The J.M. Dent publisher's archive at the Rare Book Collection of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1897-1986.

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The J.M. Dent publisher's archive at the Rare Book Collection of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 1897-1986.

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The archive includes proof and file copies, house organs, and other published materials relating to the firm. Subject matter includes belles lettres, Canadian textbooks, history, biography, and the social sciences.

4259 items : ill. ; 13-38 cm.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 6821250

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.

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J.M. Dent & Sons, book publishers of London, England, was founded in 1888 by Joseph Malaby Dent (1859-1926). The company achieved success by selling cheap editions of the classics to the working class. Dent's first major production, the Temple Shakespeare series, was established in 1894, followed in 1906 by Everyman's Library, a series of 1000 volumes. Eventually, Dent's publishing activities expanded to include textbooks, children's books, educational books, self-help books, and travel guid...