John Johnstone was an Edinburgh printer and publisher, from 1849 in partnership with Robert Hunter. In 1839, Johnstone and the printer Robert Fairly established a separate firm, Johnstone & Fairly, to publish the Witness, a newspaper edited by the geologist Hugh Miller. The firm became Miller & Fairly in 1844 when Miller bought out Johnstone's share. The editorial office was in the High Street. The steam-powered printing office was in Horse Wynd, in the former gatehouse of Minto House and later also in the former house of the physician Dr John Clerk of Listonshiels. Johnstone's own publishing business specialized in religious and ecclesiastical works. Nevertheless, Miller chose that firm to publish The Old Red Sandstone (1841), and later books, until the firm ran into financial trouble in the mid-1850s, and Miller placed The testimony of the rocks (1857) with Shepherd & Elliot of Edinburgh. Miller's original choice of Johnstone was perhaps to protect the reputation of Miller and the Witness when geology was often regarded with suspicion on religious grounds. It may also have given Miller more creative freedom. Miller & Fairly printed many, but not all, impressions of Miller's books for Johnstone and other publishers. This was to Miller's, and Miller's heirs', presumed double profit as copyright holder and printer, with implications for his relationships with publishers. Miller's dual role may help explain his reluctance to resign the newspaper's editorship even at the cost of his health and life.

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休·米勒 (1802-1856) 不同寻常的印刷和出版安排

约翰·约翰斯通是爱丁堡的印刷商和出版商，从 1849 年开始与罗伯特·亨特合作。1839 年，约翰斯通和印刷商罗伯特·费尔利成立了一家独立的公司 Johnstone & Fairly，以出版地质学家休·米勒 (Hugh Miller) 编辑的《见证人》(Witness) 报纸。1844 年，当米勒买下约翰斯通的股份时，该公司更名为 Miller & Fairly。编辑部在大街上。蒸汽动力印刷办公室位于 Horse Wynd，位于 Minto House 的前门楼，后来又位于 Listonshiels 的医生 John Clerk 博士的故居。约翰斯通自己的出版业务专门从事宗教和教会作品。尽管如此，米勒还是选择了该公司出版《老红砂岩》（1841 年）和后来的书籍，直到该公司在 1850 年代中期陷入财务困境，米勒将岩石的证词（1857 年）与爱丁堡的 Shepherd & Elliot 放在一起。米勒最初选择约翰斯通也许是为了保护米勒和见证人的声誉，因为地质学经常因宗教原因而受到怀疑。它也可能给了米勒更多的创作自由。Miller & Fairly 为约翰斯通和其他出版商印刷了许多（但不是全部）米勒书籍的印象。这对米勒和米勒的继承人来说是假定作为版权所有者和印刷商的双重利润，这对他与出版商的关系有影响。米勒的双重角色可能有助于解释他不愿以健康和生命为代价辞去该报的编辑职务。当初选择约翰斯通也许是为了保护米勒和见证人的名誉，因为地质学经常因宗教原因而受到怀疑。它也可能给了米勒更多的创作自由。Miller & Fairly 为约翰斯通和其他出版商印刷了许多（但不是全部）米勒书籍的印象。这对米勒和米勒的继承人来说是假定作为版权所有者和印刷商的双重利润，这对他与出版商的关系有影响。米勒的双重角色可能有助于解释他不愿以健康和生命为代价辞去该报的编辑职务。当初选择约翰斯通也许是为了保护米勒和见证人的名誉，因为地质学经常因宗教原因而受到怀疑。它也可能给了米勒更多的创作自由。Miller & Fairly 为约翰斯通和其他出版商印刷了许多（但不是全部）米勒书籍的印象。这对米勒和米勒的继承人来说是假定作为版权所有者和印刷商的双重利润，这对他与出版商的关系有影响。米勒的双重角色可能有助于解释他不愿以健康和生命为代价辞去该报的编辑职务。约翰斯通和其他出版商对米勒书籍的印象。这对米勒和米勒的继承人来说是假定作为版权所有者和印刷商的双重利润，这对他与出版商的关系有影响。米勒的双重角色可能有助于解释他不愿以健康和生命为代价辞去该报的编辑职务。约翰斯通和其他出版商对米勒书籍的印象。这对米勒和米勒的继承人来说是假定作为版权所有者和印刷商的双重利润，这对他与出版商的关系有影响。米勒的双重角色可能有助于解释他不愿以健康和生命为代价辞去该报的编辑职务。