Edmund Weaver (publisher)
Edmund Weaver | |
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| Born | 1590s England |
| Occupation(s) | Draper, bookseller, publisher |
| Years active | 1607–1648 |
| Known for | Publishing Robert Cawdrey's A Table Alphabeticall |
| Spouse | Jane Weaver (died 1636) |
Edmund Weaver was a 17th-century English draper and bookseller based in London.
Life
Weaver completed his apprenticeship under Thomas Wight, was formally admitted in 1607, and attained the position of master within the Worshipful Company of Drapers by 1637. He was married to Jane Weaver, who passed away in 1636. In 1648, he received a parliamentary appointment as a Commissioner for Hereford.
Situated near St Paul's Church in London, Weaver was responsible for publishing notable works, including Robert Cawdrey's A Table Alphabeticall (1604), recognized as the first English monolingual dictionary. He also released three further editions of this publication.
Other books published
- A Discourse About the State of True Happinesse by Robert Bolton, sixth edition, available at Weaver's establishment in 1636.
- A direct answer vnto the scandalous exceptions by Thomas Morton, printed for Weaver in 1609.
- A Censure of Simonie, authored by Henry Burton, printed for both Weaver and John Smethwicke in 1624.
- Looke beyond Luther by Richard Bernard, fourth edition, retailed by Weaver in 1624.
- A true discouery of the empericke by John Cotta, sold at Weaver’s shop near St Paul’s in 1617.
- Northerne Poems congratulating the King's Maiesties most happy and peaceable entrance to the crowne of England, printed for Weaver at the Great North door of Pauls in 1604.
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