Lea & Febiger records , 1815-1992.

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Lea & Febiger records , 1815-1992.

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This is a collection of papers related to the Lea & Febiger publishing firm and everything is arranged alphabetically by topic. The collection contains a wide array of material such as correspondence, author agreements and contracts, partnership agreements, registration and transfers of copyrights, and records pertaining to the publication of the History of All Nations and centenary editions of Gray's Anatomy. There are also sales and distribution agreements, financial volumes, catalogues and brochures, publication lists, newspaper clippings, articles, photographs, and documentation of the company's history, including a photograph album of its 200th anniversary celebration. Among the objects in the collection are several brass dies for Gray's Anatomy and metal clips that once held together groups of author's contracts. The collection also includes a small batch of Mathew Carey's correspondence with notable figures that include the Marquis de Lafayette and James Madison. While a box-level inventory is offered starting on page 4 of this guide, a more detailed folder-level inventory is available in HSP's library.

18 boxes, 13 volumes, 5 objects, (10 linear feet)

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839

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Mathew C. Carey (1760-1839) was a publisher, economist, and humanitarian. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and came to America in 1784, after involvement in Irish revolutionary activity. He took up his trade as a printer, publishing the Pennsylvania Herald and the periodical, The American Museum. His book publishing ventures prospered and his firm was a leader in American printing and publishing in the period 1795-1835. He was an active proponent of the protective tariff, as well as an ardent cha...

Lea & Febiger.

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In 1785, Mathew Carey (1760-1839) founded Mathew Carey & Company, one of Philadelphia's earliest publishing houses. The firm began printing a variety of works, but by the late 1830s, it specialized in scientific and medical publications. During the 1800s, the firm changed its name a number of times. It became M. Carey & Son in 1817, when Mathew's son, Henry C. Carey, joined the firm. In 1821, Carey's son-in-law, Isaac Lea, joined the firm and it became M. Carey & Sons. The senior Car...