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Definition of Henry oscar houghton
1. Noun. United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Henry Oscar Houghton
Literary usage of Henry oscar houghton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Heroes of Progress: Stories of Sucessful Americans by Eva March Tappan (1921)
"... henry oscar houghton PRINTER AND PUBLISHER 1823-1895 1852, founded The Riverside
Press IT is a good thing to be born, as henry oscar houghton was, ..."
2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1895)
"Mr. Gorham's bug seems to be a pioneer in an hitherto unworked field, and therefore
seems worthy of special mention. henry oscar houghton. ..."
3. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1908)
"... for the continuation of the business of manufacturing and publishing books,
founded by henry oscar houghton more than fifty years ago. ..."
4. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1908)
"... publishing books, founded by henry oscar houghton more than fifty years ago.
This will involve no change in the management or conduct of the business, ..."
5. A History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1913 by Samuel Atkins Eliot (1913)
"henry oscar houghton HOUGHTON, HENRY OSCAR, was born in Sutton, Vt., April 30,
1823, being the son of William and Morilla (Clay) Houghton. ..."
6. A Catalogue of Authors Whose Works are Published by Houghton, Mifflin and by Houghton Mifflin Company, Bruce Rogers (1901)
"... MIFFLIN AND COMPANY THE founder of the publishing house of Houghton, Mifflin
and Company was henry oscar houghton, and the beginnings of the business ..."
7. A Portrait Catalogue of the Books Published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company by Houghton Mifflin Company (1906)
"... Mifflin and Company was henry oscar houghton, and the beginnings of the business
are to be found in his personal ventures long before the firm took its ..."
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