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Cassell (publisher)

October 15, 2023

Cassell & Co is a British book publishing house, founded in 1848 by John Cassell (1817–1865), which became in the 1890s an international publishing group company.

Cassell Illustrated
Parent companyOctopus Publishing Group (Lagardère Publishing)
Founded1848; 175 years ago (1848)
FounderJohn Cassell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationVictoria Embankment
London, EC4
United Kingdom
Publication typesbooks
Official websitewww.octopusbooks.co.uk

In 1995, Cassell & Co acquired Pinter Publishers.[1] In December 1998, Cassell & Co was bought by the Orion Publishing Group. In January 2002, Cassell imprints, including the Cassell Reference and Cassell Military were joined with the Weidenfeld imprints to form a new division under the name of Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd.[2] Cassell Illustrated survives as an imprint of the Octopus Publishing Group.

History Edit

John Cassell (1817–1865), who was in turn a carpenter, temperance preacher, tea and coffee merchant, finally turned to publishing. His first publication was on 1 July 1848, a weekly newspaper called The Standard of Freedom advocating religious, political, and commercial freedom.[3] The Working Man's Friend became another popular publication. In 1849 Cassell was dividing his time between his publishing and his grocery business. In 1851 his expanding interests led to his renting part of La Belle Sauvage, a London inn which had been a playhouse in Elizabethan times. The former inn was demolished in 1873 to make way for a railway viaduct, with the company building new premises behind. La Belle Sauvage was destroyed in 1941 by WWII bombing as well as many archives.[full citation needed]

Thomas Dixon Galpin who came from Dorchester in Dorset and George William Petter who was born in Barnstaple in Devon were partners in a printing firm and on John Cassell's bankruptcy in June 1855 acquired the publishing company and Cassell's debts. Between 1855 and 1858 the printing firm operated as Petter and Galpin and their work was published by W. Kent & Co.

John Cassell was relegated to being a junior partner after becoming insolvent in 1858, the firm being known as Cassell, Petter & Galpin. With the arrival of a new partner, Robert Turner, in 1878, it became Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company. Galpin was the astute business manager.[4] George Lock, the founder of Ward Lock, another publishing house, was Galpin's first cousin.[citation needed]

Petter retired in 1883 and the company then became Cassell and Company, Ltd. "The company expanded well until 1888 when Petter died, Galpin retired from managing directorship, and Turner became chairman."[3]

One July 1887 newspaper advertisement for Cassell's National Library, and other libraries, displays the footer "CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited, Ludgate-Hill, London, Paris, New York, and Melbourne."[5]

Sir Thomas Wemyss Reid was general manager until 1905 when Arthur Spurgeon took over and revitalized the firm. Mainly magazine publishers, Spurgeon concentrated on reviving the book business. In 1923 the company was floated on the Stock Exchange and a few years later the magazines owned by the company were sold to Amalgamated Press following many industrial disputes (1931–1933).[citation needed]

In 1969, Cassell was acquired by the American company Crowell Collier & Macmillan (later renamed Macmillan Inc.).[6] Macmillan had previously acquired the religious publisher Geoffrey Chapman.[7] During the 1970s and 1980s Cassell had a branch in Australia known as Cassell Australia.[8] Macmillan sold Cassell, including Geoffrey Chapman, to CBS in 1982.[9] CBS sold Cassell in a buyout in 1986.[10]

In October 1992, Cassell & Co bought Victor Gollancz Ltd from Houghton Mifflin. In December 1998 the company was taken over by Orion Publishing Group. In 1999, Cassell's academic and religious lists were merged with the American company Continuum to form the Continuum International Publishing Group as part of management buyout.

Cassell's former book series Edit

  • Belle Sauvage Library (1963)[11]
  • Cassell's Blue Library (1891)
  • Cassell’s National Library (1886-1914)
  • Cassell’s Pocket Library (1895, 1928-1955)[12]
  • Cassell's Pocket Reference Library (1910)[13]
  • Cassell’s Shilling Novels (1885-1934)
  • First Novel Library (1966-1971)
  • Helicon Poetry Series (1925)
  • Little Classics (1909)
  • Living Thoughts Library (1939-1950)[14]
  • People’s Library (1907-1933)
  • Seafarers’ Library (1928-1929)
  • The Unknown Library (fl. 1895)

Cassell's former periodicals Edit

 
Front cover page of the Cassell's Saturday Journal, May 18, 1912 issue.
 
