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Neale Publishing CompanyThe 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
New Century PublishingNew Century Publishing was a division of Appleton-Century-Crofts after its purchase by Meredith Publishing Company in 1960. The principal parts of the firm were later sold by Meredith. See the FOB entry for Appleton-Century-Crofts. The New Century division was sold in 1974 to Charles Walther. New Century Publishing was then purchased in 1990 by Frank Gil, who changed its name to New Win Publishing. New Win Publishing was purchased by the Academic Learning Company in 2003. See www.academiclearningcompany.com.2008
New Win PublishingSee the FOB entry for New Century Publishing, which was formerly a part of Appleton-Century-Crofts. New Century Publishing was purchased in 1990 by Frank Gil, who changed its name to New Win Publishing. New Win Publishing was purchased by the Academic Learning Company in 2003. See www.academiclearningcompany.com. 2008
New York Publishing CompanyNew York Publishing Company appears to have come into existence and gone out of existence in the 1890s. Publications in 1895 are recorded at sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/lucile.2009
New York Variety Publishing CompanyThe publishing list of the New York Variety Publishing Company was purchased by M. Witmark & Sons in 1886. 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. 2008
Newton Falls Paper CompanyNewton Falls Paper Company was an early acquisition of the McGraw-Hill Book Company in 1920. See www.mcgraw-hill.com.2008
Nonesuch PressThe Nonesuch Press was founded by Francis Meynell and others in 1923. Meynell became the sole rights-owner in 1951. Nonesuch Press Limited was formed in 1953, with representation on the board from the Bodley Head. Nonesuch Press ceased operations in 1968 and Meynell died in 1975. 'A history of the Nonesuch Press' was issued under the Nonesuch imprint in 1981, but distributed by the Bodley Head. See the WATCH entry for Francis Meynell and the FOB entry for the Bodley Head.2006
Noonday PressThe Noonday Press was purchased by Farrar, Straus and Cudahy (later Farrar, Straus & Giroux) in 1960. In 1994 Farrar, Straus & Giroux was purchased by the Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck and became part of Macmillan. See www.holtzbrinck.com and us.macmillan.com.2008
North Point PressNorth Point Press was founded in 1980 by William Turnbull. The firm was purchased by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1992 and is now part of the Macmillan division of Holtzbrinck. See us.macmillan.com.2008
North-Holland Publishing CompanyIn 1971 there was a merger of Noord Hollandsche Uitgeversmaatschappij (known in the English-speaking world as North-Holland Publishing Company), Elsevier NV and Excerpta Medica, to form Associated Scientific Publishers. The principal company name was Elsevier. In 1993 Elsevier NV merged with Reed International plc to form Reed Elsevier. See www.reedelsevier.com.2006

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