Bell & Macfarquhar Bell buys copyright 1797 |
18 vol, 542 plates by Bell |
| Supplement 1801 | George Gleig | Thomas Bonar (Bell’s son-in-law) | 2 vol 50 plates by D.Lizars |
| Fourth edition (in parts) 1801-09 | James Millar | Bell to 1809
Bell trustees 1809-10 |
20 vol dated 1810 |
| Fifth edition 1815 | Thomson Bonar James Millar |
Archibald Constable & Co | 20 vol |
| Sixth edition (in parts) 1820-23 | Charles Maclaren | Constable & Co | 20 vol |
| Supplement (in half volumes) 1815-24 | Macvey Napier | Constable & Co | 6 vol supplement to fourth, fifth and sixth editions |
| Seventh edition (in parts) 1830-42 | Macvey Napier | Adam & Charles Black | 21 vol, first index and text figures |
| Eight edition (in volumes) 1852-60 | T.S. Traill | A & C Black | 24 numbered vol (full revised) unnumbered index |
| Ninth edition (in volumes) 1875-89 | T.S. Baynes to 1881
W. Robertson Smith joint editor 1881-87, editor 1887-89 |
A & C Black, Horace Hooper, with others acquires reprint rights and support of The Times (London) | 24 numbered vol, unnumbered index “Scholars edition” |
| Tenth edition in volumes) 1902-03 | Hugh Chisholm joint editor with Sir D. M. Wallace & A.T. Hadley | A & C Black publishers The Times (London)
Horace Hooper & Jackson owners |
35 vol |
| Eleventh edition 1910-11 | Hugh Chisholm editor-in-chief Franklin Hooper US editor |
EB Ltd London
EB Co New York Horace Hooper owner; Cambridge University Press edition |
29 vol new “dictionary plan” |
| Handy volume issue 1915-16 | Sold by mail order through Sears, Roebuck & Co | Photographic reprint of 11th edition; smaller format | |
| Twelfth edition 1921-22 (supplement to 11th) | Hugh Chisholm editor-in-chief Franklin Hooper US editor |
Horace Hooper owner
Sears, Roebuck (1920-23) publisher William J. Cox owner with Hooper’s widow 1923-26 |
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| Thirteenth edition 1929 (supplement to 11th) | J. L. Garvin editor-in-chief
Franklin Hooper US editor |
Cox, publisher | 32 Vol |
| Fourteenth edition 1929 | J. L. Garvin editor-in-chief
Franklin Hooper US editor |
Cox publisher and owner
Sears, Roebuck owners from 1928 |
24 vol, vol 24 containing new atlas index |
| Fourteenth edition continuous revision and printings:
1930, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
J. L. Garvin editor-in-chief to 1930
Franklin Hooper US editor to 1930 editor-in-chief 1932-38 Walter Yust editor-in-chief 1938-60 Harry S. Ashmore editor-in-chief 1960-63 Sir William Haley editor-in-chief 1968-69 |
Cox till 1932
Sears (president Elkan H. Powell) till 1943 William Benton publisher and chairman 1943-73 Helen H. Benton publisher 1973-74 Robert P. Gwinn chairman from 1973 |
24 vol each printing |
| Fifteenth edition 1974 and continuous revision and printings:
1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
Warren E. Preece editor 1964;
editor-in-chief 1965-67; general editor 1968-73 the editor 1973-75 |
William Benton Foundation of Illinois owner 1981-1996 | 30 vol – 3 part format
19 vol Macropaedia, 10 vol Micropaedia, 1 vol Propaedia) |
| Fifteenth edition 1985 and continuous revision and printings:
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
Philip W. Goetz executive editor 1965-74; editor-in-chief 1979-91 Robert McHenry editor-in-chief 1991-97 |
William Benton Foundation of Illinois owner 1981-1995 | 32 vol (2 vol index)
12 vol Micropaedia, 17 vol Macropaedia, 1 vol Propaedia |
| Fifteenth edition 1995 and continuous revision and printings:
1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010 |
Dale Hoiberg editor-in-chief 1997 – present | Jacob E. Safra owner and publisher 1996 – present | 32 vol (2 vol index)
12 vol Micropaedia, 17 vol Macropaedia, 1 vol Propaedia |
