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Van Nostrand ReinholdThe publishing firm of Van Nostrand Reinhold (VNR) was acquired by Litton Industries in 1968, and then purchased by Thomson Publishing in 1981. In 1997 VNR was sold by Thomson to Wiley. See 'New York Times', 10 October 1997, and www.wiley.com.2008
Weekend ReviewThe Weekend Review was founded in 1930. In January 1934, it was incorporated into 'New Statesman', which was published for many years as 'New Statesman and Nation (incorporating The Weekend Review)'. See www.newstatesman.com/nsabout.htm.2007
William R. Scott, Inc.The publishing firm of William R. Scott, Inc. was founded in New York in 1938. In 1970 the firm was acquired by Addison-Wesley, which is now part of the Pearson Group. See www.pearson.com and 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), p. 329.2008
William Rickey and CompanyWilliam Rickey and Company was a publishing company established in New York before World War I. The firm went out of business around 1913. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), p. 119.2008
William Rider & SonThe publishing firm of William Rider & Son was founded in 1908. The firm was acquired by Random House UK, which is owned by Bertelsmann, and Rider is now a Random House imprint. See www.bertelsmann.com and www.randomhouse.co.uk.2008
Worthington CompanyRichard Worthington founded his publishing firm in Boston in 1867, and moved it to New York in 1874. The firm was originally called R. Worthington & Co., and became Worthington Company in 1885. The firm was forced into receivership in 1893 and closed in 1894. See sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/lucile and 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 499.2009

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