| Name: |
MILLER, William Beckford |
| County: |
London |
| Town: |
London |
| Address(es): |
5 Old Bond St. 50 Albermarle St. 49 Albermarle St |
| Book Trades: |
Bookseller, Publisher, Stationer, Publisher (music), Music seller |
| Non-Book Trade: |
Not known |
| Trading Dates: |
1787 - 1812 (date of selling business) |
| Biographical Dates: |
1769 (date of birth) - 1844 (date of death) |
| Notes: |
Son of Thomas Miller of Bungay. A skilled artist. Entered Hookham's publishing hse in 1787. Set up on own in 1790. Bookseller to Duke of Clarence [HOLDEN02] Bus bought by John Murray II in 1812 |
| Sources: |
- 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) - Copsey, Tony, Book Distribution and Printing in Suffolk 1534-1850, with a Checklist of Books Printed in the County compiled by Tony Copsey and Henry Hallam (Ipswich, 1994)
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