The Quiver cover illustration by Henry Ryland
  • Cassell's Magazine (1864-73)
  • Cassell's household guide : being a complete encyclopaedia of domestic and social economy and forming a guide to every department of practical life 1869
  • Cassell's Illustrated Travels fl.1872-3
  • Cassell's Family Magazine (1874-97)
  • Cassell's Magazine (1897-
  • Cassell's Saturday Journal (1883–1921)
  • Cassell's Weekly (1923), then T.P.'s & Cassell's Weekly (1923–1927)
  • Chums (1892–1934)
  • The Echo (1868–1905)
  • The Lady's World (1886), then The Woman's World (1887–1890), edited by Oscar Wilde
  • Little Folks (1871–1933), edited by Sam Hield Hamer (1895–1907)
  • The Illustrated Magazine of Art (1853–54), then The Magazine of Art (1878–1904)
  • The New Magazine (1909–1927)
  • The New Penny Magazine (1898–1902), then The Penny Magazine (1903–1925), and Cassell's Popular Magazine (1925)
  • The Quiver (1861–1956)
  • The Story-Teller (1907–1937)
  • Work (1889–1924)

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Cassell Increases Earnings by 38%". The Herald. Glasgow. 3 April 1995. Retrieved 5 August 2015. ISSN 0965-9439; OCLC 29991088 (all editions).
  2. ^ . Orion Publishing Group. n.d. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  3. ^ a b The History of Cassell Publishing
  4. ^ Galpin Family History (Rootsweb).
  5. ^ "Cassell & Company's Libraries". The Athenæum (back matter: Advertisement). No. 3115. London. 9 July 1887. p. 63. Retrieved 26 July 2019 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Hammer, Alexander Richard (25 December 1969). "University Computing in Move; Butler Aviation Wins Round – LTV Aerospace to Sell" – "Companies Plan Merger Actions". Business and Finance. The New York Times. Vol. 131, no. 45317 (Late ed.). pp. 47 & 50. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 March 2018.[dead link] permalink 1(subscription required) & permalink 2(subscription required)
  7. ^ "Expansion Planned by Crowel Collier". The New York Times. Vol. 118, no. 40447 (Late City ed.). 20 October 1968. p. F17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  8. ^ Publisher: Cassell Australia, isfdb.org. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Macmillan Unit Acquired by CBS". The New York Times. Vol. 131, no. 45317 (Late ed.). 18 May 1982. p. D10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 March 2018. permalink(subscription required)
  10. ^ . Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  11. ^ The Belle Sauvage Library (Cassell & Co.) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  12. ^ Cassell’s Pocket Library, seriesofseries.com. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  13. ^ Cassell's Pocket Reference Library - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  14. ^ The Living Thoughts Library (Cassell & Co.) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

Further reading Edit

  • Brain, Pauline (2010). Some Men Who Made Barnstaple – and Arts and Crafts in Barnstaple. Minehead: Roundabout Devon Books. ISBN 978-0-9565-9720-5. OCLC 1119915456. Retrieved 18 August 2010 – via Google Books (no preview).
  • The Story of the House of Cassell. London, New York, Toronto, Melbourne: Cassell & Company. 1922. OCLC 877511150.
    1. Google Books
    2. Google Books
    3. Archive
  • Kirton, John William, LLD (1831–1892) (1891). John Cassell – His Life and Work – With Other Instances of Men Who Have Risen in Life Through Education. London, Paris & Melbourne: Cassell & Company, Limited. OCLC 58544403. Retrieved 17 August 2021 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) & 843065887.
  • Nowell-Smith, Simon Harcourt (1909–1996) (1958). The House of Cassell, 1849–1958. London: Cassell & Company, Ltd. LCCN 58001811. OCLC 1226116525. Retrieved 26 January 2010 – via Internet Archive. & 269989001.

