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publisher, and moved their operation to Bohn's former location. With such an extensive library available for publication, Bell's original retail location in Fleet Street was no longer necessary; the firm moved out of Fleet Street for good in 1867.
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In 1926 Edward Bell died; his son Arthur took his place on the board and became chairman himself in 1936. Other members of the board gradually took over the operation of the firm, until Arthur's death in 1968. In 1977,
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Daldy left the firm (renamed George Bell & Sons) in 1873, to join the firm of Virtue, Spalding, & Daldy. In 1888, Bell left the piloting of the firm to his sons, Edward and
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as an educational bookseller, with the intention of selling the output of London university presses; but became best known as an independent publisher of
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The Aldine Edition of the British Poets (William Pickering; then Bell & Daldy; then George Bell) - Book Series List
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George Bell's brother John also worked for the Bell firm; John managed the Chiswick Press until his death in 1885.
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for which the company was already known. Bell's reputation was only improved by his association with
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Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 106: British Literary Publishing Houses, 1820-1880
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Marjory Long, "George Bell and Sons", in: Patricia J. Anderson and Jonathan Rose, eds.,
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Victorian Publishing: The Economics of Book Production for a Mass Market 1836-1916
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1903: York House, 6 Portugal Street, WC2 designed for George Bell & Sons by
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In the mid-1850s, Bell expanded again, printing the children's books of
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With Daldy, Bell began to print more poetry collections, including the
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The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
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Bibliotheca Classica (George Bell & Sons) - Book Series List
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One of Bell's first investments in publishing was a series of
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Bohn's Libraries (George Bell & Sons) - Book Series List
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Alpha Classics (George Bell & Sons) - Book Series List
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A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament
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National Union of Teachers Conference Cambridge Souvenir
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