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Bodley Head	The Bodley Head was founded in 1887 as a partnership between Charles Elkin Mathews and John Lane. John Lane became the sole owner in 1894. In 1956 the firm was bought by Max Reinhardt, who in turn sold it to Random House in 1987. Random House was purchased by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and now functions as a "corporate division" of Bertelsmann. See www.bertelsmann.com and www.randomhouse.co.uk.	2008
Boni and Gaer	Charles Boni left the publishing firm of Albert and Charles Boni (q.v.) in 1930 to set up the Living American Art Company. In 1946 he returned to publishing and founded the firm of Boni and Gaer in partnership with Joseph Gaer. The firm, however, was short-lived and went out of business when Boni left in 1948. Charles Boni died in 1969. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), pp. 54-57.	2013
Boni and Liveright	The publishing firm of Boni and Liveright was founded in New York in 1917 by Albert Boni and Horace Liveright. In 1918 business differences between the founders led to a split and (on the flip of a coin) sole ownership of the firm passed to Liveright. In 1928 the name of the firm was changed to Horace Liveright, Inc., and in 1933 it became the Liveright Publishing Corporation. The Liveright Publishing Corporation was acquired by W. W. Norton in 1974. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), pp. 57-63 and www.wwnorton.com.	2008
Book League of America	The Book League of America was founded in New York in 1928 by Samuel Craig. In 1932 the firm was acquired by the Literary Guild. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), p. 63, and see www.literaryguild.com.	2008
Book Publishing Development	Book Publishing Development was a publishing vehicle briefly used by Lionel Leventhal and his then-partner Clive Bingley. Any remaining rights are likely to belong to Greenhill Books. See www.greenhillbooks.com.	2008
Bookmark	Bookmark was a magazine published by J. M. Dent from 1925 to 1932. In 1932 the title was sold to Sir Robert Donald, and from 1935 to 1938 Dent published a house journal called 'Bookmark and Everyman'. See the FOB entry for J. M. Dent.	2008
BookMasters	The bookselling chain BookMasters was acquired by Barnes & Noble in 1979. See www.barnesandnobleinc.com.	2008
Bosworth & Co. Ltd	Bosworth & Co. is a long-established music publisher. The firm is now part of Music Sales Ltd. See www.musicsales.com.	2007
Bowen-Merrill Company	Bowen-Merrill Company was an Indianapolis publishing company. In 1903 William C. Bobbs replaced Silas Bowen as part-owner of the firm and the name was changed to Bobbs-Merrill. See the lengthy FOB entry for Bobbs-Merrill, which indicates that any surviving rights will belong to Pearson Education (www.pearsoned.com).	2008
Bowes and Bowes Publishers Ltd	Bowes and Bowes Publishers (as opposed to the bookshop of the same name) was part of G. P. Putnam until 1962, when Putnams was purchased by the Bodley Head. The Bodley Head was sold to Random House in 1987. Random House was purchased by Bertelsmann AG in 1998 and now functions as a "corporate division" of Bertelsmann. See www.bertelsmann.com.	2008

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