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William Darton, Sr. (1755–1819) was a British publisher of children's books. His business was located on Gracechurch Street in London.
Darton was the son of John Darton, an innkeeper. Darton's son William Darton, Jr. (1781–1854) was with the firm in Holborn.[1] Another descendant, Joseph William Darton (1844–1916), became a founding partner in the British publisher Wells Gardner, Darton and Company.[2]
See also
References
- ^ By Linda David Children's books published by William Darton and his sons : a catalogue of an exhibition at the Lilly Library, Indiana University April–June, 1992. Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington). 88 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. The Library, [Bloomington, IN], c1992.
- ^ "Announcement of W. Wells Gardner's death, quoted from the Athenæum". Grantham Journal. 17 January 1880 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
External links
- Works by William Darton at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about William Darton at Internet Archive
- Works by William Darton at Toronto Public Library
- William Darton at Library of Congress, with 11 library catalogue records
- William Darton, Jr. (1781–1854) at LC Authorities, with 10 records, and at WorldCat
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