Bulmer, William
| County: |
London |
Town: |
London |
Address(es): |
3 Russell Ct, Cleveland Row, St James's |
Book Trade(s): |
Printer |
Non-Book Trade(s): |
- |
Trading Dates: |
1787 – 1821 |
Biographical Dates: |
1757 (date of birth) – 1830 (date of death) |
Notes: |
Born Newcastle upon Tyne. Apprenticed to Isaac Thompson, Newcastle. Friend of Thomas Bewick. Prop Shakspeare Press (1790-1821). Trading as W Bulmer & Co. Possibly part George Nicol. Succeeded by & part William Nicol. |
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Sources: |
Isaac, Peter, 'Bulmer's Influential Supporters: An Inquiry Still in Progress', in Aspects of Printing from 1600-1700, eds. Myers, Robin & Harris, Michael (Oxford, 1987), pp. 49-68. Kassler, Jamie Croy, The Science of Music in Britain, 1714-1839: a catalogue of writings, lectures and inventions (New York & London, 1979), 2 vols. Maxted, Ian, The London Book Trades, 1775-1800: a preliminary checklist of members (Folkestone, 1977) Maxted, Ian, The London Book Trades, 1735-1775: a checklist of members in trade directories and in Musgrave's 'Obituary' (Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History No.3, 1984) Todd, William B., A Directory of printers and Others in Allied Trades: London and Vicinity, 1800-1840 (London, 1972) Wallis, P.J., The Book Trade in Northumberland and Durham to 1860: a supplement to C J Hunt's Biographical Dictionary (Newcastle upon Tyne, 1981) |