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"Another printer who became a major Chicago name in the field should be mentioned, although he was not an "old" publisher, with antebellum roots. John Cuneo was, in fact, only twenty-one in 1907 when he bought the bankrupt bookbinding business of Jenkins & George, changed its name to John F. Cuneo Co. and made it so successful that at the end of the First World War, in 1919, he took over the Henneberry Co., a large printing and bookmaking concern, calling it the Cuneo-Henneberry Co. Four years later, he acquired the Sears printing plant and formed a separate company, the Cuneo Printing Corporation, and it was these organizations which became the basis of a printing empire encompassing Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Milwaukee." (Tebbel).
The Henneberry Company first appears in the Lakeside Chicago city directories in 1901, located at 409-429 South Dearborn. In 1902, the firm's address is given as 552-556 Wabash Avenue, in 1903-1904 as 554 Wabash, 1905-1906 as 5th floor, 554 Wabash, and 1907 as 552 Wabash Avenue. There are no entries under "publishers" 1908-1913; in 1914-1917 the firm appears under the "bookbinders" heading as "printers and edition binders" at 1139 South Wabash. In 1923 George F. Henneberry is listed as President of Cuneo-Henneberry Company. The Henneberry Company and M.A. Donohue & Co. shared the same address in 1901, with The Henneberry Company then moving to new quarters.
"Henneberry, Mary, nee Burke, mother of Fr. Francis S. Henneberry of St. Pius Church, and W. P. Henneberry of Donohue & Henneberry, printers, died at the residence of the former, 884 South Ashland Ave. on June 26. She had been confined to her bed for several weeks, suffering from a complication of diseases which commenced with grip and ended in heart failure. She was born in Cashel, Co. Tipperary in Sept., 1812 and came to this country in 1835. She made her home in New York for two years, and in January, 1838 was married in that city to John Henneberry, an old acquaintence in Ireland. In 1844 the family moved west, coming via the Erie Canal as far as Buffalo. At that city they boarded the steamer " Missouri" intending to locate in Milwaukee, but while on the way changed their mind and came to Chicago instead. For two years the family lived on Kinzie street, removing to the northwest corner of Polk and Clinton where they resided until burned out in the Fire of 1871.
"Mr. Henneberry died in 1858, leaving his widow with eight children to support. Three sons survive the mother, two living in Chicago and Joseph S., on a ranch in Montana. Those dead, are Thomas H., the eldest, who was superintendent during the Civil War of the government express company, known as Parker's Express, and was stationed at Little Rock, AR; James E., born in New York in 1841 served on the gunboat " Essex" and participated in all the engagements with Admiral Porter. Subsequently he was appointed to a position in the Chicago post office, and later served as Secretary of the Chicago Grain and Provision Call Board until the time of his death in March, 1888. He left a wife and four children.; John F. who served in the 34th NJ regiment, M.C. Henneberry who was connected with the Chicago Times for 27 yrs., being its commercial editor for twenty years, and the only sister, Mary Elizabeth who died a month after her father's demise in 1858.
"Since the Great Fire, Mrs. Henneberry has divided her time with her two sons, but for the past fourteen years she has lived with Fr. Henneberry. She was the first member of St. Mary's Church, which was the first Catholic church in Chicago. Funeral occured from St. Pius Church to Calvary, and was one of the largest witnessed in the city for quarter of a century. July 3, 1897, March 31, 1888." From Cook, Tom. Chicago Irish Families. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998, 2000, quoting The Chicago Citizen, 1883-1909, obituaries, marriage and social notices.
See also Donohue & Henneberry; M.A. Donohue.
1901 PTLA: Henneberry's Illustrated New Century Library of
Standard Books by Popular Authors. This series is printed from new
large type on a superior quality of cream wove paper made expressly
for this series. Illustrated with fine line half-tone and other
engravings by eminent artists. 12mo, cloth, designs in gold on side
and backs, illuminated titlepages, gilt tops, printed wrapper. Price,
per volume, $1.00. [Includes Lucile; cut of four
bindings].
Henneberry's Illustrated Padded Leather Poets. Printed from large,
new open-face type, on a superior quality of cream-wove paper, with
beautiful half-tone illustrations by eminent artists, printed on
enamel stock, 12mo, embossed seal-leather, illuminated title pages,
round corners, red under gold edges, silk ribbon bookmarks, superb
cover designs, with medallion of authors and titles in gold. Each in
box. Price, per volume, $1.50. [Cut of bindings, including
Meredith; Lucile also offered].
Henneberry's Illustrated Gilt Top Poets. Printed from new plates,
large type, on an Extra No. 1 wove paper, made especially for this
series. Each volume is illustrated with many full-page, half-tone
engravings made especially for this series by eminent artists; 12mo,
cloth, cover stamped in full gold on side and back, from new and
original designs, illuminated title pages, gilt-tops, printed
wrappers. Price, per volume, $1.00. [Cut of three bindings;
design appears to be same as New Century Library].
Henneberry's Favorite Medallion Poets. Illustrated. Printed from new
large open-face type, on an extra quality of wove paper, embellished
with numerous illustrations, especially made for the series. 12mo,
white cloth, superb cover-designs in gold, with portrait of author in
solid gold leaf. Illuminated title page, full gold edges. Silk ribbon
bookmarks. Each in a box. Price, per volume, $1.25. [Cut of three
bindings].
Known copies:
----, Chicago and New York, nd. 120x190mm, 400p. Lithographic
frontispiece and titlepage (featuring a deco peacock). Green cloth
with blind floral medallion on front board, title in gold on spine
("THE HENNEBERRY / COMPANY" at foot. Teg. Plain endsheets. BAP He1a:
final leaf of text and rear flyleaf lacking.
----, Chicago and New York, nd. 120x190mm, 400p. Identical to BAP
He1a except brown cloth, text complete. BAP He1b.
----, 120x190mm, 400p. Block as BAP He1 but padded leather with portrait of Meredith in circle on top board, aeg. Undated inscription. Notre Dame.
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