Deighton, Bell and Co., Cambridge, booksellers
Biography
John Deighton (1748-1828) began selling, publishing and binding books in Cambridge in 1778. The firm became leading suppliers to the University and the public, trading in Trinity Street throughout its existence. In 1854 it was taken over by George Bell (1814-90) and William Wright Smith (c.1822-96), and Smith's descendants owned it until 1938. Subsequent owners of Deighton, Bell and Co. were Horace Anthony Webb (1891-1972), in 1959 William Dawson and Sons, of London, and in 1987 Heffers of Cambridge. After the sale of Heffers to Blackwells, the Trinity Street premises were sold, and the name Deighton, Bell finally disappeared.
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Deighton, Bell and Co., booksellers: business archive
The archive includes [A] retail, and [B] trade and publishing accounts, [C] stock books, [D] financial account books, [E] publishing contracts, [F] business correspondence, [G] testamentary and [J] property papers, and [K] Smith family papers.