John Shuckburgh (d. 1761; fl. 1727? – 1761)
Identifiers
- Grubstreet: 165
John Shuckburgh, bookseller and publisher (1727?–1761); over against Chancery Lane in Fleet Street; between the two Temple Gates in Fleet Street; at the Sun near the Inner Temple Gate in Fleet Street; at the Sun next to Richard's Coffee House in Fleet Street.
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)
SHUCKBURGH (JOHN), bookseller and publisher in London, (1) between the two Temple Gates in Fleet Street; (2) at the Sun, near the Inner-Temple Gate in Fleet Street; (3) at the Sun next to Richard's Coffee-House, Fleet Street. 1727(?) –1761. Published numerous pamphlets. J. Shuckburgh was selling A Trip thro' London from "Between the Two Temple-Gates, Fleet Street," in 1728. [Daily Post, January 3rd, 1728.] In 1734 John Whiston, of the Boyle's Head, bought of him the library of Bishop Kidder for £180. In 1753 he published A Proposal for the Amendment and Encouragement of Servants from the Sun next to Richard's Coffee-House, Feet Street. [Public Advertiser, January 11th, 1753.] He died on April 4th, 1761, his will being proved on the 14th of the same month. It made no mention of his business, but it named three sons, Samuel, William, and John, and a daughter Anne, named after his wife, hom he appointed executrix. [P.C.C. 148, Cheslyn.]