Richard Griffin and Company explained

Richard Griffin & Co. was a bookselling, publishing and scientific equipment company owned by Charles Griffin, based in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] In the 19th century it acted as publisher to the University of Glasgow.[2]

It was one of the earliest of the Griffin group of publishers (founded c.1800), and still publishing today as Richard Griffin (1820) Limited.[3]

They were market-leaders in publishing statistical and mathematical books (e.g. Griffin's Statistical Monographs),

Notes and References

  1. Book: Anderson, Robert. The Playfair Collection and the teaching of chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, 1713-1858 . Robert Anderson (museum director) . 106 . 1978 . . 9780900733161 .
  2. Book: Sitwell, O.F.G. . Four Centuries of Special Geography . 126 . 1993 . . 9780774804448 .
  3. Web site: Failure Page.

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