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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)

Place of Activity

Place of ActivityEdinburgh
Edinburgh; 4 India Place (1828)
Edinburgh; *4 India Place (1829 - 1830)
Edinburgh; 48 Hanover Street (1832 - 1834)

Related Entries

See alsoRobert and James Chalmers (1831)
*4 India Place, **Edinburgh
James Chambers, circulating library (1835 - 1839)
*48 Hanover Street, **Edinburgh

Names

HeadingChambers, James, bookseller and circulating library, Edinburgh
used in: National Library of Scotland, Scottish Book Trade Index

Sources

Found inEdin Dir

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