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McClure, Phillips and Company	The publishing firm of McClure, Phillips and Company was founded in 1900 after the dissolution of Doubleday & McClure. The founders were Samuel S. McClure and John S. Phillips. In 1907 Phillips withdrew and the firm continued briefly as the McClure Company. In 1908 McClure sold his book publishing interest to Doubleday, Page. See the FOB entry for Doubleday & Company, and 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), pp. 227-229.	2008
McGraw Publishing Company	James H. McGraw began working in publishing in 1884, and purchased the 'American Journal of Railway Appliances' in 1888. The McGraw Publishing Company was incorporated in 1899. In 1909 McGraw Publishing Company and Hill Publishing Company merged to form the McGraw-Hill Book Company. See www.mcgraw-hill.com.	2008
Methuen Children's Books	The Methuen website (www.methuen.co.uk) confirms that Methuen Children's Books is now owned not by Methuen but by Egmont. See www.egmont.co.uk.	2008
Minton, Balch and Company	The publishing firm of Minton, Balch and Company was founded by Melville Minton and Earle H. Balch in New York in 1924. In 1930 the firm merged with G. P. Putnam's Sons and both Minton and Balch took up senior positions at Putnam. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), p. 237 and see the FOB entry for G. P. Putnam's Sons, which indicates that the firm is now part of Penguin USA, which in turn is owned by Pearson. See us.penguingroup.com.	2008
Moffat, Yard and Company	The publishing firm of Moffat, Yard and Company was founded in New York in 1905 by William David Moffat and Robert Sterling Yard. In 1924 the firm was acquired by Dodd, Mead and Company. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), pp. 245-247 and see the FOB entry for Dodd, Mead and Company, which indicates that the firm went out of business in 1989-90.	2008
Mutual Publishing Company	Mutual Publishing Company was one of the largest subsidiary companies of the American Publishing Company (1865-1903). See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 11, and see the FOB entry for American Publishing Company, which indicates that the firm is now in the ownership of the HarperCollins division of News Corporation.	2009
N. Coverly	Nathaniel Coverly founded his publishing firm in Boston in 1770, and moved the firm around various locations, mostly in Massachusetts, until 1803. After 1803 the firm appears to have ceased issuing publications. Coverly died in Boston in 1816. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), pp. 106-107.	2009
National Book Company	The National Book Company was founded in 1958 by Sam Moore. In 1969 it was incorporated into Thomas Nelson Publishers, the US subsidiary of Thomas Nelson, when that subsidiary was purchased by Sam Moore from the Thomson Organization. Thomas Nelson Publishers is based in Nashville. See www.thomasnelson.com.	2008
Nautical Publishing Company	The Nautical Publishing Company was purchased by A. & C. Black Publishers Ltd from Conway Maritime Press in 1987. A. & C. Black is still trading under its own name (see www.acblack.com), but is owned by Bloomsbury Publishing.	2008
Neale Publishing Company	The Neale Company was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1894 by Walter Neale. In 1901 it became the Neale Publishing Company. Walter Neale died in 1933 and the firm went out of existence. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), pp. 332-334.	2009

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