Johnson, Joseph

County:

London

Town:

London

Address(es):

Paternoster row (1760-1770), St Paul's Churchyard (1770-1809)

Book Trade(s):

Bookseller, Publisher

Non-Book Trade(s):

-

Trading Dates:

1760 (date of apprenticeship) – 1809

Biographical Dates:

1738 (date of birth) – 1809

Notes:

Apprentice to George Keith. Gaoled for nine months in 1797 for publishing the political works of Gilbert Wakefield. His shop became headquarters of bookselling of Protestant dissent.

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Sources:

Shaw, David. J. 'Canterbury's External Links: Book Trade Relations at the Regional and National Level in the Eighteenth Century', in The Mighty Engine: The Printing Press and its Impact, eds. Isaac, Peter & McKay, Barry (Winchester, 2000), pp. 107-119.