Abraham John Valpy (178619 November 1854) was an English printer and publisher.

Life and career

He was the son of the

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and was born in that town. He is remembered in connection with two great undertakings in the department of

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. These were reissues of (1) Stephanus' ''Greek Thesaurus'', for which E. H. Barker was chiefly responsible; and (2) Valpy's Delphin Classics, a book series of 143 volumes with text drawn from the 18th century French '' Delphin Classics (Ad usum Delphini)'' series and with variorum notes, under the editorial superintendence of George Dyer. He also founded the ''

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'' in 1810. In the years 1813–1828 he published The Pamphleteer, a book series described as being "a collection of the best pamphlets of the day" and which included contributions from

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'' (online edition), article revision of 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2023. He also published the Family Classical Library: English Translations of Greek and Latin Classics (52 volumes, 1830–1834) and an edition of the plays and poems of Shakespeare (15 Volumes, 1832–1834).

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