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Courtesy of the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection
Courtesy of the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection
Bill and Newcomb
Courtesy of the David M. Rubenstein Americana Collection

Bill and Newcomb

English, active 1680 - 1691
Operating the King’s Printing House, Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb served as the official royal printers to the English Crown. Their workshop held a highly lucrative monopoly on all state, legal, and religious publications, making them the sole authorized producers of official Bibles and royal decrees.