Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827

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Archibald Constable (1774-1827), the Edinburgh publisher. For fuller details of his life and writings see the Dictionary of National Biography.

From the guide to the Correspondence of Archibald Constable, with some related material, ca. 1788-1827, (%Leeds University Library)

Scottish publisher.

From the description of Papers, 1801-1811. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 22299942

From the description of Printed form with autograph signature : Edinburgh, 1814 Aug. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270538596

Archibald Constable apprenticed with an Edinburgh bookseller, opened his own shop, and eventually became a publisher. A canny and successful businessman, he published Edinburgh Review, the works of Walter Scott, and Encyclopaedia Britannica. Eventually, liberal policies toward authors contributed to overextending his resources, and the firm went bankrupt.

From the description of Archibald Constable letter to the Earl of Buchan, 1817 July 23. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 53150134
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creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed with initials : place not specified, to James Ballantyne, [1812 Nov.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed with initials : place not specified, to James Ballantyne, [1812 Dec.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Munden, Joseph Shepherd, 1758-1832,. Autograph letters signed from Joseph Shepherd Munden to various people [manuscript], ca. 1816. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Correspondence of Archibald Constable, with some related material, ca. 1788-1827 GB 206 Leeds University Library
referencedIn Letters and manuscripts, [ca. 1795-1850] New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827. Correspondence of Archibald Constable, with some related material. Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
creatorOf Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827. Letter: [1822?], to David Laing / Arch. Constable. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford [near Melrose], to James Ballantyne, 1812 Oct. 28. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827. Letter: 1821 Dec. 18, Castlebearne Park, Ealing, Middlesex, to David Laing / Arch. Constable. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
referencedIn Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford [i.e., Edinburgh], to John Gibson, 1826 Jan. 17. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Rokeby : autograph manuscript signed. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Ballantyne, James, 1772-1833. Autograph contract with Archibald Constable & Co., 1821 Sept. 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford [near Melrose], to James Ballantyne, [1812 Oct.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827. Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to George Chalmers, 1796 Nov. 28. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed with initials : [Abbotsford, near Melrose], to James Ballantyne, "Sunday" [1812 Nov. 1]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Book collectors miscellaneous papers, 1649-1937. Houghton Library
creatorOf Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827. Letter: 1825 May 25, Princes Street [Edinburgh], to David Laing / Arch. Constable. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
referencedIn Neaves, Lord, 1800-1876. Letter: 1873 Dec. 11, Parliament House [Edinburgh], to David Laing / Charles Neaves. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed with initials : place not specified, to James Ballantyne, [1812 Nov.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827. Papers, 1801-1811. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D Houghton Library
creatorOf Munby, A. N. L. (Alan Noel Latimer), 1913-1974,. Minto old catalogue, [181-?]. Grolier Club
creatorOf Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827. Letter: 1817 Aug. 15, to David Laing / A. Constable. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed with initials : [Abbotsford, near Melrose], to James Ballantyne, [1812] Nov. 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Selkirk, a royal burgh and Selkirk, a county : proofsheets of articles contributed to the Edinburgh Gazetteer. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to John Gibson, [1827] Feb. 27. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed with initials : place not specified, to James Ballantyne, [1812 Nov.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Autograph File, C Houghton Library
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed with initials : place not specified, to James Ballantyne, [1812 Nov.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827. Printed form with autograph signature : Edinburgh, 1814 Aug. 11. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Reynolds, John Hamilton, 1794-1852. Letters of John Hamilton Reynolds, 1816-1821. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Papers of Sir Walter Scott [manuscript], 1805-1871 (bulk 1805-1830). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Amelia Opie manuscript material : 205 items, 1795-1853 The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Waverley : portions of the autograph manuscript, [1805 and 1813-1814]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Ballantyne, James, 1772-1833. Autograph contract with Archibald Constable & Co., 1822 May 7. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter : place not specified, to [John Gibson], [1826]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Bowles, William Lisle, 1762-1850. Autograph letter signed : London, to Archibald Constable, 1823 June 4. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Ballantyne, John, 1774-1821. Diary : autograph manuscript, 1814 Dec. 16-1815 Dec. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827. Archibald Constable letter to the Earl of Buchan, 1817 July 23. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed with initials : place not specified, to James Ballantyne, [1812 Nov.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827. Letter: 1820 June 16, High Street, to David Laing / A. Constable. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
creatorOf Ballantyne, John, 1774-1821. Diary : autograph manuscript, 1819-1821. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford [near Melrose], to John Gibson, [1831 Mar. 15]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to Archibald Constable, [1825] Feb. 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Memoirs of Jonathan Swift, D.D. : manuscript, 18xx. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph notes signed : place not specified, [1826 or later]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed with initials : place not specified, to James Ballantyne, [1812 Nov.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford [near Melrose], to James Ballantyne, "Monday" [1812 July]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827. Letter from Archibald Constable, with related material. Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed with initials : place not specified, to James Ballantyne, [1812 Dec.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letters signed (2) copies : Edinburgh, to Archibald Constable, 1825 Feb. 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed with initials : place not specified, to James Ballantyne, [1813 Jan. 2]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827. Letter: 1824 Nov. 21, Polton by Lasswade, to David Laing / Arch. Constable. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
creatorOf Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter : place not specified, to James Ballantyne, [1812 Nov.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Robert Owen Collection, 1805-1858 National Co-operative Archive
referencedIn Papers of Archibald Constable, 1774-1827, publisher, 1805 Stirling University Library
referencedIn John Wilson papers, 1810-1844 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
referencedIn Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph notes signed : place not specified, [1826-1827]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827. Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to Cadell & Davies in London, 1808 Dec. 9. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to John Gibson, [1826 Mar. 8]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859. Autograph letter signed : London, to Archibald Constable in Edinburgh, 1823 Nov. 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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Birth 1774-02-24

Death 1827-07-21

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