Thomas Hookham

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Thomas Hookham (ca.1739-1819)[1] was a bookseller and publisher in London in the 18th-19th centuries. He issued works by Charlotte de Bournon, John Hassell, Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Nougaret, Anne Radcliffe,[1] Clara Reeve, and others. As part of his business he ran a circulating library,[2][3] established in 1764 and by the 1800s one of "the two largest in London."[4][nb 1] The library continued on Bond Street until it was acquired by Mudie's ca.1871.[7][8] In addition, about 1794 he opened the Literary Assembly subscription reading rooms stocked with periodicals and reference books.[1]

His sons, Thomas Hookham, Jr. (1787-1867) and Edward T. Hookham also worked as publishers and booksellers in London.[9] A third generation, Thomas Hookham and Henry Hookham, continued in the business into the mid 19th century.[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ Competitors included circulating libraries of John Bell,[2] John Boosey,[2] John Booth,[5] Carpenter,[5] Cawthorn,[5] Cheesewright,[5] Creighton,[5] Thomas Dangerfield,[5] Dutton,[5] William Earle,[5] William Lane,[5] John Noble, David Ogilvy,[5] Parson,[5] Tegg,[5] and Thomas Vernor.[2][6]

References

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Further reading

  • New Catalogue of Hookham's Circulating Library. 1794.
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