Ward Lock & Co
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Ward Lock & Co were a publishing house in the United Kingdom that started as a partnership and developed until they were eventually absorbed in the publishing combine that is Penguin Books
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[edit] History
Ebenezer Ward and George Lock starting a publishing concern in 1854 which became known as "Ward and Lock". Based originally in Fleet Street, London it outgrew it's offices and in 1878 moved completely to Salisbury Square, London.
The "Red guides" it become renowned for, were initially acquired in the early 1880s, as the company bought Shaw’s respected list of tourist guides.
A James Bowden came in to the now three way partnership. In 1882 offices was opened in New York, and later in 1884 in Melbourne. In the mid-1890s, the company opened an office in Toronto, Canada; however, this was closed in 1919.
The company is still in existence and it's imprint is still used by Penguin Books
[edit] Trading names
- Ward and Lock - 1852 to 1891
- Ward, Lock and Bowden Company - 1891 to 1893
- Ward Lock and Bowden Ltd. - 1893 to 1897
- Ward Lock & Co. Ltd. - 1897 to present
[edit] Authors
- Mrs. Beeton
- Nigel Tranter: early novels (1937-1956) and westerns (published under the pseudonym 'Nye Tredgold', 1950-1958).
[edit] Titles
Some famous books and series were published by Ward Lock
- The Fair Britain Series
- Mrs Beeton's Cookery Books
- Mrs Beeton's Household Management
- Six Shilling Copyright Novels
- Gardening Books
- Wonder Books for Children
