Daniel Graisberry
Daniel Graisberry | |
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| Born | c. 1740 Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 1785 Dublin |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Known for | printing |
Daniel Graisberry (c. 1740 – 1785) was an Irish printer.[1]
Life[edit]
Daniel Graisberry was born in Drumcondra, Dublin around 1740. He was the son of William Graisberry, a printer, and Elizabeth Graisberry. He was admitted to the Guild of St Luke on 24 August 1775 having completed his apprenticeship under Hugh Grierson, the king's printer. He entered into a loose partnership with James Williams, a bookseller, from early 1778 to March 1781. Graisberry focused on the printing while Williams was in charge of the retail business at 10 Back Lane, where Graisberry rented the premises for £45 a year.[1] One of the books Graisberry is credited with is the 1776 eight volume Dublin printing of A History of Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith.[2]
He married Mary Kennedy in July 1765, and the couple had at least 12 children. His death was announced mistakenly in the Dublin press in November 1772. On 6 February 1782, Graisberry was injured when the floor of the Music Hall in Fishamble Street collapsed during a guild meeting. He died on 26 December 1785, hours after the death of his mother. There was a monument erected to him in Drumcondra churchyard.[3] His wife, Mary, took over the business after his death in partnership with her son-in-law Richard Campbell, the husband of Elizabeth Graisberry. Mary retired in 1797, and died at Back Lane in February 1822.[1]
Their son, most likely the eldest, Daniel succeeded his mother in the printing business. He in turn was succeeded by his wife, Ruth.[1]
Graisberry's ledgers from 1777–1785 were published in 1990, with the originals held in the archives of Trinity College Dublin.[4][5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d O'Riordan, Turlough (2009). "Graisberry, Daniel". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Carpenter, Andrew (2010). "A verse confrontation in late-eighteenth century Ireland". Eighteenth-Century Ireland / Iris an Dá Chultúr. 25: 39. doi:10.3828/eci.2010.5. ISSN 0790-7915. JSTOR 41430808.
- ^ Pollard, Mary (2000). A dictionary of members of the Dublin book trade, 1550-1800 : based on the records of the Guild of St. Luke the Evangelist, Dublin. London: Bibliographical Society. pp. 249–250. ISBN 9780948170119.
- ^ "Graisberry & Campbell, printers". The National Archives. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Gillespie, Raymond; Hadfield, Andrew (2006). The Irish book in English, 1550-1800. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 151, 387. ISBN 9780199247059.
- ^ Kennedy, Máire (1 January 2005). "The Readership of Books in Ireland, 1700-1800". Revue LISA / LISA e-journal. III (1): 39–54. doi:10.4000/lisa.2509.
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