"John Blackie LLD DL (1805–1873) was a 19th-century Scottish publisher and the "son" of Blackie & Son who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1863 to 1866.
The company specialised in printing annotated bibles and religious works including ScotlandĀ“s first religious newspaper, the Scottish Guardian." - (en.wikipedia.org 14.07.2020)
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