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Archibald Constable. A History of Booksellers, the Old and the New. Archibald David Constable (24 February 1774 – 21 July 1827) was a Scottish publisher, bookseller and stationer.
Archibald Constable. (1774—1827) publisher. Quick Reference. (1774–1827), a Scots publisher who published most of Scott's early work. He established the Edinburgh Review in 1802, and bought the Encyclopaedia Britannica in 1812. Yet in 1826 he went bankrupt, heavily involving Scott in his debts.
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The business of the Constable firm was carried on by the publisher’s son Thomas, who also took over and expanded the Edinburgh printing business of his grandfather, David Willison (Archibald Constable’s father-in-law). In 1839 Thomas was appointed printer to Queen Victoria and in 1859 printer to Edinburgh University. By 1852 the company had ...
Constable, Archibald. Constable, Archibald (1774–1827). Publisher. Son of the earl of Kellie's land steward and apprenticed to Peter Hill, an Edinburgh bookseller, Constable soon established himself independently. Drawing on London and Scottish contacts, he ventured into publishing with theological and political pamphlets, before becoming ...
FRSE (24 February 1774 – 21 July 1827) was a Scottish publisher, bookseller and stationer. Français : Archibald Constable, né le 24 février 1774 à Carnbee, dans le comté de Fife, mort le 21 juillet 1827 ), est un patron de presse et un éditeur écossais. עברית: ארצ'יבלד קונסטבל ( Archibald Constable, Português ...
Constable & Co. was founded in 1795 by Archibald Constable, and became Sir Walter Scott 's publisher. In 1897, Constable released the most famous horror novel ever published, Bram Stoker 's The Un-Dead, albeit with a last-minute title change to Dracula .
- 1999 (Constable & Co. founded 1795, Robinson Publishing Ltd founded 1983)
- United Kingdom
- Nick Robinson
- Little, Brown Book Group
Archibald Constable (1774 - 1827) RA Collection: People and Organisations Publisher, in Edinburgh. Profile. Born: 1774 Died: 1827
