Category: History - American
The history of the educational publishing business in America is likewise a systematic record of past events in which man has taken part. The events of this history include the beginning, the development, and the wonderful improvement in books and book-making since 1691, and t...
The history of the educational publishing business in America is likewise a systematic record of past events in which man has taken part. The events of this history include the...
2. Part 2The binding of books until a comparatively recent date was entirely done by hand. The process was so slow that only a few books could be bound in a day, even by the largest esta...
3. Part 3WILLIAM H. SADLIER.--The founder of the business was Denis Sadlier, who organized a general Catholic publishing house in 1835. In 1841, James, the brother of Denis, was admitted...
4. Part 4The officers and the principal editors of the Company are: President, Dr. Adam W. Wagnalls; Vice President, Wilfred J. Funk; Treasurer and General Manager, Robert J. Cuddihy; Se...
5. Part 5THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY.--This house was established in 1838 by Samuel Merrill. The business has continued in unbroken succession since that time, under several different firm...