
George Lackington
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George Lackington was an English bookseller and publisher, who inherited the business of his third cousin, James Lackington
, on his retirement in 1798.
James Lackington
James Lackington was a bookseller who is credited with revolutionizing the British book trade. A shoemaker's son trained as a cobbler, he showed early initiative, selling pies and cakes in the street when aged 10...
, on his retirement in 1798.