▁published ▁his ▁first ▁books ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁other ▁local ▁books ellers . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁John ▁Lane ▁and ▁he ▁went ▁into ▁partners hip ▁and ▁founded ▁The ▁Bod ley ▁Head ▁which ▁first ▁operated ▁as ▁an ▁anti qu arian ▁book shop ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁publish er . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁they ▁published ▁The ▁Y ellow ▁Book ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁they ▁published ▁the ▁Ke yn otes ▁book ▁series . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁volume ▁of ▁verse ▁from ▁the ▁Rh ym ers ' ▁Club ▁titled ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ym ers ' ▁Club ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁a ▁follow - up ▁volume ▁The ▁Second ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ym ers ' ▁Club ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁him ▁and ▁John ▁Lane . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁Mat he ws ▁left ▁The ▁Bod ley ▁Head ▁partners hip . ▁He ▁set ▁up ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁as ▁El kin ▁Mat he ws ▁Ltd . ▁and ▁published ▁works ▁by ▁his ▁neighbour ▁W . ▁B . ▁Ye ats , ▁Lion el ▁Johnson , ▁James ▁Joy ce , ▁Ez ra ▁P ound ▁and ▁Robert ▁Br id ges , ▁among ▁others . ▁He ▁also ▁" return ed ▁to ▁a ▁great ▁concentration ▁on ▁books elling ". ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁and ▁sources ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Pap ers ▁of ▁Charles ▁El kin ▁Mat he ws ▁at ▁the ▁University