Aberdeen University Press Ltd
Other Business Names:
- King, George & Robert
- King, Arthur, & Co
- British Bank of Commerce
- Pergamon Press
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Publishing & printing
Other printing
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Publishing & printing
Other publishing
Notes:
Traced origins to the bookselling, publishing and printing business of George and Robert, d1845, King, established as a partnership in 1840. 1850 acquired by their brother, Arthur King, d1870, printer. 1872 acquired by John Thomson. Came to focus on printing for Aberdeen University and won an early reputation for typesetting complex texts. Incorporated 1900 as Aberdeen University Press Ltd. 1970 acquired by British Bank of Commerce which owned other publishing and printing businesses. 1978 acquired by Pergamon Press, owned by Robert Maxwell. Publishing activities then developed and printing hived off into another Maxwell owned company. Wound up following the collapse of Maxwell Communications Corp in 1992 [2023]
Publications:
- Aberdeen University Press. An account of the press from its foundation in 1840 until its ... new premises in 1963 by Keith, Alexander
- 'Aberdeen University Press and the Scottish Typographical Association. An uneasy early relationship' in P Isaac & B McKay (eds), Images and Texts by Beavan, Iain
- 'Aberdeen University Press; G R King; Arthur King & Co' in P J Anderson & J Rose (eds), Dictionary of Literary Biography. Vols 106 & 112. British literary publishing houses by McCleery, Alistair
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- King, George & Robert
- King, Arthur, & Co
- British Bank of Commerce
- Pergamon Press
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Publishing & printing Other printing
- Publishing & printing Other publishing
Notes:
Traced origins to the bookselling, publishing and printing business of George and Robert, d1845, King, established as a partnership in 1840. 1850 acquired by their brother, Arthur King, d1870, printer. 1872 acquired by John Thomson. Came to focus on printing for Aberdeen University and won an early reputation for typesetting complex texts. Incorporated 1900 as Aberdeen University Press Ltd. 1970 acquired by British Bank of Commerce which owned other publishing and printing businesses. 1978 acquired by Pergamon Press, owned by Robert Maxwell. Publishing activities then developed and printing hived off into another Maxwell owned company. Wound up following the collapse of Maxwell Communications Corp in 1992 [2023]Publications:
- Aberdeen University Press. An account of the press from its foundation in 1840 until its ... new premises in 1963 by Keith, Alexander
- 'Aberdeen University Press and the Scottish Typographical Association. An uneasy early relationship' in P Isaac & B McKay (eds), Images and Texts by Beavan, Iain
- 'Aberdeen University Press; G R King; Arthur King & Co' in P J Anderson & J Rose (eds), Dictionary of Literary Biography. Vols 106 & 112. British literary publishing houses by McCleery, Alistair