External links Edit

  •   Media related to Cassell & Co. at Wikimedia Commons

October 15, 2023
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Cassell amp Co is a British book publishing house founded in 1848 by John Cassell 1817 1865 which became in the 1890s an international publishing group company Cassell IllustratedParent companyOctopus Publishing Group Lagardere Publishing Founded1848 175 years ago 1848 FounderJohn CassellCountry of originUnited KingdomHeadquarters locationVictoria EmbankmentLondon EC4United KingdomPublication typesbooksOfficial websitewww wbr octopusbooks wbr co wbr ukIn 1995 Cassell amp Co acquired Pinter Publishers 1 In December 1998 Cassell amp Co was bought by the Orion Publishing Group In January 2002 Cassell imprints including the Cassell Reference and Cassell Military were joined with the Weidenfeld imprints to form a new division under the name of Weidenfeld amp Nicolson Ltd 2 Cassell Illustrated survives as an imprint of the Octopus Publishing Group Contents 1 History 2 Cassell s former book series 3 Cassell s former periodicals 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory EditJohn Cassell 1817 1865 who was in turn a carpenter temperance preacher tea and coffee merchant finally turned to publishing His first publication was on 1 July 1848 a weekly newspaper called The Standard of Freedom advocating religious political and commercial freedom 3 The Working Man s Friend became another popular publication In 1849 Cassell was dividing his time between his publishing and his grocery business In 1851 his expanding interests led to his renting part of La Belle Sauvage a London inn which had been a playhouse in Elizabethan times The former inn was demolished in 1873 to make way for a railway viaduct with the company building new premises behind La Belle Sauvage was destroyed in 1941 by WWII bombing as well as many archives full citation needed Thomas Dixon Galpin who came from Dorchester in Dorset and George William Petter who was born in Barnstaple in Devon were partners in a printing firm and on John Cassell s bankruptcy in June 1855 acquired the publishing company and Cassell s debts Between 1855 and 1858 the printing firm operated as Petter and Galpin and their work was published by W Kent amp Co John Cassell was relegated to being a junior partner after becoming insolvent in 1858 the firm being known as Cassell Petter amp Galpin With the arrival of a new partner Robert Turner in 1878 it became Cassell Petter Galpin amp Company Galpin was the astute business manager 4 George Lock the founder of Ward Lock another publishing house was Galpin s first cousin citation needed Petter retired in 1883 and the company then became Cassell and Company Ltd The company expanded well until 1888 when Petter died Galpin retired from managing directorship and Turner became chairman 3 One July 1887 newspaper advertisement for Cassell s National Library and other libraries displays the footer CASSELL amp COMPANY Limited Ludgate Hill London Paris New York and Melbourne 5 Sir Thomas Wemyss Reid was general manager until 1905 when Arthur Spurgeon took over and revitalized the firm Mainly magazine publishers Spurgeon concentrated on reviving the book business In 1923 the company was floated on the Stock Exchange and a few years later the magazines owned by the company were sold to Amalgamated Press following many industrial disputes 1931 1933 citation needed In 1969 Cassell was acquired by the American company Crowell Collier amp Macmillan later renamed Macmillan Inc 6 Macmillan had previously acquired the religious publisher Geoffrey Chapman 7 During the 1970s and 1980s Cassell had a branch in Australia known as Cassell Australia 8 Macmillan sold Cassell including Geoffrey Chapman to CBS in 1982 9 CBS sold Cassell in a buyout in 1986 10 In October 1992 Cassell amp Co bought Victor Gollancz Ltd from Houghton Mifflin In December 1998 the company was taken over by Orion Publishing Group In 1999 Cassell s academic and religious lists were merged with the American company Continuum to form the Continuum International Publishing Group as part of management buyout Cassell s former book series EditBelle Sauvage Library 1963 11 Cassell s Blue Library 1891 Cassell s National Library 1886 1914 Cassell s