Williams & Norgate (Firm)

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Williams & Norgate (Firm)

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        1843-1928

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        Williams and Norgate was publishing and book importing firm in London and Edinburgh, founded by Edmund Sydney Williams (1817–1891) and Frederick Norgate (1817–1908) in 1843. They specialized in both British and foreign scholarly and scientific literature. They published the periodicals Natural History Review, The Theological Review, and The Hibbert Journal, as well as books by Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895). In 1928, the firm was purchased by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.

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