Little, Brown and Co. (1837-)
Biography
Little, Brown and Company is an American publisher founded in 1837 by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown, and for close to two centuries has published fiction and nonfiction by American authors. Early lists featured Emily Dickinson's poetry and "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations."
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Boston to Mssrs. Merriam [Springfield, MA], Letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 851151.1
Mss 851151.1
Date(s):
1851-02-01
Abstract
Contains a holograph note from publisher Little and Brown to George and Charles Merriam concerning the receipt of a list of law books. Also contains a note, presumably in the hand of George or Charles Merriam, concerning the cost of publication and binding of an unspecified publication. Both are written on a printed announcement of Little and Brown's entitled: "Proposals for publishing by subscription a new and uniform edition of the speeches, forensic arguments, and diplomatic papers of...