John Martin (1791–1855) was an English bookseller, librarian and writer, known as a bibliographer. Life
Born on 16 September 1791, he was son of John Martin of 112 Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, London. After assisting John Hatchard, bookseller in Piccadilly, he went into business on his own account in Holles Street, Cavendish Square; but soon afterwards entered into partnership with John Rodwell in New Bond Street. He retired from business in 1826, but continued bibliographical pursuits. Until 1845 Martin acted as secretary to the Artists' Benevolent Fund. In 1836 he was appointed librarian to the Duke of Bedford at Woburn Abbey, and settled at Froxfield, in the parish of Eversholt, nearby. He visited nearly every church in Bedfordshire, and wrote a description of each in a series of articles which appeared in the Bedford Times and Northampton Mercury. Martin died on 30 December 1855 at Froxfield, and was buried in Eversholt churchyard. He was a Fellow of both the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Linnean Society. Works
In 1834 Martin published the results of research, his Bibliographical Catalogue of Books privately printed, 2nd edit., 1854.
Joan Martha (1791–1855) was an English bookseller, librarian and writer, known as a bibliographer. Life: Born on 16 September 1791, she was daughter of John Martin of 112 Mount Street, Grosvenor Square, London. After assisting John Hatchard, bookseller in Piccadilly, she went into business on her own account in Holles Street, Cavendish Square; but soon afterwards entered into partnership with John Rodwell in New Bond Street. She retired from business in 1826, but continued bibliographical pursuits. Until 1845 Martha acted as secretary to the Artists' Benevolent Fund. In 1836, she was appointed librarian to the Duke of Bedford at Woburn Abbey, and settled at Froxfield, in the parish of Eversholt, nearby. She visited nearly every church in Bedfordshire, and wrote a description of each in a series of articles which appeared in the Bedford Times and Northampton Mercury. Martha died on 30 December 1855 at Froxfield, and was buried in Eversholt churchyard. She was a Fellow of both the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Linnean Society. Works: In 1834, Martha published the results of research, her Bibliographical Catalogue of Books privately printed, 2nd edition., 1854.