William Richardson (fl. 1765–1811)

Identifiers

  • Grubstreet: 3743

Occupations

  • Bookseller
  • Publisher

William Richardson, bookseller, publisher; at the Royal Exchange, 1765–1766; 91 Royal Exchange, 1765–1811; 23 Cornhill, 1793–1811; 46 Paternoster Row 1771–1780.

Trading as Richardson & Urquhart 1765–1784; William, James & John Richardson 1797–1807.

A Dictionary of the Printers and Booksellers who were at work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1726 to 1775, by Henry Plomer et al. (1932)

RICHARDSON and URQUHART, booksellers and publishers in London, Royal Exchange, 1765–75. A firm of some repute as publishers. In 1765 their imprint is found on A Letter to the Earl of —, and they were publishing the Westminster Gazette in 1775.