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Carey & Hart was an American publishing company founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1829 by Edward L. Carey and Abraham Hart.

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In early November 1829, Edward Carey withdrew his partnership from his brother's company, Carey, Lea, & Carey, to form Carey & Hart alongside Abraham Hart. [2] The duo took over the retail book business of Edward's former company and remained in the same building alongside Carey, Lea, & Carey, now renamed Carey & Lea. [2] The companies were located on the southeast corner of Fourth and Chestnut Streets. [2]

The company remained successful for twenty-five years, although Carey and Hart's partnership saw its end following Edward Carey's death on June 16, 1845. The establishment continued under the name Carey & Hart until September 1849. [2] Hart's business throve until his retirement in 1854, which marked the end of Carey & Hart publishing company. [3]

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References

  1. Mitchell, Donald (1899). American Lands and Letters: Leatherstockings to Poe's "Raven". Charles Scribner's Sons. pp.  12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kaser, David (1957). Messrs. Carey & Lea of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 47–48.
  3. Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John, eds. (1892). "Hart, Abraham".  Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography . New York: D. Appleton.
  1. Select Books Published by Carey & Hart at Internet Archive