Oceana Publications

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Oceana Publications
IndustryLegal publications
FateAcquired by Oxford University Press
Founded1945;74 years ago (1945)
Defunct2005 (2005)
Headquarters,
Website Oceanalaw.com, from Internet Archive.

Oceana Publications Inc. was a legal publisher. [1] [2] It was founded in 1945. [3] It was based in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Oxford University Press acquired the assets of the company in 2005. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Oxford University Press acquires Oceana Publications". Business Publisher. 30 September 2005. Digitised copy from The Free Library. Legal Publisher. 1 October 2005. Digitised copy from HighBeam.
  2. 1 2 "OUP Buys Oceana". Publishers Weekly. Volume 252. Issue 45. 11 November 2005.
  3. "Remembrances of Philip F. Cohen 1911-1998" (1999) 91 Law Library Journal 257 HeinOnline