Smellie, William
Other Business Names:
- Auld, Robert
- Auld, William
- Balfour, John
- Creech, William
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Publishing & printing
Book trade activities
Notes:
William Smellie, 1740-95. Established partnership with Robert and William Auld in 1765, later with John Balfour and later with William Creech. Became Scotland's premier printer of books. Also published journals
Publications:
- Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland. Volume 2. Enlightenment and expansion, 1707-1800 by Brown, Stephen W, & Warren McDougall (eds)
- 'William Smellie and the culture of the Edinburgh book trade, 1752-1795' in Roger Emerson (ed), Culture of the Book in the Scottish Enlightenment by Brown, Stephen
- 'William Smellie and the printer's role in the eighteenth century Edinburgh book trade' in P Isaac & B McKay (eds), Human Face of the Book Trade by Brown, Stephen
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Auld, Robert
- Auld, William
- Balfour, John
- Creech, William
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Publishing & printing Book trade activities
Notes:
William Smellie, 1740-95. Established partnership with Robert and William Auld in 1765, later with John Balfour and later with William Creech. Became Scotland's premier printer of books. Also published journalsPublications:
- Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland. Volume 2. Enlightenment and expansion, 1707-1800 by Brown, Stephen W, & Warren McDougall (eds)
- 'William Smellie and the culture of the Edinburgh book trade, 1752-1795' in Roger Emerson (ed), Culture of the Book in the Scottish Enlightenment by Brown, Stephen
- 'William Smellie and the printer's role in the eighteenth century Edinburgh book trade' in P Isaac & B McKay (eds), Human Face of the Book Trade by Brown, Stephen