The Bookbinder in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg: An Account of His Life & Times, & of His Craft — John Shaqi
The Bookbinder in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg: An Account of His Life & Times, & of His CraftFord, Thomas K.
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The Bookbinder in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg: An Account of His Life & Times, & of His Craft
Ford, Thomas K.
Bookbinding -- Virginia -- Williamsburg
_Virginia Gazette_
Alexander Purdie and John Dixon, Printers
March 14, 1766
BLANK Bills of Exchange, Bonds, Bills of Lading, and all other Blanks,
may be had of William Rind, at the New Printing-Office, near the
CAPITOL. Gentlemen may also be supplied with all Sorts of Blank Books;
and old Books are neatly and expeditiously Bound, at a reasonable
Rate.
_Virginia Gazette_
William Rind, Printer
May 30, 1766
A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
All Kinds of STATIONARY,
At _Dixon_ & _Hunter_’s Printing Office:
BEST Writing Paper, Imperial, Royal, Medium, Demy, Thick and Thin Post,
Propatria and Pot, by the Ream, or smaller quantity; Gilt, Plain, and
Black Edge Paper for Letters; Parchment; Inkpowder; best large _Dutch_
Quills and Pens; red and black Sealing-Wax and Wafers; Memorandum Books;
Red Ink, in small Vials; Red Inkpowder; Pounce and Pounce-Boxes; Black
Lead Pencils; all Sizes of neat Morocco Pocket Books; all Sorts and
Sizes of Pewter Inkstands; best _Edinburgh_ Inkpots, for the Pocket;
best Playing Cards. —— Legers, Journals, Day-Books, and all Sorts and
Sizes of Blank Books for Merchants Accounts or Records. Blanks of all
Kinds for Merchants, County Court Clerks, _&c. &c. &c._
☞ Old BOOKS new BOUND, and all Kinds of BOOK-BINDING done at this
Office, either in the NEATEST or CHEAPEST Manner, according to
Directions; and where any Thing in the PRINTING BUSINESS is
expeditiously performed, on moderate Terms.
_Virginia Gazette_
John Dixon and William Hunter Jr., Printers
March 18, 1775
THOMAS BREND,
BOOKBINDER and STATIONER,
HAS for SALE, at his shop at the corner of Dr. Carter’s large brick
house, Testaments Spelling Books, Primers, Ruddiman’s Rudiments of the
Latin Tongue, Watts’s Psalms, Blank Books, Quills Sealing-Wax,
Pocket-Books, and many other articles in the Stationery way. Old books
rebound; and any Gentlemen who have paper by them and want it made
into Account Books, may have it done on the shortest notice.
_Virginia Gazette_
John Clarkson and Augustine Davis, Printers
August 19, 1780
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