Fraser, John, printer and wholesale bookseller, Stirling
Record IDcni00053879
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cni00053879
Voor het laatst bewerkt2014-03-14
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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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Jaren van werkzaamheid1816-1825
Activiteitprinter and wholesale bookseller
Plaats van werkzaamheid
Stirling; Below the Cornmarket in King Street (1823)
Verwante objecten
Zie ookJohn Fraser & Co, Stirling (1816)
John Fraser, Stirling (1817 - 1824)
Namen
KopjeFraser, John, printer and wholesale bookseller, Stirling
gebruikt in: National Library of Scotland, Scottish Book Trade Index
Bronnen
Gevonden inChapbook Printers. — Pigot 1820-25. — Harvey