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James Fraser, aged 67
James Fraser, aged 67
[Dighton, Robert, 1752-...
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James Fraser, aged 67
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[Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, Poole, W. (William)]
Summary
"Engraved portrait of the bookbinder James Fraser, aged 67, seated at a table with inkwell, spectacles, a large volume lettered 'Estimates in Bookbinding', a letter headed 'Mr. James Fraser, Book BInder, Frontier Court, St. Martins Lane,' and holding a paper captioned 'A Plan for reconciling the difference between the Masters & Journeymen Bookbinders.' Engraved by William Poole after Robert Dighton, dated 1807."--HIghlights from the Bernard C. Middleton Collection of Books on Bookbinding, p. 30. "James Fraser was a well-known London bookbinder and one of the "The Prosecuting Masters' in the dispute of 1786 when five journeymen bookbinders were imprisoned for combination (the joining of several trade societies in order to improve working hours.)"--Paraphrased from HIghlights from the Bernard C. Middleton Collection of Books on Bookbinding, p. 30.
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