| LC control no. | n 50034267 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | John Murray (Firm) |
| Variant(s) | Murray (John) (Firm) Murray (Firm) John Murray Publishers Ltd. J. Murray (Firm) Murray, John, publisher, London |
| See also | Murray and Highley Murray, John, 1778-1843 Murray, John, 1808-1892 |
| Found in | Western, c1980: t.p. (John Murray) verso t.p. (John Murray Publishers Ltd.; 50 Albemarle St., London W1X 4BD) Maxted, I. The London bk. trades, 1775-1800, 1977: p. 159 (traded under name Murray and Highley, 1794-1803; John Murray, 1805-1830) Ttahuantin-Suyu, or the empire of the Yncas, 1873: map recto (J. Murray, London) DNB: under Murray, John, 1778-1843 and Murray, John, 1808-1892 (firm begun by John Mac Murray (1745-1793) in 1768, who dropped the prefix 'Mac' from surname; continued as a partnership between John Murray II (1778-1843) and Samuel Highley 1793-1803; continued by Murray II 1805-1843; John Murray III (1808-1892) assisted his father 1830-1843, and took over as sole publisher 1843-1892) Wikipedia, viewed April 24, 2018: John Murray (publisher) page (John Murray III (1808-1892) continued the business... His successor Sir John Murray IV (1851-1928) was publisher to Queen Victoria. Among other works, he published Murray's Magazine from 1887 until 1891. Competitor Smith, Elder & Co. was acquired in 1917.His son Sir John Murray V (1884-1967), grandson John Murray VI (John Arnaud Robin Grey Murray; 1909-1993) and great-grandson John Murray VII (John Richmond Grey Murray; 1941-) continued the business until it was taken over. In 2002, John Murray was acquired by Hodder Headline, which was itself acquired in 2004 by the French conglomerate Lagardère Group. Since then, it has been an imprint under Lagardère brand Hachette UK. |
| Not found in | Medical books printed for J. Murray and S. Highley, 1802: p. 2, etc. (Murray and Highley) |
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