Publisher: W. & R. Chambers
Publisher: W. & R. Chambers
Alternate Name(s): William and Robert Chambers
Primary Location: Edinburgh
History: By the early nineteenth century, each brother operated his own bookshop or library in Edinburgh. Their first entry into publishing occurred in 1819 with the partnership firmly established in 1832 with the start of Chambers's Edinburgh Journal.
References: Anderson; Aileen Fyfe, Steam-Powered Knowledge: William Chambers and the Business of Publishing, 1820–1860 (University of Chicago Press, 2012)
Number of Titles Published by W. & R. Chambers:
1848 (3 titles)1849 (2 titles)1850 (1 titles)1851 (1 titles)1858 (1 titles)1861 (1 titles)1863 (2 titles)1864 (1 titles)1866 (1 titles)1867 (2 titles)1870 (3 titles)1871 (2 titles)1872 (1 titles)1877 (1 titles)1878 (1 titles)1879 (1 titles)1880 (2 titles)1884 (3 titles)1889 (4 titles)1890 (3 titles)1891 (6 titles)1892 (11 titles)1893 (3 titles)1894 (7 titles)1895 (5 titles)1896 (11 titles)1897 (7 titles)1898 (6 titles)1899 (5 titles)1900 (6 titles)1901 (6 titles)