---
_id: cni00055587
data:
  actDates:
    - end: 1780
      lang: eng
      start: 1763
      text: 1763-1780
  actNote:
    - intro: acti
      lang: eng
      text: 'bookseller, printer and circulating library'
  extResource:
    - display: http://www.nls.uk/
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: Scottish Book Trade Index online (list)
      url: http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/scottish-book-trade-index
  external:
    - auth: NLS-SBTI
      country: UK
      date: 20080207
  foundIn:
    - NLS Impr Ind
    - Edin Dir
    - McDougall. Smugglers
  generalNote:
    - lang: eng
      text: "John Bunyan's “Solomon's Temple spiritualized” printed by him in 1771 has the following advertisement on the back of the titlepage. 'N.B. Religious, instructive, and entertaining books lent out to read at 10s. per year, 5s.6d. per half-year, 3s. per quarter, 1s.6d. per month, or one penny per night. Printed Catalogues of the Books to be had at A. M'Caslan's shop ... At said Shop, may be had neat pocket Bibles, Testaments, Psalm Books; and a great variety of other Books, Paper, Pens and Ink, at the lowest prices. Commissions from the Country will be carefully answered.' He was sued in 1773 by William Johnston of London for selling pirated editions of Henry Brooke's “Fool of Quality” and Smollett's “Humphry Clinker”. In Appendix to “Edin Dir” 1773."
  heading:
    - part:
        - entry: M'caslan
        - firstname: Alexander
      usedBy:
        - NLS-SBTI
  place:
    - end: 1774
      id: cnl00026636
      part:
        - name: Edinburgh
        - address: Opposite to the Chapel of Ease Cross-Causeway
      start: 1763
      typeOfPlace: actv
  related:
    - end: 1780
      id: cni00055588
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: '*Opposite to the Chapel of Ease Cross-Causeway, **Edinburgh'
      part:
        - nonsort: Mrs
        - entry: M'Caslan
      start: 1778
      typeOfEntity: cni
      typeOfRelationship: ex:hasRelatedEntity
  typeOfEntry: 0
meta:
  history:
    - timestamp: 2014-03-14T12:00:00Z
  remark:
    - "SBTI original entry: M'CASLAN, Alexander <bookseller, printer and circulating library> Edinburgh"
    - 'Warning: the SBTI information was converted from unstructured format by automation. The assignment of data elements is to be regarded with caution.'
  status: n