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Penn Publishing Company	The Penn Publishing Company was founded in Philadelphia in 1889 by Charles C. Shoemaker. The firm went bankrupt in 1941 and its assets were acquired by the Harlem Book Company, which restarted the firm as William Penn Publishing Corporation. This new company failed in 1943, however, and its assets were acquired by Alfred A. Knopf. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 357 and see the FOB entry for Alfred A. Knopf Inc.	2009
Peter Collin Publishing	Peter Collin Publishing now forms part of A. & C. Black, which in turn is owned by Bloomsbury. See the FOB entry for A. & C. Black, and www.acblack.com.	2014
Peter F. Cunningham and Son	Peter F. Cunningham founded his publishing firm in Philadelphia around 1860. In 1873 the firm became Peter F. Cunningham and Son. In 1908 it was purchased by P. J. Kenedy and Sons. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 110 and see the FOB entry for P. J. Kenedy and Sons.	2009
Poet Lore Company	The Poet Lore Company was founded as a magazine and book publisher in Boston around 1889. In 1930 Poet Lore was one of a number of Boston firms which merged to form Bruce Humphries. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), p. 73; the FOB entries for Bruce Humphries and its successor firm Branden Press; and www.brandenbooks.com.	2008
Pratt, Woodford and Company	The firm of D. F. Robinson and Company was founded in Hartford, Connecticut in 1828, and is the original predecessor firm of Baker and Taylor. The name of Baker and Taylor was adopted in 1885, and between 1828 and 1885 the firm had many names, including Robinson, Pratt and Company; Pratt, Woodford and Company; Farmer, Brace and Company; Blakeman and Mason; Oakley and Mason; Mason, Baker and Pratt; and Baker, Pratt and Company. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), pp. 34-35 and see the Our History page of www.btol.com.	2009
Prophetic Catalogue	The publishing list of the Prophetic Catalogue was purchased by M. Witmark & Sons in 1892. See the FOB entry for M. Witmark & Sons, which indicates that the firm is now part of Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. See the history pages of www.warnerchappell.com.	2007
Psychological Corporation	The Psychological Corporation was purchased by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1970 and subsequently became part of Harcourt Assessment. In 2008 Harcourt Assessment was sold by Reed Elsevier to Pearson. See www.harcourtassessment.com and pearsonassess.com.	2008
R. F. Fenno and Company	R. F. Fenno founded his publishing firm in New York in 1885. In 1929 Fenno retired from the firm and it was renamed Diehl, Landau and Pettit (q.v.). Diehl, Landau and Pettit subsequently became the Landau Book Company. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 161, which names Louis Landau as the President of the firm in 1986.	2009
R. G. Berford Company	R. G. Berford Company was a publishing firm founded in Phildelphia around 1840. There was also an occasional New York office. The firm went out of business around 1844. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 51.	2009
R. S. Peale and Company	R. S. Peale and Company was one of several publishing houses which merged in 1892 to form the Werner Company. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 480 and see the FOB entry for the Werner Company.	2009

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