VICTORIAN AREA - WILLIAM CHAMBERS, Scottish Editor
William Chambers of Glenormiston or William Chambers (16 April 1800 – 20 May 1883) was a Scottish publisher and politician, the brother (and business partner) of Robert Chambers. The brothers were influential in the mid-19th century, in both scientific and political circles. He opened his own bookshop in 1819 on Broughton Street, a historical street absorbed by Edinburgh's New Town and founded the publishing firm of W. & R. Chambers Publishers in 1832. He was a keen advocate of popular education and his firm was a pioneer in the use of industrial technologies of publishing to make print available cheaply. With his younger brother, Robert Chambers, he produced books and periodicals of Scottish interest, such as Gazetteer of Scotland. They also made money in promulgating the many new science discoveries as the modern world emerged from prior modes of thinking in such periodicals as the Edinburgh Journal (see below). Their publishing business prospered, and in 1859 William founded a museum and art gallery in Peebles. The brothers collaborated on the publication of Chambers Encyclopaedia between 1860 and 1868. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1860, his proposer being John Shank More.
- Colour engraving dating the 19th century
Size : 27 cm x 20 cm (margins included)
Excellent condition (without foxing - remarkably clean)
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AIRE VICTORIENNE - WILLIAM CHAMBERS, Éditeur écossais
Gravure du 19eme siècle en couleur
Taille : 27 cm x 20 cm (marges incluses)
Excellent état (sans rousseur - remarquablement propre)
[La photo montre toute la gravure, marges incluses (afin de visualiser la taille de la gravure, la taille de ses marges et la disposition de la gravure par rapport à ses marges)]
Parcels will be reinforced with thick cardboard sheets .If there is a problem, whatever it is, send me the package and an immediate refund will be made.
Wishing you good shopping,
Sincerely,
Ronan.
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Les colis seront renforcés avec des feuilles cartonnées épaisses .
s'il y a un problème, quel qu'il soit, renvoyez moi le colis et un remboursement immédiat sera effectué.
En vous souhaitant de bons achats,
Amicalement,
Ronan