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| '''Fitzroy Dearborn''' was an American publisher of academic library reference titles with offices in London and Chicago. It was acquired by ] as an imprint of ] Reference in 2002, before Taylor & Francis merged with ]. | '''Fitzroy Dearborn''' was an American publisher of academic library reference titles with offices in London and Chicago. It was acquired by ] as an imprint of ] Reference in 2002, before Taylor & Francis merged with ]. | ||
| At the time of its sale, the company had a backlist of 350 titles | At the time of its sale, the company had a backlist of 350 titles. | ||
| == History == | == History == | ||
| Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers was founded in 1994 by Daniel Kirkpatrick and George Walsh. The company was a publisher of academic library reference titles with offices in London and Chicago. It was acquired by the UK-based ] as an imprint of ] Reference in 2002.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229133415/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/27933-fitzroy-dearborn-publishers-acquired-by-tf.html |date=2012-02-29 }}, ], 9 September 2002</ref> Taylor & Francis itself subsequently merged with ]. | Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers was founded in 1994 by Daniel Kirkpatrick and George Walsh. The company was a publisher of academic library reference titles with offices in London and Chicago. It was acquired by the UK-based ] as an imprint of ] Reference in 2002.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229133415/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/27933-fitzroy-dearborn-publishers-acquired-by-tf.html |date=2012-02-29 }}, ], 9 September 2002</ref> Taylor & Francis itself subsequently merged with ].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Newswires|first=Kay Larsen Dow Jones|date=2004-03-02|title=Informa and T&F Agree to Stock Merger In $1.06 Million Deal|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB107822329404143976|access-date=2021-03-19|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> | ||
| At the time of its sale, the company had a backlist of 350 titles, many of them award-winning. | At the time of its sale, the company had a backlist of 350 titles, many of them award-winning. | ||
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| *''Reader's Guide to American History.'' {{ISBN|1-884964-22-2}} | *''Reader's Guide to American History.'' {{ISBN|1-884964-22-2}} | ||
| *''Reader's Guide to the History of Science.'' {{ISBN|1-884964-29-X}} | *''Reader's Guide to the History of Science.'' {{ISBN|1-884964-29-X}} | ||
| *''Reader's Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies'' {{ISBN|1-57958-142-0}} | |||
| *''Reader's Guide to Literature in English.'' {{ISBN|1-884964-20-6}} | *''Reader's Guide to Literature in English.'' {{ISBN|1-884964-20-6}} | ||
| *''Reader's Guide to Military History.'' {{ISBN|1-57958-241-9}} | *''Reader's Guide to Military History.'' {{ISBN|1-57958-241-9}} | ||
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| == External links == | == External links == | ||
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*{{oweb|http://www.fitzroydearborn.com}} | ||
| {{Informa}} | {{Informa}} | ||
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| Status | Defunct |
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| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | Daniel Kirkpatrick and George Walsh |
| Successor | Routledge |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Chicago |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | Reference |
Fitzroy Dearborn was an American publisher of academic library reference titles with offices in London and Chicago. It was acquired by Taylor & Francis as an imprint of Routledge Reference in 2002, before Taylor & Francis merged with Informa.
At the time of its sale, the company had a backlist of 350 titles.
History
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers was founded in 1994 by Daniel Kirkpatrick and George Walsh. The company was a publisher of academic library reference titles with offices in London and Chicago. It was acquired by the UK-based Taylor & Francis Group as an imprint of Routledge Reference in 2002. Taylor & Francis itself subsequently merged with Informa.
At the time of its sale, the company had a backlist of 350 titles, many of them award-winning.
Name
The name of the company was derived from the districts of London and Chicago in which its offices were located, Fitzrovia and Dearborn respectively.
Titles
Fitzroy Dearborn's titles included:
- Dictionary of Artists' Models. ISBN 1-57958-233-8
- Dictionary of Women Artists. ISBN 1-884964-21-4
- Encyclopedia of African History
- Encyclopedia of AIDS. ISBN 1-57958-007-6
- Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography. ISBN 1-57958-009-2
- Encyclopedia of the Essay. ISBN 1-884964-30-3
- Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition. ISBN 1-57958-141-2
- Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing. ISBN 1-884964-33-8
- Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. ISBN 1-884964-98-2
- Encyclopedia of Interior Design. ISBN 1-884964-19-2
- Encyclopedia of Life Writing. ISBN 1-57958-232-X
- Encyclopedia of Literary Translation into English. ISBN 1-884964-36-2
- Encyclopedia of Mexico. ISBN 1-884964-31-1
- Encyclopedia of Monasticism. ISBN 1-57958-090-4
- Encyclopedia of the Novel. ISBN 1-57958-015-7
- Encyclopedia of the Palestinians. ISBN 1-57958-208-7
- Encyclopedia of Sculpture. ISBN 1-57958-248-6
- Encyclopedia of Television. ISBN 1-884964-26-5
- International Book Publishing An Encyclopedia. ISBN 1-884964-16-8
- Jewish Writers of the Twentieth Century. ISBN 1-57958-313-X
- Reader's Guide to American History. ISBN 1-884964-22-2
- Reader's Guide to the History of Science. ISBN 1-884964-29-X
- Reader's Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies ISBN 1-57958-142-0
- Reader's Guide to Literature in English. ISBN 1-884964-20-6
- Reader's Guide to Military History. ISBN 1-57958-241-9
- Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences. ISBN 1-57958-091-2
- Reference Guide to Russian Literature. ISBN 1-884964-10-9
References
- Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers acquired by T&F Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine, The Bookseller, 9 September 2002
- Newswires, Kay Larsen Dow Jones (2 March 2004). "Informa and T&F Agree to Stock Merger In $1.06 Million Deal". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
External links
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