The Chapbooks and Broadsides of James Chalmers III, Printer in Aberdeen : Some Re-discoveries and Initial Observations on His Woodcuts

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Considerable thanks must go to the Lilly Library, Indiana University, for an Everett Helm Visiting Fellowship; to the Print Networks Conference, held with the support of the Centre for Urban History, Leicester University, 2012, for indulgently allowing the presentation of an early version of these observations; to participants at the Conference, particularly Dr Maureen Bell for a number of helpful suggestions; and especially to Professors Peter Davidson and Jane Stevenson, Aberdeen University, for many insightful and encouraging discussions. Also I should record my appreciation for the help, advice and encouragement from Barry McKay over many years; and for the assistance of the Rare Books Team, British Library, and the staff of Special Collections & Archives, Aberdeen University Library.

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