Pocket Library 1895 1928 1955 12 Cassell s Pocket Reference Library 1910 13 Cassell s Shilling Novels 1885 1934 First Novel Library 1966 1971 Helicon Poetry Series 1925 Little Classics 1909 Living Thoughts Library 1939 1950 14 People s Library 1907 1933 Seafarers Library 1928 1929 The Unknown Library fl 1895 Cassell s former periodicals Edit nbsp Front cover page of the Cassell s Saturday Journal May 18 1912 issue nbsp The Quiver cover illustration by Henry RylandCassell s Magazine 1864 73 Cassell s household guide being a complete encyclopaedia of domestic and social economy and forming a guide to every department of practical life 1869 Cassell s Illustrated Travels fl 1872 3 Cassell s Family Magazine 1874 97 Cassell s Magazine 1897 Cassell s Saturday Journal 1883 1921 Cassell s Weekly 1923 then T P s amp Cassell s Weekly 1923 1927 Chums 1892 1934 The Echo 1868 1905 The Lady s World 1886 then The Woman s World 1887 1890 edited by Oscar Wilde Little Folks 1871 1933 edited by Sam Hield Hamer 1895 1907 The Illustrated Magazine of Art 1853 54 then The Magazine of Art 1878 1904 The New Magazine 1909 1927 The New Penny Magazine 1898 1902 then The Penny Magazine 1903 1925 and Cassell s Popular Magazine 1925 The Quiver 1861 1956 The Story Teller 1907 1937 Work 1889 1924 See also EditGustave Dore s illustrations for La Grande Bible de ToursReferences Edit Cassell Increases Earnings by 38 The Herald Glasgow 3 April 1995 Retrieved 5 August 2015 ISSN 0965 9439 OCLC 29991088 all editions A Brief History of Orion Publishing Group Orion Publishing Group n d Archived from the original on 6 March 2012 Retrieved 26 January 2010 a b The History of Cassell Publishing Galpin Family History Rootsweb Cassell amp Company s Libraries The Athenaeum back matter Advertisement No 3115 London 9 July 1887 p 63 Retrieved 26 July 2019 via Google Books Hammer Alexander Richard 25 December 1969 University Computing in Move Butler Aviation Wins Round LTV Aerospace to Sell Companies Plan Merger Actions Business and Finance The New York Times Vol 131 no 45317 Late ed pp 47 amp 50 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 24 March 2018 dead link permalink 1 subscription required amp permalink 2 subscription required Expansion Planned by Crowel Collier The New York Times Vol 118 no 40447 Late City ed 20 October 1968 p F17 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 1 September 2019 Publisher Cassell Australia isfdb org Retrieved 12 March 2023 Macmillan Unit Acquired by CBS The New York Times Vol 131 no 45317 Late ed 18 May 1982 p D10 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 24 March 2018 permalink subscription required Philip Sturrock Archived from the original on 22 August 2018 Retrieved 24 March 2018 The Belle Sauvage Library Cassell amp Co Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 15 February 2023 Cassell s Pocket Library seriesofseries com Retrieved 15 February 2023 Cassell s Pocket Reference Library Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 15 February 2023 The Living Thoughts Library Cassell amp Co Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 15 February 2023 Further reading EditBrain Pauline 2010 Some Men Who Made Barnstaple and Arts and Crafts in Barnstaple Minehead Roundabout Devon Books ISBN 978 0 9565 9720 5 OCLC 1119915456 Retrieved 18 August 2010 via Google Books no preview The Story of the House of Cassell London New York Toronto Melbourne Cassell amp Company 1922 OCLC 877511150 Google BooksGoogle BooksArchiveKirton John William LLD 1831 1892 1891 John Cassell His Life and Work With Other Instances of Men Who Have Risen in Life Through Education London Paris amp Melbourne Cassell amp Company Limited OCLC 58544403 Retrieved 17 August 2021 via Google Books a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link amp 843065887 Nowell Smith Simon Harcourt 1909 1996 1958 The House of Cassell 1849 1958 London Cassell amp Company Ltd LCCN 58001811 OCLC 1226116525 Retrieved 26 January 2010 via Internet Archive amp 269989001 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Cassell amp Co at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cassell publisher amp oldid 1178008842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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