D. Appleton & Company
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Founded by Daniel Appleton (Dec 10, 1785 - Mar 27, 1849) who opened a general store which included books. Appleton was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts and died in New York City.
[edit] Timeline
- 1813 Relocated from Haverhill to Boston and imported books from England
- 1825 Relocated to New York City
- 1831 Published first book: Crumbs from the Master's Table by William Mason (1719-1791)
- 1848 Daniel Appleton retired; son William Henry Appleton (1814-1899) formed a partnership with his brothers, John Adams Appleton (1817-1881), George Swett Appleton (1821-1878), Daniel Sidney Appleton (1824-1890), and Samuel Francis Appleton (1826-1883)
- 1849 Death of Daniel Appleton
- 1857 First New York trade publisher to engage in subscription publishing
- 1880 Co-founded American Book Company
- 1881 Relocated from Leonard Street and Broadway, to Bond Street, New York City
- 1900 Filed for bankruptcy; re-organized by Joseph H. Sears of Harper's
- 1919 J.W. Hiltman named president
- 1924 Purchased Stewart Kidd Publisher Co, founded in 1914
- 1933 Merged with Century Co., founded in 1881, to form the D. Appleton-Century Co
- 1945 Sold hymn books department to Revell Publishing
- 1948 Merged with F.S. Crofts Co., founded in 1924, to form Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc.
- 1960 Purchased by Meredith Publishing Co
- 1974 New Century division sold to Charles Walther
- ____ Appleton division purchased by Prentice Hall
- 1998 Prentice Hall merged with Pearson Education
[edit] Publishing Highlights
- Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography in 6 volumes, 1856
- Appleton's Railroad and Steamboat Guide 1847
- New Century Dictionary 1927
- New American Cyclopedia in 16 volumes, edited by George Ripley and Charles Dana, 1857-1863; revised and enlarged as American Cyclopedia 1873-1876
- Picturesque America by William Cullen Bryant 1872
- Unabridged English Dictionary 1859
- works of Jonathan Edwards 1834 (1703-1758)
- science works of Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
- literary works of Henry James (1843-1916)
- art works of Edith Wharton (1862-1937)
- architectural works of Sanford White (d.1906)
- Gems of British Art 1857
[edit] Resources
- Major American Publishers
- Appleton-Century MSS
- Daniel Appleton in Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1887-1889
