James Robson (bookseller)
James Robson (1733–1806) was an English printer and bookseller. He was born in Sebergham, Cumberland.[1]
The title page of the 1766 edition of State Worthies by David Lloyd says: "Printed for J Robson, Bookseller to her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales, in New Bond-Street."
Publications[edit]
- Supplemental volume to Denton, Revd Thomas, New Biographical Dictionary, 1764[1]
- Gilpin, William, Essay on Prints, 1765 (First edition)[1]
- Lloyd, David, State Worthies, 1766.[1] Revised by Charles Whitworth.[2]
- Jerningham, Edward, The Deserter, 1770[1]
- Cumberland, Richard, Odes, 1776.[1][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Landon, Richard, Robson, James (1733–1806), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2012. (Access via libraries).
- ^ Williams, William Rees (1900). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 61. pp. 162–163.
- ^ Cumberland, Richard, Memoirs of Richard Cumberland: Written by Himself, Philadelphia, Parry and McMillan, 1856, p 195
External links[edit]
- Landon, Richard, Robson, James (1733–1806), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2012. (Access via libraries).
- Tedder, Henry Richard (1897). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 49. pp. 61–62.
- WorldCat: Robson, James 1733-1806