A. C. McClurg

A. C. McClurg
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, McClurg, 1917

A. C. McClurg was a Chicago based publisher made famous by their original publishing of the Tarzan of the Apes novels and other stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs.

McClurg was originally Jansen, McClurg & Company, and successed Griggs in bookselling within Chicago, and is still a leading wholesaler and retailer.[1]

In 1889, McClurg was a founding member of the American Publishers Association.[2]

References

  1. ^ Goddard, Connie. "Book publishing in Chicago". Encyclopedia of Chicago. http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1025.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
  2. ^ "THE PRICE OF BOOKS.; Smaller Discounts and Lower List Prices Suggested in a Letter to the Retail Trade". The New York Times. 1900-10-13. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A07E5D7173FE433A25750C1A9669D946197D6CF. 

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