Samuel Aris the First (fl. 1723–1755)

Identifiers

Occupations

  • Printer

Names

  • Samuel Aris the First
  • Samuel Ayris

Samuel Aris I, printer and stationer (1723–1755); in Exeter Exchange in the Strand (1725); in Creed Lane (1720?–1734).

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)

ARIS (SAMUEL), printer in London, Creed Lane, 1724–55. Mentioned in Samuel Negus's List [1724] as well affected to King George. In 1730 he printed the third edition of Remarks up on Dr. Clarke's Exposition of the Church-Catechism, and also D. Waterland's The Nature, Obligation and Efficacy of the Christian Sacraments, with the Supplement "issued in the same year. Each of these was printed for John Crownfield at the Rising Sun in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and sold by Cornelius Crownfield, printer to the University of Cambridge." [B.M. T. 697 (2), (3), (4).] In printing these books Aris shows a good assortment of type in all sizes as well as a fount of nonpareil Greek used in the foot-notes. His head-pieces, ornaments, and initial letters were heavy and not particularly artistic. He was still in business at the end of 1755, when he received a bequest of ten pounds from his neighbour Samuel Birt, bookseller. [P.C.C. 304 Paul.]

In the Public Advertiser of January 8th, 1775, is a notice of the death of "Mr. Samuel Aris, Printer of the Birmingham Gazette". Hutton states in his Memoires that Aris was one of only three booksellers in Birmingham in 1750.