National Publishing Company

National Publishing Company was a book publisher in established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Joshua R. Jones. ^[1] In 1878 the business had a five-story building constructed for its headquarters at 726 Cherry Street in Philadelphia. ^[2] The publisher produced bibles, books of maps, encyclopedias and other books. It expanded with offices opening up in Chicago, St. Louis and Australia. ^[2]

Illustration from Life in Utah by J. H. Beadle (1870)

Attorney Charles A. Hawkins was Jones' nephew and helped the Jones family publishing empire expand. ^[3]

In 1899, John Engwall was appointed President by the board of the National Publishing Company. ^[4] He was the brother of Victor Theodor Engwall and assisted the company with funding during the late 19th century.

Books

• Life in Utah (1870) by J. H. (John Hanson) Beadle ^[5]
• The Illustrated History of the Centennial Exhibition (1876)
• Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M. Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson etc. etc. by Henry Davenport Northrop, D.D. (1890) ^{[6] [7]}
• History of the Elkhorn Valley, Nebraska: An Album of History and Biography Containing a Descriptive, Political, Statistical, Financial, Commercial, Agricultural, Educational, Religious and Biographical History and Reminiscences, compiled under the supervision of C. H. Scoville (1892)
• Plat book of Douglas and Sarpy Counties, Nebraska (1889) ^[8]

References

1. Gibson, John (19 January 1886). A Biographical History of York County, Pennsylvania. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN   9780806306759 – via Google Books.
2. Moore, Joseph Hampton (19 January 1891). "History of the Five O'clock Club of Philadelphia: Its Guests and Methods of Entertainment, with Sketches and Portraits of Its Members". Pub. for private circulation – via Google Books.
3. Prowell, George Reeser (20 January 2018). "History of York County, Pennsylvania". J. H. Beers. Retrieved 20 January 2018– via Google Books.
4. Olson, Ernst W.; Engberg, Martin J. (1909). "JOHN HENNING ENGWALL". History of the Swedes of Illinois. Part II. Biographical Sketches with Portraits (PDF) (Part II (First Edition) ed.). Chicago: The Engberg-Holmberg Publishing Company. p. 28.
5. H, Beadle, J. "Life in Utah" (PDF)– via Wikimedia Commons.
6. "Wonders of the tropics; or, Explorations and adventures of Henry M. Stanley and other world-renowned travelers, including Livingstone, Baker, Cameron, Speke, Emin Pasha, Du Chaillu, Andersson, etc., etc. .. : Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". archive.org. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
7. James, Robert (July 13, 2006). "Winning with old books and headlines". Bonners Ferry Herald. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "CONTENTdm". omahalibrary.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2025-11-19.