Trade catalogs of booksellers, 1915-1968.

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Trade catalogs of booksellers, 1915-1968.

Trade catalogs, advertising of books, booksellers and other ephemera relating to the selling of books.

74 items (1 box) : ill.

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Merwin Sales Company

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McGraw-Hill book company

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Montgomery Ward

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Montgomery Ward, the world's first general merchandise mail-order business, issued its first single sheet catalog in 1872. By 1887, the Chicago based company had annual sales exceeding $1,000,000 and in 1889 it became a privately held corporation. In 1893, founder Aaron Montgomery Ward sold his controlling interest to partner George R. Thorne, and the company became a public corporation in 1919. In 1931, Sewell L. Avery became chairman and chief executive officer. His te...

David McKay Company.

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John P. Jewett and Company (Boston, Mass.)

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Edward Morrill & Son, Inc.

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