Douglases involved in the book trade
DOUGLAS, Archibald apprentice bookbinder Edinburgh
Edinburgh
1717
Son to the deceased Colonel James Douglas of the Foot Guards,
apprenticed to Herbert Wilson bookbinder 15 November 1717.
EdinPren
DOUGLAS, Edward printseller and publisher Edinburgh
33 West
Register Street 1838
lithographer same address 1839
Edin Dir;
Schenck
DOUGLAS [DOUGLASS], Francis printer and bookseller
Aberdeen
Aberdeen 1748-51
Francis Douglass & William Murray
Broadgate 1752-7
Francis Douglas Broadgate 1757-60
Aberdeen
1761-68
Born 1719; Printing-House Castle Street 1762; succeeded by
John Boyle; died 1786.
NLS Impr Ind
DOUGLAS, George paper
merchant Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1774
James Dodsley of London sued
him for publishing an edition of Chesterfield's Letters printed by
Colin M'Farquar in Edinburgh 1774-75.
McDougall. Smugglers
DOUGLAS, George bookseller and stationer Edinburgh
69 George Street
1850-52
Edin Dir
DOUGLAS, George Abercromby bookseller and
stationer Edinburgh
19 Castle Street 1826-37
EdinDir; Pigot 1837
DOUGLASS [DOUGLAS], John bookseller, stationer and stampseller
Port Glasgow
Town Buildings, Fore Street 1834-36
Fore Street
1837
bookseller Town Buildings 1852
Fowler 1834; 1836; Pigot
1837; Slater 1852
DOUGLAS, Kenneth bookseller Tain and
Inverness
Tain 1820-25
Inverness 1826-36
2 High Street
1837-52
and engraver and lithographer same address 1853-ca 1866
2 Bridge Street ca 1866-ca 1870
Purchased the business of the
deceased Robert Baillie Lusk in 1826. Circulating Library 1852.
Advertised in Inverness Advertiser 9 August 1853 for apprentice for
engraving & lithographic business.
Pigot 1837; Slater 1852; William
Simpson. Old Inverness Booksellers. Inverness, 1931; Schenck
DOUGLAS, Niel printer Glasgow
161 Stockwell 1815
Glas Dir
DOUGLAS, Robert paper maker and stationer Edinburgh
Edinburgh
1775
Opposite Old Fish Market Close 1778
Foot of the Horse-wynd
Cowgate 1780
East End of Grassmarket 1782
Married Isobel
daughter to James Ker merchant 3 November 1765. David Willison printed
a pirated edition of Sterne's Works for him in June 1775, for which
Willison was prosecuted in Edinburgh by the London booksellers,
Becket, Cadell and Strachan. Takes in cloth for the Inglis Green
bleachfield Edinburgh Evening Courant 19 February 1780.
EdinMarr;
NLS Impr Ind; McDougall. Smugglers
DOUGLAS, Robert apprentice
bookseller Edinburgh
Edinburgh 1791
Son of Robert Douglas,
gardener at Glencorse, apprenticed to Adrian Watkins, H.M. Stationer
for Scotland for 7 years 31 March 1791.
EdinPren
DOUGLAS,
Robert bookseller &c. Tain
Kenneth Douglas 1820-25
Douglas & Co
1826
Robert Douglas Terrace 1837
Pigot 1837; William Simpson.
Old Inverness Booksellers. Inverness, 1931
DOUGLAS, William
engraver Edinburgh
5 College Street 1837-39
50 South College
Street 1840
5 Roxburghe Place 1841-43
10 Buccleugh Place 1844-45
22 Society 1846
5 South College Street 1847-49
2 Greyfriars'
Place 1850
engraver and house agent same address 1851-52
Edin
Dir; Johnst3
DOUGLAS, William bookseller, stationer and writing
ink maker Glasgow
61 Nelson Street 1844-49
Glas Dir
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