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Nathaniel BellBookseller, Stationer and Bookbinder438 Pearl StreetNew YorkNew York ( 1796) 1. Not in the 1794,17951.(1796) New York City Directory pg. 13. same listing in 1797 pg. 122. 2. (1798)Bookbinder and Stationer,94 Chatham Street. New York City Directory (1799) 94 Chatham. Longworth’s City Directory pg.162. Same address in 1800 ,city directory pg.16. Bell & Smith is at 91 Chatham City Directory pg. 16 (1800) Bowery. Steven C. Smith  “The Art of printing Shall Endure”  Thesis Univ. of Missouri 2007 (1800) Bell & Smith, Bookbinders and Stationer, 94 Chatham. New York City Directory pg.134 2. (1801) 222 Broadway. Longworth’s New York Register. (Stephen C. Smithincorrectly lists this as 112 Broadway)3. (1802) 220 Bowery Longworth’s New York Register. same listing 1803, 1804,(Stephen C. Smithincorrectly lists this as 320 Broadway) same address in 1803 -1804 4. (1805) 82 Bowery. New York City Directory (1806) 69 Williams. New York City Directory pg.1025. (1808) 56 Gold StreetNew York City Directory pg 74. 6.(1810) 45 Beaver St. New York City Directory pg.1057. (1811) Cross St.. New York City Directory pg. 112.8. (1812)  Hearing regarding insolvency before the Recorder of N.Y.. Ad. :Columbian, N.Y. N. Y. Feb. 18. 18129. (1812) 178 William St. New York City Directory (1813 & 14) 172 William St. New York City Directory pg.67 (1814) 13 Bowery. Register of Artists, Engravers, Booksellers, Bookbinders,Printers and publishers in New York City 1633-182 (1814) “NATHANIEL BELL , BOOKBINDER, Has removed his bindery to 169 WATER-STREET, near the Fly market; where the Museum and other binding will behandsomely and reasonably executed” Weekly Museum , N.Y., May, 28, 1814. (1815) 120 William St. New York City Directory pg.126 (1816-17) 127 William St.. New York City Directory pg. 120 & (1817) pg. 110 (1818) 38 Vesey. New York City Directory pg. 49 (1819) 80 Gold Street. New York City Directory pg. 69 (1820) 12 Ferry. New York City Directory pg.77, (1821) pg.75 (1821) February, 4, 1821 estate of Nathan Bell is in receivership.Advertisement, Columbian March 18, 1821 (1822) 9 Doyer Street. New York City Directory pg. 76 (1823) 35 Chestnut Street. New York City Directory pg. 76 (1824) 88 Nassau Street. New York City Directory pg. 76, (1825) New York City Directory pg. 76 (1826) 146 Fulton Street. Longworth’s Directory pg.78 (1827) 67 Division Street. New York City Directory pg. 80,(1828) pg.118 (1829) pg. 85. (1830) 11 Doyer. New York City Directory pg.123 (1831) not in the 1831 Directory (1832)Bell, Francis widow of Nathaniel, 11 Doyer Street. New York City Directory pg. 140.

Robert BellPrinter, Bookbinder and booksellerQueen street*Boston 1.*This is the office of Edes and Gill’s printing office so it is speculation that Bell shop is here.1. (1773) Massachusetts Spy,November 4, 1773.

Robert Bell Book Auctioneer, Printer,  Bookbinder Philadelphia Pennsylvania, (1768- 1.  b. Glasgow about 1731 and trained there as a bookbinder. Seems to haveleft Dublin having angered the local booksellers by pirating a number of booksand pamphlets. Amory & Hall, History of the Book in America, pg. 284.2. Bookseller and Publisher, 1771. Auction Advertisement, PennsylvaniaPacket,  December 2. 1771. (The Forum, at the Online Library of Liberty.)

William D. BellBookbinderHagerstownMaryland 1.1. (1817-1819)  Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts, vol. 24, no. 2.1998. Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts reference number: 47272.

Geo. M. D. BellowsBookbinder116 and 118 north Fourth StreetPhiladelphiaPennsylvania, 1886. 1.1. established in 1856 ( perhaps 1836 poor type) by P. Griffee who conductedit until 1878 when it was succeeded by Mr. Bellows. Specialty of: law, medicalworks, magazines, music and Sunday-school libraries. Pennsylvania HistoricalReview: City of Philadelphia, 1886, pg.220