Rivington, James, 1724-1802
Rivington, James, 1724-1802
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J. R. (James Rivington), 1724-1802 R., J. (James Rivington), 1724-1802
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found: Data from Agency for Instructional Television for Words of fire [VR] 1983 (subj.) (James Rivington)
found: The Sequel of arts and sciences, 1773: t.p. (J.R.)
found: Concise dict. of Amer. bio., 2nd ed. (b. London, England, 1724, d. New York, NY, 1802; bookseller, printer, and journalist; came to America 1760; opened bookshops in Philadelphia, New York and Boston, but confined interests to New York after 1766; April 22, 1773 published Rivington's New-York Gazeteer)
found: Plomer, H.R. A dict. of the printers and booksellers ... in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1726 to 1775, 1932: p. 95 (under Fletcher, James, junior: For some years in partnership with James Rivington of St. Paul's Churchyard)
found: Maxted, I. The London book trades, 1775-1899, 1977 (Rivington, James; bookseller and printer, St. Paul's churchyard, 1742-60; trading with his father John I, 1720-1792, as John and James Rivington from 1742-56; traded as Rivington and Fletcher, 1756-60; dissolved partnership with brother John II 6 Mar. 1756; partner with James Fletcher [the younger], 1756-60; settled as bookseller in Philadelphia 1760; New York bookstore 1761; Boston bookstore 1762; later concentrated in New York)
found: MWA/NAIP files, Mar. 25, 2009 (hdg.: Rivington, James, 1724-1802; note: worked with engraver Abel Buell of New Haven in the production of The Sequel of arts and sciences, 1773)
notfound: DNB
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1983-06-18: new
2009-03-26: revised
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