Small, Maynard & Company (Small, Maynard and Company in bibliographies) is a defunct publishing house located in Boston. In its day it was a highly reputable house in literature, and several U.S. authors were published by it, including Walt Whitman.
The company opened its doors in 1897 at 6 Beacon St. in Boston. New editions of Whitman's Leaves of Grass and an edition of his complete works among the first to be published, after acquiring the rights to these works from the poet's executors.[1]
The company motto, which it published decoratively and in Latin, on title pages of its books was Scire quod sciendum, and translates as Knowledge worth knowing.
In 1899, Small, Maynard & Co. took over the Copeland & Day publishing house. A year later, founder Herbert Small retired due to ill health.
The business was sold at auction to Norman H. White, of Brookline, Massachusetts, owner of the Boston Bookbinding Company. White left the firm in 1907, but later returned.
In the summer of 1907, the company acquired the Herbert B. Turner & Co. publishing company, which was less than five years old and had specialized in publishing classics such as a new, 13-volume edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's works, as well as theological works by laymen.[2]
Around 1907, the firm specialized in Belles-lettres and biographies.[3]
The house is also known for publishing the first AmericanEnglish language US edition of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. The work carries no editor, translator or name of a compiler; however, it includes an alleged facsimile of a title page, in the Russian language, with a translation on the other side. The translation indicates that the author was Sergei Nilus and the place (apparently of publication) is given as "THE TOWN OF SERGIEV." This town appears to be Sergiev Posad.
The book opens, after the facsimile title page, with "Part One, Introductory Statement," and on page 5 of this introduction is the following accounting as to the original source for the translation:
Now, for the first time, the document entitled by Mr. Nilus "Protocols of the Meetings of the Zionist Men of Wisdom" is published in the United States, correctly translated from the Russian text as it appears in Mr. Nilus's book, "It is Near, At the Door," 1917, published in the printing office of the Sviato-Troitzky Monastery.
Owing $1,475,569 to creditors, the company filed for bankruptcy on March 1, 1927.[4] Norman White, who was then the company's president, later pleaded not guilty to eight indictments in twenty-five counts, charging larceny through false pretenses of $474,500 from eight Boston banks.[5]
White was later sentenced to 3–5 years in prison for theft of over $369,000 from local banks.[6]
^Small, Maynard & Co. Fail; Boston Publishers and Bindery Owe $1,475,569. New York Times, March 2, 1927.
^Boston Publisher Denies Theft Charge; White of Small, Maynard & Co. Files in Bankruptcy After Plea on Alleged Bank Larceny. New York Times. March 16, 1927.
^N.H. White Sentences for $469,000 Theft; Ex-Publisher and Politician Gets 3 to 5 Years for Larceny in Boston Bank Loans. New York Times, October 2, 1928.
small, maynard, company, small, maynard, company, bibliographies, defunct, publishing, house, located, boston, highly, reputable, house, literature, several, authors, were, published, including, walt, whitman, company, logostatusdefunctfounded1897founderherber. Small Maynard amp Company Small Maynard and Company in bibliographies is a defunct publishing house located in Boston In its day it was a highly reputable house in literature and several U S authors were published by it including Walt Whitman Small Maynard amp CompanyThe company logoStatusDefunctFounded1897FounderHerbert SmallDefunct1927Country of origin United StatesHeadquarters locationBostonKey peopleNorman H WhitePublication typesBooksThe company opened its doors in 1897 at 6 Beacon St in Boston New editions of Whitman s Leaves of Grass and an edition of his complete works among the first to be published after acquiring the rights to these works from the poet s executors 1 The company motto which it published decoratively and in Latin on title pages of its books was Scire quod sciendum and translates as Knowledge worth knowing In 1899 Small Maynard amp Co took over the Copeland amp Day publishing house A year later founder Herbert Small retired due to ill health The business was sold at auction to Norman H White of Brookline Massachusetts owner of the Boston Bookbinding Company White left the firm in 1907 but later returned In the summer of 1907 the company acquired the Herbert B Turner amp Co publishing company which was less than five years old and had specialized in publishing classics such as a new 13 volume edition of Robert Louis Stevenson s works as well as theological works by laymen 2 Around 1907 the firm specialized in Belles lettres and biographies 3 Contents 1 Protocols of Zion 2 Bankruptcy 3 See also 4 ReferencesProtocols of Zion EditThe house is also known for publishing the first American English language US edition of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion The work carries no editor translator or name of a compiler however it includes an alleged facsimile of a title page in the Russian language with a translation on the other side The translation indicates that the author was Sergei Nilus and the place apparently of publication is given as THE TOWN OF SERGIEV This town appears to be Sergiev Posad The book opens after the facsimile title page with Part One Introductory Statement and on page 5 of this introduction is the following accounting as to the original source for the translation Now for the first time the document entitled by Mr Nilus Protocols of the Meetings of the Zionist Men of Wisdom is published in the United States correctly translated from the Russian text as it appears in Mr Nilus s book It is Near At the Door 1917 published in the printing office of the Sviato Troitzky Monastery dd Cesare G De Michelis not only indicates that this imprint is the first US English language editions of The Protocols but gives the name of the editor as Boris Brasol an antisemite whom Robert Singerman called public enemy of the Jews The Protocols and World Revolutionanonymous Boris Brasol Boston Small Maynard amp Company 1920 Library of Congress Online Catalog 1 Bankruptcy EditOwing 1 475 569 to creditors the company filed for bankruptcy on March 1 1927 4 Norman White who was then the company s president later pleaded not guilty to eight indictments in twenty five counts charging larceny through false pretenses of 474 500 from eight Boston banks 5 White was later sentenced to 3 5 years in prison for theft of over 369 000 from local banks 6 See also EditRobert SingermanReferences Edit Publishers Weekly July 6 1907 issue 1849 p 22 23 Consolidation of Two Boston Firms by Stephenson Browne New York Times June 29 1907 p BR 418 Publishers Weekly July 6 1907 p 23 Small Maynard amp Co Fail Boston Publishers and Bindery Owe 1 475 569 New York Times March 2 1927 Boston Publisher Denies Theft Charge White of Small Maynard amp Co Files in Bankruptcy After Plea on Alleged Bank Larceny New York Times March 16 1927 N H White Sentences for 469 000 Theft Ex Publisher and Politician Gets 3 to 5 Years for Larceny in Boston Bank Loans New York Times October 2 1928 Cohn Norman 1996 Warrant for Genocide London Serif ISBN 1 897959 25 7 De Michelis Cesare G 2004 The Non Existent Manuscript Richard Newhouse trans Lincoln University of Nebraska Press ISBN 0 8032 1727 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Small Maynard 26 Company amp oldid 1106854072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
