NAPIER,+Macvey

NAPIER, Macvey (1776-1847) CL Signet Library, Edinburgh 1805-1837 During his period of office the book stock was built up from c5,000 to c40,000. But during it he also became editor of both the //Edinburgh Review// and the //Ency. Brit.// and his later years of service were controversial due to his increasingly rare attendances. G H Ballantyne //The Signet Library, Edinburgh and its librarians// (1979) //pp//104-111.