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Black Cloth and Books Advertised in London Market
An 18th century ad lists superfine Spanish black cloth for clerical gowns at 163 per yard, livery blacks, and bulk discounts, alongside publications by Boileau translations, The Spectator, Tatler, and Congreve plays sold by Baker, Berington, and others at notable London shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James’s Market
Hammersmith
Monsieur Boileau
Paris
Joseph Addison
Des Maizeaux
N. Rowe
F. Sanger
Posthouse
E. Curil
St. Dunstan’s Church
Fleettreet
N. B
Fucney
Mirabel
Novicius
Britomartia
Deceas
J. Baker
Pater-Nefer-Row
Nor. Sieeland
J. T
Owen Lloyd
Temple
Jaf
George Mackenzie
College of Physicians
Edinburgh
George Strahan
Cornhill
Bishop Douglas
Virgil
Edmund Smith
Scudenc
Carift Church
Oxon
J.morphew
Stationers Hall
Prince Eugene of Savoy
Pater-Nofter-Row
B. Beringcon
Essex-street End
Portsmouth
Gosport
Luxemburg
Alexander
Robert Hulton
Pall Mall
St. James’s
Mr. Congreve
Ben, Johnson
Timon
Athens