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Old March 9th 06, 05:13 PM posted to rec.collecting.books
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Default Plymouth Publishing Company, New York


"Jon Meyers" wrote in message
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Francis A. Miniter wrote:
I have a copy of "The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe", Plymouth
Publishing Company, New York, "Midnight Edition", no date, no copyright
information of any kind, 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches, flexible red textured faux
leather boards, frontispiece with tissue, printed on Nelson india paper,
three sections, each with multiple parts, in one volume, gilt top edge,
gilt on spine and front board.
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I'm afraid all the help I can offer is negative. Plymouth Publishing
Company is not mentioned in Zempel & Verkler, Charles Madison's _Book
Publishing in America_, or Madeleine Stern's _Imprints on History_.

There are three other titles at ABE listed as published by a Plymouth
Publishing Co in NY, from the 1940s to 1970. There's certainly the
possibility of a connection to your book, but not much useful info for
further leads.

There's always the hard way: Searching through 19th/early-20th Century NYC
business directories.


--Jon Meyers


....and there's been many publishers by that company. A
current vanity press, a Washington DC job bulletin company,
etc.

If one's a book detective, it might be fun to chase it down.

Kris


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