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)