W. Foulsham & Company Limited

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W. Foulsham & Company
Founded1819
FounderWilliam Foulsham
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters location Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Distribution Macmillan Distribution [1]
Publication typesBooks
Official website www.foulsham.com

W. Foulsham & Company Limited is a British publisher founded by William Foulsham in 1819. [2]

It is the current publisher of Old Moore's Almanack , an annual publication first published in 1697, and of Raphael's Ephemeris, which Robert Thomas Cross acquired in the 1870s and edited until his death in 1913.

In 1892 the firm was located at 4 Pilgrim Street, London E.C. [3] and in 1926 [4] and in 1932 it was publishing from 10-11 Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London E.C.4. [5]

The firm has published a number of book series over the years, including the Do-It-Yourself Series, [6] Foulsham's Pocket Library, [7] Foulsham's Practical Manuals, [8] the Mayflower Library, [9] and the Pilgrims Library. [10]

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References

  1. "Macmillan Distribution - Publishers" . Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. About Us, foulsham.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. Advertisement in Saturday Review, 19 March 1892, p. 347, quoted in: Publisher: W. Foulsham & Co., isfdb.org. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. Advertisement in: Manchester Guardian, 16 December 1926, p. 13.
  5. Raphael, Medical Astrology , London: W. Foulsham, 1932, title page. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. Do-It-Yourself Series (W. Foulsham) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. Foulsham's Pocket Library (W. Foulsham & Co.) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. Foulsham's Practical Manuals (W. Foulsham & Co.) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  9. Foulsham, W. and Co - WorldCat Identities, worldcat.org. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  10. Publisher & Series List, seriesofseries.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.