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Humphrey Robinson
A seventeenth-century London publisher and bookseller, he is remembered for helping bring major English Renaissance drama into print. His name is especially linked with important collected editions of Beaumont and Fletcher and of James Shirley’s plays.
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A Simple Explanation of Modern Banking Customs
by Humphrey Robinson
About the author
Humphrey Robinson was a London publisher and bookseller active in the middle of the seventeenth century. Sources describe him as the son of Bernard Robinson of Carlisle, and they note that he became a prominent figure in the English book trade.
He is best remembered for publishing important dramatic collections. He worked with fellow bookseller Humphrey Moseley on the 1647 folio of Beaumont and Fletcher, and was also involved in publishing James Shirley’s Six New Plays in 1653. These projects helped preserve and circulate major works of English Renaissance drama for later readers.
Robinson also held a respected place in the Stationers’ Company, serving as Master in the 1660s. He died on November 13, 1670. No suitable verified portrait image was found from the sources checked, so a profile image is not included.