Bell, George, & Sons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Bell & Daldy
- Bell & Hyman Ltd
- Unwin Hyman
- Journal of Education
- Deighton, J & J J
- Chiswick Press
- Allen & Unwin
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Publishing & printing
Newspaper & periodical publishing
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Publishing & printing
Other publishing
Notes:
Established by George Bell, 1814-90, in 1839 as an educational book supplier trading as George Bell. Soon started to publish educational books for schools, universities, etc, and soon after books relating to art, architecture, archaeology. Also periodicals such as 'Journal of Education'. Known 1856-73 as Bell & Daldy and as George Bell & Sons Ltd from 1910. Grew also by acquisition, eg J & J J Deighton of Cambridge in 1854 and Chiswick Press in 1880. Bell family connected remained until 1960s. Known as Hyman & Bell Ltd
from 1977. 1986 merged with Allen & Unwin to form Unwin Hyman [2023]
Publications:
- A quantitive survey. George Bell & Sons by Weedon, Alexis
- 'George Bell & Sons; George Bell; Bell & Daldy; George Bell & Sons Ltd; Bell & Hyman Ltd' in P J Anderson & J Rose (eds), Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol 106. British literary publishing houses, 1820-1880 by Lang, Marjory
- George Bell, Publisher. A brief memoir by Bell, Edward
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Bell & Daldy
- Bell & Hyman Ltd
- Unwin Hyman
- Journal of Education
- Deighton, J & J J
- Chiswick Press
- Allen & Unwin
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Publishing & printing Newspaper & periodical publishing
- Publishing & printing Other publishing
Notes:
Established by George Bell, 1814-90, in 1839 as an educational book supplier trading as George Bell. Soon started to publish educational books for schools, universities, etc, and soon after books relating to art, architecture, archaeology. Also periodicals such as 'Journal of Education'. Known 1856-73 as Bell & Daldy and as George Bell & Sons Ltd from 1910. Grew also by acquisition, eg J & J J Deighton of Cambridge in 1854 and Chiswick Press in 1880. Bell family connected remained until 1960s. Known as Hyman & Bell Ltd from 1977. 1986 merged with Allen & Unwin to form Unwin Hyman [2023]Publications:
- A quantitive survey. George Bell & Sons by Weedon, Alexis
- 'George Bell & Sons; George Bell; Bell & Daldy; George Bell & Sons Ltd; Bell & Hyman Ltd' in P J Anderson & J Rose (eds), Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol 106. British literary publishing houses, 1820-1880 by Lang, Marjory
- George Bell, Publisher. A brief memoir by Bell, Edward