Alexander Black
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Dates of Activity1827-1886
Activity Notebookseller
1827-1839: bookseller
General NotePublished chapbooks, mostly songs and garlands from 1827-44. The earliest, “Archie Allan; a tale, in Scottish verse” [by Alexander Laing] was printed for A. Black, Bookseller in Brechin by Ranken & Co. Printers Forfar. From 1829 to 1839 they are sometimes described as 'printed by Black and Co'. “Pigot 1825” gives David Black, bookseller, High Street, Brechin.
Place of ActivityBrechin
1827-1839: Brechin: High Street.
1840-1860: Brechin: *Brechin.
See Also Black & Co (printers), (1829-1839)
Brechin, **Brechin
Black & Johnston (bookseller, stationer and musicseller), (1867-1886) [Slater]
40 High Street, **Brechin
Variant Name Alexander Black (printer and bookseller), (1840-1860)
SourceChapbook Printers
Last Edit2016-11-16 12:00:00