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Halstead Press	According to the catalogue of the archive of Angus and Robertson in the State Library of New South Wales, Angus and Robertson purchased the printing firm Eagle Press in the 1920s and in 1929 renamed it Halstead Press. In 1972 Halstead Press was sold by Angus and Robertson to John Sands Pty Ltd. See www.johnsands.com.au.	2009
Hamlyn	Paul Hamlyn sold his first publishing firm in 1964, and went on to form the Octopus Publishing Group, of which Hamlyn was a major imprint. The Octopus Group was purchased by Hachette in 2001. See www.hachette.com and www.octopus-publishing.co.uk.	2008
Hans Zell Publishing	Hans Zell was previously an imprint of the Bowker-Saur division of Reed Elsevier. See the FOB entries for Bowker and Saur. This arrangement came to an end in 1998, and Hans Zell Publishing Consultants is now an independent firm, with a specialism in books on African subjects, based in Lochcarron in the Scottish Highlands. See www.hanszell.co.uk.	2008
Harborough Publishing Co. Ltd	Harborough Publishing was a publisher of popular fiction in the post-war period. In 1948, the firm was acquired by Raymond and Lilian Locker. In January 1954 Harborough Publishing "suddenly ceased trading". See Steve Holland: 'The mushroom jungle: a history of postwar paperback publishing' (1993), p. 26.	2008
Harleyford Books	Harleyford Books was purchased by Arms & Armour in 1981. Arms & Armour was purchased by Cassell in 1987. Cassell was purchased by Hachette in 1998, and subsequently divided. See the FOB entry for Cassell. It is not believed that the name "Harleyford" has been used for publishing since 1981.	2008
Harold Shaw Publishers	Harold Shaw Publishers was founded as a Christian publishing house in Wheaton, Illinois. In 2000 the firm was purchased by Random House, which is owned by Bertelsmann, and Shaw Books is now part of the WaterBrook Multnomah group within Random House. See www.randomhouse.com and www.bertelsmann.com.	2008
Harvill Press	Harvill Press was founded in 1946 by Manya Harari and Marjorie Villiers. The firm was purchased in 1955 by William Collins, but became independent again in 1995 through a management buyout. In 2002 Harvill Press was purchased by the Random House Group. Random House is a "corporate division" of Bertelsmann AG. See www.bertelsmann.com, www.randomhouse.com and www.randomhouse.co.uk. In 2004 Random House merged its imprints Harvill Press and Secker & Warburg to form Harvill Secker.	2008
Harwood Academic Publishers	The firm of Harwood Academic Publishers was purchased in 1978 by Gordon & Breach. Gordon & Breach was in turn purchased in 2001 by the Taylor & Francis Group. See the FOB entry for Gordon & Breach and www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com.	2008
Haworth Press	The Haworth Press, Inc. was officially incorporated in 1978 by Bill Cohen and Patrick McLoughlin. Haworth Press was acquired by Taylor & Francis at the end of 2007. See www.haworthpress.com and www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com.	2008
Hayden-McNeil Publishing	Hayden-McNeil Publishing was founded by Patrick Olson in Plymouth, Michigan in 1992. In 2008 the firm was purchased by the Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck and became part of Macmillan. See www.holtzbrinck.com and us.macmillan.com.	2008

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