James Cephas Derby

Portrait of J.C. Derby, circa 1884, engraved by G.E. Perine

James Cephas Derby (1818-1892) was an American book publisher in New York state. He created several business partnerships which issued works by Margaret C. Conkling, Fanny Fern, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, Josiah Hopkins, Solomon Northup, William H. Seward, Mary Virginia Terhune, Catherine Anne Warfield, and others.[1][2] He also helped organize the American portion of the 1867 International Exposition in Paris.[1][3]

Publishing firms

  • J.C. Derby & Co., Auburn, New York. Established circa 1844 by Derby and H. Ivison Jr.[1]
  • Derby & Miller, Auburn, New York, 1848-1852. Established by Derby and Norman C. Miller.[1][4]
  • Derby, Miller & Co., Auburn, New York[5]
  • Derby, Orton and Mulligan, Buffalo, New York. Established in 1852 by Derby, William Orton, and Eugene Mulligan.[6][7]
  • Derby & Jackson, New York City, 1855-1861. Established by Derby and Edwin Jackson.[1][8]
  • Derby & Miller, New York City. Re-established in 1862 by Derby and Norman C. Miller.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "James C. Derby: Obit.", Publishers Weekly (1079), October 1, 1892
  2. ↑ Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia ... 1892. 17. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1893.
  3. ↑ Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867, Washington DC, 1870
  4. ↑ The Literary World, New York: Duyckinck, January 15, 1853
  5. ↑ Derby, Miller & Co. (list of titles), 1850
  6. ↑ "Obituary: William Orton", Publishers Weekly, April 27, 1878
  7. ↑ "Reminiscences of William Orton", Publishers Weekly, May 4, 1878
  8. ↑ Trow's New York City Directory. 1857. Derby & Jackson, publishers, 119 Nassau

Further reading

  • J.C. Derby (1884), Fifty Years Among Authors, Books and Publishers, New York: G.W. Carleton & Co.
  • Walter Sutton (1948), "The Derby Brothers: 19th Century Bookmen", University of Rochester Library Bulletin, New York: University of Rochester
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