thesaurus/cni00053879 Fraser, John, printer and wholesale bookseller, Stirling
Fraser, John, printer and wholesale bookseller, Stirling
Record IDcni00053879
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cni00053879
Ultima modifica2014-03-14
Nota generale
John Fraser was apprenticed to Charles Randall. He published a large number of chapbooks in 1816 and 1817. “Harvey” rejects the identification with John Harvey of Paisley. The Stirling Journal cronicles his removal to London, from which he returned in 1823. Quality Street, was The Mealmarket, or The Foot of the Town, Quality Street was a nickname for it. In 1820 it was christened King Street in honour of George IV. He abandoned printing about 1826 and devoted himself to a school, which was a success. He died in 1839.
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date di attività1816-1825
Attivitàprinter and wholesale bookseller
Risorsa on linehttp://www.nls.uk/ Scottish Book Trade Index online (list)