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Homewood Publishing Company
Chicago, 1902?-1917+

This firm does appear in the "publishers" list of Chicago city directories 1890-1914. It appears in the alphabetical listings in 1911, 1913, and 1914 (J.B. Nelleger, Jr. president), described as "printers," 10th floor, 633 Plymouth Court. The entry changes to The Homewood Press (J.B. Nelleger, Jr., president) 1915-1917. The 1923 entry has the same name and address, but E.J. Low is president and N.A. Greaves treasurer. It may be that, at least in its publishing activity, the firm had books printed and bound by others (e.g., W.B. Conkey Co.) and acted merely as a marketer.

Known copies:

----, nd. 100x157mm, 400p. Tan cloth stamped dark blue and red deco floral pattern (same stamping on Conkey C5 edition). Plain endsheets. Poor quality paper. BAP Ho1.

[1902?] ----. 100x158mm, 400p. Lithographic frontispiece portrait and titlepage printed green and black, verso titlepage: Copyright 1902. Second printed titlepage. A few separately printed illustrations. White cloth stamped gold; oval paper onlay featuring a cottage by a stream. Teg. Printed endsheets featuring a pegasus. BAP Ho2.

[1903?] ----, nd. 120x190mm, 400p. Frontispiece portrait and nouveau-ish titlepage signed "AH" (no date on verso). Padded leather stamped with pattern of oak leaves and acorns. University of Southwestern Louisiana: inscribed 14 August 1903.

----, nd. 120x190mm, 400p. Cloth stamped with deco floral pattern. BAP HO1.5.

----, nd. 120x190mm, 400p. Red cloth stamped black and yellow in nouveau-ish design. Plain endsheets. Very poor quality paper. BAP Ho1.5, copies 1 and 2.

[1906?] ----, nd. 120x190mm, 400p. Maroon linen finish cloth, title in gold and with thin gold line around top board; flower stamped gold (and perhaps second color) near center of spine. Plain endsheets. Poor quality paper. BAP Ho1.6: presentation for "Headmarks in Spelling" 13 April 1906; various pages not printed (e.g., 36-37) or partially printed (e.g., 44-45, 53, 61).

----, nd. 120x190mm, 400p. Maroon linen finish cloth, spine title gold, blind rule around top board and blind floral panel centered on top board. Teg, plain endsheets. Poor quality paper. S&EH.

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