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Heinemann-Raintree	The US library reference publisher Heinemann-Raintree was separated from the purchase of Harcourt by Houghton Mifflin in 2007. In early 2008 Heinemann-Raintree was sold to Pearson, and in September 2008 the firm was sold on by Pearson to Capstone Publishers. See www.heinemannraintree.com and www.capstonepub.com.	2008
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley	The firm of Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley existed from 1829 to 1832. In 1832 Richard Bentley founded his own firm, which was eventually taken over by Macmillan in 1898. See the FOB entries for Richard Bentley & Son and for Macmillan.	2008
Henry Regnery Company	Henry Regnery founded his own publishing company in Hinsdale, Illinois, in 1947. In 1977 Regnery sold his own interest in the firm and it was renamed Contemporary Books. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), p. 313. Contemporary Books was acquired by the Tribune Company in 1993, and in 1996 became part of NTC/Contemporary. NTC/Contemporary was acquired by McGraw-Hill in 2000 as part of its purchase of Tribune Education. See www.mcgraw-hill.com.	2008
Holt, Rinehart and Winston	The publishing firm of Henry Holt and Company was founded in 1866. See 'The house of Holt, 1866-1946: an editorial history' by Ellen D. Gilbert (1993). In 1959-60 the firm merged with Rinehart and Company and the John C. Winston Company to form Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Holt, Rinehart and Winston was purchased by CBS in 1967, and was then divided by sales in 1985-1986. Most of the publishing division of CBS was purchased by Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich in 1986, and Holt, Rinehart and Winston became a Harcourt Education imprint. See the FOB entry for Harcourt, Brace & Company, which indicates that in December 2007 Reed Elsevier sold Harcourt Education to Houghton Mifflin. Holt, Rinehart and Winston is now the Holt McDougal division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. See www.harcourt.com and www.hmhco.com.	2008
Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, Inc.	Ivan R. Dee established his publishing firm in 1988. The firm was acquired by the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group in 1998. See www.ivanrdee.com and www.rowmanlittlefield.com.	2008
J. C. Raven Ltd	John Carlyle Raven first published his 'Progressive Matrices' in 1938. His three sons established the firm of J. C. Raven Ltd in 1972. In 2004 J. C. Raven Ltd was acquired by the Harcourt Assessment division of Reed Elsevier. Harcourt Assessment was purchased by Pearson in 2008. See www.harcourtassessment.com and pearsonassess.com.	2008
James R. Osgood and Company	James R. Osgood and Company was founded in Boston in 1871 as a successor firm to Fields, Osgood and Company (q.v.). The firm was in financial difficulty in 1878 and was forced to merge with Hurt and Houghton to form Houghton, Osgood and Company (q.v.). James R. Osgood and Company was re-formed in 1880 and continued until it went out of business in 1885. The firm's debts were covered by the new firm of Ticknor and Company (q.v.). See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), pp. 341-347.	2009
James Redpath	James Redpath founded his publishing firm in Boston in 1861, with publications including the series 'Books for the Times' and 'Books for Camp and Home'. The firm went out of existence in 1864, when Redpath moved to become a newspaper correspondent with General Sherman's army. He died in 1891. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), pp. 387-389.	2009
Jerome H. Remick & Co.	The music publishing firm of Jerome H. Remick & Co. was established in New York City in 1906, after the dissolution of Shapiro-Remick & Company. It later became known as the Remick Music Corporation. In 1929 the firm was purchased by Warner Brothers Pictures, and it is identified as one of the predecessor firms of Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. in the history pages of www.warnerchappell.com.	2007
John W. Luce and Company	John W. Luce and Company was a small publishing house founded in Boston in 1904. It was briefly first known as Robinson, Luce Company. The firm was involved in the founding of Bruce Humphries (q.v.) but subsequently resumed publishing in its own name. John W. Luce and Company ceased publishing new titles in 1947, and the firm went out of business shortly afterwards. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), pp. 73 & 214.	2008

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