Nothing
big here, but we all know how frustrating it can be to establish an
exact date for a Grosset issue. I've got one of their early books in
front of me, (a work by Liberty Hyde Bailey) and the title page has
Grosset's imprint, along with a date and an address ....
11 East 16th Street, New York ... 1906. I had the thought that it might be a good idea to keep that address on hand, which could help at least with zeroing in to a closer circa date for other Grosset issues, if the address be present in those books sans date. If there is no address on title page, then check for the publisher's catalog or list at the rear.
11 East 16th Street, New York ... 1906. I had the thought that it might be a good idea to keep that address on hand, which could help at least with zeroing in to a closer circa date for other Grosset issues, if the address be present in those books sans date. If there is no address on title page, then check for the publisher's catalog or list at the rear.
Just thought some of you might like this little snippet. (And I realize the information may well be present elsewhere)
Maybe someone else can chime in if they know the duration of their publishing from that address.
The printer for this particular book is stated as Mount Pleasant Press, J. Horace McFarland Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Price of a new Grosset & Dunlap book in 1906 : 75¢
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