The English Catalogue of Books Published from January 1835 to January 1863, Comprising the Contents of the London and the British Catalogues, and the Principal Works Published in the U.S. of America and Continental Europe, with the Dates of Publication, in Addition to the Size, Price, Edition and Publisher's Name

Compiled as a comprehensive bibliographic reference, this volume serves as a vital index for the Victorian book trade. It was designed to consolidate the disparate records of the London and British catalogues into a single, accessible format for librarians, booksellers, and scholars. By capturing publication data, including size, price, and publisher details for works released between 1835 and 1863, it provided a necessary archival bridge during an era of rapid expansion in the English-language publishing industry.

The work was constructed to address the chaotic state of mid-19th-century bibliography, where the sheer volume of output made tracking literature increasingly difficult. Robert Alexander Peddie, a noted bibliographer and expert on technical literature, later contributed to the ongoing efforts to organize and classify these records. The resulting volume was received as an essential professional tool, valued for its rigorous attention to the metadata that allowed for the systematic cataloging of thousands of titles from Great Britain, the United States, and continental Europe.