Bland & Weller

John Bland and Anne Bland do not share any commercial activities, their trading and publishing concerns overlapping as they do, though it is difficult to imagine they were not related, sharing an unusual surname and both being music publishers and piano sellers. See the entry in Kidson's Music Publishers for more detail.

F.Bland is probably a misreading for J.Bland

Anne Bland was established at 23, Oxford Street prior to 1790, and issued sheet music and yearly sets of dances.

In 1793 she went into partnership with Weller, and Bland & Weller remained the firm until 1818, at which date Bland's name is absent either through death or retirement.

From 1819 to 1821, the name given in the trade directories is Weller & Co; it is not present in 1820.

Bland and Weller did a rather extensive trade and published Hook's collections of Vauxhall Songs from 1793 till at least 1800, yearly books of country dances and sheet music.

Listed in the British Library Catalogue

• Bland & Weller (P) B & W's Annual Collection of 24 Country Dances for the year 1797, with their proper figures. For the violin & German flute etc. A Bland & Weller (P) 1797 Accession number a.251.(3.)

• Bland & Weller (P) B & W's Annual Collection of 24 Country Dances for the year 1798, with their proper figures. For the violin & German flute etc. A Bland & Weller (P) 1798 Accession number b.55.o.(2.)

• Bland & Weller (P) B & W's Annual Collection of 24 Country Dances for the year 1799, with their proper figures. For the violin & German flute etc. A Bland & Weller (P) 1799 Accession number g.49.f.(1.)

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