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The United States Book Company Stock Certificate [126271]

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The United States Book Company Stock Certificate [126271]
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Inc. in New Jersey. No. 40, issued to Ralph W. Ellis for 20 shares in 1890. Signed by president Chamber and the treasurer. Not cancelled. Brown border, black print, and vignette of a woman reading. New York Bank Note Co. 7.75 x 10.75" Pinholes, folds. Organized in 1890 by John W. Lovell as a gigantic book trust. It bought up cheap reprint libraries. Several satellite companies were established to distribute the books. The firm was succeeded by the American Publishers Corporation, which maintained a precarious existence until 1904.

Date: 1890
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State: New Jersey
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Provenance: Ken Prag Collection