Blackie & Son

Founded in Glasgow in 1809, Blackie & Son grew from a subscription bookselling business into one of Britain's best-known publishers. Early on, the firm focused on religious and reference works, and later expanded into educational publishing as schooling became more widespread.

Over time, the company became especially associated with school textbooks, illustrated books, and children's titles. It published from Glasgow and London, and its editions reached a wide readership across the United Kingdom and beyond.

Blackie & Son continued publishing until 1991. Today it is remembered both for its practical role in education and for the many children's books and handsome illustrated volumes that passed through family homes, classrooms, and libraries.