Jacob Silver (fl. 1715–1740)

Identifiers

  • Grubstreet: 18553

Occupations

  • Bookseller
  • Publisher
  • Shopkeeper

Jacob Silver, bookseller and publisher in Sandwich, Kent (1715–1740).

A Dictionary of the Printers and Booksellers who were at work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1726 to 1775, by Henry Plomer et al. (1932)

SILVER (JACOB), bookseller and publisher in Sandwich, Kent, 1726(?)–1739(?). Mentioned in an advertisment in the Kentish Post of Wednesday, March 23rd, 1725/26, as selling The Merchant's and Trader's Daily Practice in Writing, Arithmetick &c. by Thomas Lydad, Teacher of Merchants' Accompts &c. at Margate. In the same year he published a Sermon preached by the Rev. de Gols, Rector of St. Peter's, Sandwich. On March 17th, 1738/9 he advertised in the Kentish Post a sale of books. The date of his death is unknown, but he appears to have been succeeded by Samuel Jacob (q. v.).