Bell, John
Other Business Names:
- Apollo Press
- Universal Advertiser
- Morning Post
- Bell's Weekly Messenger
- British Library Bookshop
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Publishing & printing
Book trade activities
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Typefounding
Notes:
John Bell, 1745-1831, was a leading figure in the book trades. Established c1769 as a bookseller at the 'British Library' bookshop and soon bookseller to Prince of Wales. Later publisher of cheap literature and of newspapers. Was, inter alia, a founder of the Morning Post in 1772 and publisher of Bell's Weekly Messenger, 1796-1819. Agent for Edinburgh based Apollo Press which he purchased in 1806. 1780s established a typefounding business, British Letter Foundry
Publications:
- John Bell, 1745-1831. Bookseller, publisher, printer, typefounder, journalist, etc by Morison, Stanley
- John Bell and the Universal Advertiser by Prince, Peter
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Apollo Press
- Universal Advertiser
- Morning Post
- Bell's Weekly Messenger
- British Library Bookshop
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Publishing & printing Book trade activities
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Typefounding
Notes:
John Bell, 1745-1831, was a leading figure in the book trades. Established c1769 as a bookseller at the 'British Library' bookshop and soon bookseller to Prince of Wales. Later publisher of cheap literature and of newspapers. Was, inter alia, a founder of the Morning Post in 1772 and publisher of Bell's Weekly Messenger, 1796-1819. Agent for Edinburgh based Apollo Press which he purchased in 1806. 1780s established a typefounding business, British Letter FoundryPublications:
- John Bell, 1745-1831. Bookseller, publisher, printer, typefounder, journalist, etc by Morison, Stanley
- John Bell and the Universal Advertiser by Prince, Peter