EARLY TEXTS - BOOKS ON CHANGE RINGING TO 1900
Listed chronologically in date order of the first edition, with the second and subsequent
editions or reprints listed immediately after the first edition.
| Author(s) | Title | Date | Edition |
|---|
| [Duckworth, R.] | Tintinnalogia: or the Art of Ringing | 1668 | First |
| [Duckworth, R.] | Tintinnalogia: or the Art of Ringing | 1895 | Reprint |
| [Duckworth, R.] | Tintinnalogia: or the Art of Ringing | 1970 | Reprint |
| S[tedman], F[abian] | Campanalogia: or the Art of Ringing, Improved | 1677 | |
| S[tedman], F[abian] | Campanalogia: or the Art of Ringing, Improved | 1990 | Reprint |
| H[owlett], R. | The School of Recreation... | 1684 | |
| H[owlett], R. | The School of Recreation... | c1700 | |
| H[owlett], R. | The School of Recreation... | 1710 | |
| White, J. | The Art of Ringing, also Artificial Fireworks, likewise the Art of Gardening | [1698] | |
| D[oleman], J. and C.M. | Campanalogia Improved | 1702 | First |
| D[oleman], J. and C.M. | Campanalogia Improved | 1733 | Third |
| D[oleman], J. and C.M. | Campanalogia Improved | 1983 | Reprint |
| D[oleman], J. and C.M. | Campanalogia Improved | 1753 | Fourth |
| D[oleman], J. and C.M. | Campanalogia Improved | 1766 | Fifth |
| D[oleman], J. and C.M. | Campanalogia Improved | 1887 | Reprint |
| Jones, William, Reeves, John, and Blakemore, Thomas | Clavis Campanalogia, or, A Key to the Art of Ringing | 1788 | First |
| Jones, William, Reeves, John, and Blakemore, Thomas | New Campanalogia, or, A Key to the Art of Ringing | c1796 | Second |
| Jones, William, Reeves, John, and Blakemore, Thomas | New Campanalogia, or, A Key to the Art of Ringing | c1800 | Third |
| Jones, William, Reeves, John, and Blakemore, Thomas | Clavis Campanalogia, or, A Key to the Art of Ringing | 1887 | Reprint |
| Jones, William, Reeves, John, and Blakemore, Thomas | New Campanalogia, or, A Key to the Art of Ringing | 1975 | Reprint |
| Shipway, William | The Campanalogia or, Universal Instructor in the Art of Ringing | 1816 | First |
| Shipway, William | The Campanalogia or, Universal Instructor in the Art of Ringing | 1830 | Second |
| Shipway, William | The Campanalogia or, Universal Instructor in the Art of Ringing | 1816 | Second |
| Shipway, William | The Campanalogia or, Universal Instructor in the Art of Ringing | 1886 | Reprint |
| Powell, I.P. | [Stedman Triples] | 1828 | |
| Hubbard, Henry | Elements of Campanalogia, or, the science of change ringing exemplified | 1845 | First |
| Hubbard, Henry | Elements of Campanalogia, or an Essay on the Art of Ringing | 1854 | Second |
| Hubbard, Henry | Elements of Campanalogia, or an Essay on the Art of Ringing | 1868 | Third |
| Hubbard, Henry | Elements of Campanalogia, or an Essay on the Art of Ringing | 1876 | Fourth, revised |
| Scholefield, D. | Supplement to Clavis Campanology | 1853 | |
| Thackrah, Benjamin | The Art of Change Ringing | 1852 | |
| Sottanstall, William | Elements of Campanalogia, or, An Essay on the Art of Ringing Part second | 1867 | |
| Troyte, Charles A.W. | Change ringing, an introduction to the early stages in the art of church or hand-bell ringing, for the use of beginners | 1869 | First |
| Troyte, Charles A.W. | Change ringing, an introduction to the early stages in the art of church or hand-bell ringing, for the use of beginners | 1872 | Second |
| Troyte, Charles A.W. | Change ringing, an introduction to the early stages in the art of church or hand-bell ringing, for the use of beginners | 1876 | Third |
| Troyte, Charles A.W. | Change ringing, an introduction to the early stages in the art of church or hand-bell ringing, for the use of beginners | nd | Fourth |
| Wigram, Rev. Woolmore | Change-Ringing Disentangled: with hints on the direction of belfries, and on the management of bells | 1871 | First |
| Wigram, Rev. Woolmore | Change-Ringing Disentangled: with hints on the direction of belfries, and on the management of bells | 1880 | Second |
| Banister, William | The Art and Science of Change Ringing | 1874 | First |
| Banister, William | The Art and Science of Change Ringing | 1879 | Second |
| Banister, William | The Art and Science of Change Ringing | 1887 | Third |
| Goslin, S.B. | First Steps to Bell Ringing | 1877 | |
| Thompson, W.H. | A Note on Grandsire Triples | 1886 | |
| Thompson, W.H. | Grandsire Triples. A three-part touch of 4998 | 1887 | |
| Heywood, A.P. | How to ring the "Duffield" Method | [1888] | |
| Heywood, A.P. | A Treatise on "Duffield" | [1888] | |
| Thompson, W.H. | Touches of Union Triples connected into a complete peal of 5040 triple changes | [1890] | |
| Hewett, J. | A peal of 362,880 Grandsire Caters | 1892 | |
| Thompson, W.H. | A Diagram of a System of Peals of Union Triples | 1893 | |
| Lancashire Association of Change Ringers | Rules and Diagrams for the Instruction of Beginners in various Minor Methods | 1897 | |