Publisher · Poland · defunct since 1950
Wydawnictwo Polskie R. Wegnera
Polish publishing house active from 1917 to 1950. Founded 1917 in Poland. Part of Rudolf Wegner. Ceased 1950.
About Wydawnictwo Polskie R. Wegnera
Polish Publishing House R. Wegner (Polish: Wydawnictwo Polskie R. Wegnera) was a Polish publishing house active from 1917 to 1950. It was founded as a joint-stock company by Rudolf Wegner as Polish Publishing House (Polish: Wydawnictwo Polskie), headquartered in Lviv, and later in Poznań. In 1926, Wegner took over ownership and changed the name to Polish Publishing House R. Wegner. It was mainly focused on Polish and foreign literature. It had a number of publishing series, the most famous being the Nobel Laureates Library and Wonders of Poland. It was characterized by great attention to the technical, literary, and graphic quality of its books, especially luxury bibliophile editions. The production output reached 300 new titles annually. During World War II, it was relocated to Warsaw and sold its warehouse stocks.
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Approaching Wydawnictwo Polskie R. Wegnera as an author
Wydawnictwo Polskie R. Wegnera is no longer an active publisher (defunct since 1950). Its books may still be in print through successor companies or available second-hand and in libraries.
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- Structured data from Wikidata Q9379242 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).