- Also known as
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James Fraser
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primary name: Fraser, James
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other name: Fraser & Son
- Details
- individual; British; Male
- Other dates
- 1740-after 1809 (fl. c.)
- Address
- No.4, White Hart Court, Castle Street, Leicester Fields, then at No.1 Frontier Court, No.139 St Martin's Lane (1802), and finally at No.84, St. Martins Lane
- Biography
- Trade cards in Heal Collection and Banks Collection. Heal 16.16 advertises "James Fraser, Book-Binder...Binds Books in Moroco (sic), Russia, and all other curious & Elegant bindings at the most Reasonable Rates. Likewise, Gilds & Marbles Leaves after the neatest & best manner. Gentlemen's Libraries Repair'd & Beautified." Heal 16.17 and (Banks) D,2.542 advertise "James Fraser, Bookbinder...Binds Books in Morocco, Russia, and all other curious & Elegant bindings at the most Reasonable Rates. Likewise, Gilds & Marbles Leaves in the neatest & best manner. Gentlemen's Libraries Repair'd & ornamented. Sham Backs for Library Doors fitted up in the compleatest (sic) manner, and on the most Reasonable Terms. Arranges and binds Music of all sorts, in the neatest & best manner, to open easy & to lay flat. Books of Prints, maps & Charts, carefully Bound & Guarded, in the best manner. At Fraser's may be had in great variety the much Esteem'd Solander's or Book Boxes (for holding Letters or Papers) in Wood or Pasteboard, coverd (sic) with Morocco, Russia or Calf, representing books." Heal 16.18 advertises "Fraser & Son" with the above description. Heal 16.19 and (Banks) D,2.419 advertise "Fraser & Son, Bookbinders removed from Frontier Court to No. 84, St. Martins Lane near Long Acre." Banks,16.8 advertises "Fraser and Son, Bookbinders, No.84, St. Martin's Lane, Near Long Acre. Book Boxes and Sham Backs in great Variety." Banks,16.9 advertises "Fraser & Son Bookbinders, No.1. Frontier Court... .Binds Books in Morocco, Russia, and all other curious & Elegant bindings at the most Reasonable Rates. Likewise, Gilds & Marbles Leaves in the neatest & best manner. Gentlemen's Libraries Repair'd & ornamented. Sham Backs for Library Doors fitted up in the compleatest (sic) manner, and on the most Reasonable Terms. Arranges and binds Music of all sorts, in the neatest & best manner, to open easy & to lay flat. Books of Prints, maps & Charts, carefully Bound & Guarded, in the best manner. At Fraser's may be had in great variety the much Esteem'd Solander's or Book Boxes (for holding Letters or Papers) in Wood or Pasteboard, coverd (sic) with Morocco, Russia or Calf, representing books." D,2.437 (Banks) advertises "At Fraser and Sons, No.139, St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross, Books Are Elegantly Bound... Gentlemen's Libraries Repaired and Ornamented... Books of Prints, Maps, or Charts carefully Guarded, and Bound in the neatest Manner... Sham Backs for Library Doors... The Much Esteemed Solanders, Or Book Boxes, are to be had in Great Variety... Port Folios [sic] Made of all Sizes...and on the most Reasonable Terms." D,2.586 (Banks) advertises "Fraser and Son Bookbinders. No.139 St. Martin's Lane Charing Cross. Frontier Court No.1."