Thomas Y. Crowell Co.

Thomas Y. Crowell Co. was a publishing company founded by Thomas Y. Crowell. The company began as a bookbindery founded by Benjamin Bradley in 1834. Crowell operated the business after Bradley's death in 1862 and eventually purchased the company from Bradley's widow in 1870. Based in New York City, Thomas Y. Crowell Co. operated for a total of 102 years before being sold to Harper & Row in 1978. The Crowell name survived for another 2 years as part of Lippincott & Crowell, before both were merged into Harper & Row itself in 1980.

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