James Pott & Co.

active New York, 1881-1930

Biographyhttp://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00052135
found: History of book publishing in the United States, 1972-1981: v. 2, p. 385-386 (firm est. in 1884 when James Pott ceased to publish under his own name and his son, James, Jr., was admitted as partner)
PUBLISHER: James Pott & Co., New York, 1881-1912

ABOUT :
From 1871, Pott, Young & Co. operated a retail book store, making a speciality of church books... publishing religious books and a few miscellaneous items.... In December 1880, Pott retired from this firm and early in the following year he began to publish and sell books under his own name at 12 Astor Place. His son, James, Jr., was admitted as a partner in 1884, and the firm name became James Pott & Co. There were successive moves, to 114 Fifth Avenue in 1893, and to the Jefferson Building, at 119 and 121 West Twenty-third Street, in March 1896. Pott gave up retailing with the last move. He died on February 8, 1905.... reserved and reticent man... devoutly religious.... [Tebbel].
http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/lucile/publishers/pott/pott.htm accessed 10/19/2017

Person TypeInstitution

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