thesaurus/cni00052581 Chambers, James, bookseller and circulating library, Edinburgh
Chambers, James, bookseller and circulating library, Edinburgh
Record IDcni00052581
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cni00052581
Last Edit2014-03-14
General Note
Son of James Chambers, draper, Peebles and Jean Gibson, born about 1804. He was the yunger brother of William and Robert Chambers. Assisted William Chambers to print off the copies of The Kaleidoscope, or Edinburgh Literary Amusement in 1821. He died in February 1833. The firm placed a printed advertisement (new rules for lending books) as R. & J. Chambers in “Gray's Dir” 1836.
More Information
Dates of Activity1828-1839
Activitybookseller and circulating library
stationer and circulating library (1829 - 1830)
Online Resourcehttp://www.nls.uk/ Scottish Book Trade Index online (list)