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. |