Blackie and Son was a publishing house in Glasgow, Scotland and London, England from 1890 to 1991. The firm was founded in 1809 by John Blackie (1782-1874) as a partnership with two others and was known as 'Blackie, Fullarton and Company'. It began printing in 1819 and was renamed 'Blackie and Son' in 1831, becoming a public limited company in 1890. The business had premises at 16/18 William IV Street, Charing Cross, London, 17 Stanhope Street in Glasgow and 5 South College Street in Edinburgh. The company also opened offices in Canada and India. It ceased publishing in 1991.