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Chapmans PublishersChapmans Publishers, described on the Orion website as "a small general publishing house", was purchased by the Orion Publishing Group in 1993. The Orion Publishing Group was bought by Hachette in 1998, but continues to trade under its own name. See www.hachette.com and www.orionbooks.co.uk. 2008
Charles Elkin MathewsCharles Elkin Mathews died in 1921, and his publishing firm subsequently became known as Elkin Mathews and Marrot. See the FOB entry for Elkin Mathews and Marrot. 2008
Charles GaylordCharles Gaylord founded his printing and publishing firm in Boston around 1830. The firm went out of existence around 1840. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 174. 2009
Charles GriffinThe firm of Charles Griffin was purchased by Hodder & Stoughton from Book Publishing Development in July 1988. Hodder & Stoughton is now part of the Hachette group. See www.hodderheadline.co.uk.2007
Charles H. BrainardCharles H. Brainard founded his publishing firm in Boston in 1843. The firm went out of existence in 1845. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 66. 2009
Charles Jones & Co.The printing firm of Charles Jones & Co. was purchased by Messrs Taylor & Francis in 1917. Any surviving rights would belong to T&F Informa. See www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com. 2008
Charles Scribner's SonsThe firm of Charles Scribner's Sons was founded in 1846 in New York. In 1984 it was purchased by Macmillan Inc. (formerly the Macmillan Company of New York). Macmillan Inc. was purchased by Robert Maxwell in 1988 and (as Maxwell Macmillan) sold to the Thomson Corporation in 1991. Charles Scribner's Sons is now an imprint of Thomson Gale. See www.gale.com. Simon & Schuster purchased much of Macmillan Inc. in 1994 and retains an imprint named Scribner. See www.simonsays.com.2008
Charles Skipper and EastThe printing firm of Charles Skipper and East was purchased by McCorquodale in 1937. See the FOB entry for McCorquodale.2008
Charles T. Dillingham CompanyCharles T. Dillingham founded his publishing company in New York in 1875. In 1891 the firm was in financial difficulty but was re-formed as Charles T. Dillingham and Company. In 1896 all the firm's assets were purchased by Baker and Taylor. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), pp. 122-124 and see the Our History page of www.btol.com.2009
Charles Wesley AlexanderCharles Wesley Alexander founded his publishing firm in Philadelphia in 1861. The firm went out of existence around 1878. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 7.2009

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