American Publishing Company (Elisha Bliss, Francis Edward Bliss, Frank Bliss)
American Publishing Company (1865 - 1903) was a Hartford, Connecticut-based publishing house. The firm was founded by Elisha Bliss (October 13, 1821 - September 28, 1880). Bliss was one of the first to recognize the genius of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) and, in 1867, encouraged the young journalist to write for him. Spurred by the popularity of Twain's writings, the American Publishing Company rose quickly in prominence, publishing many important works. When Elisha Bliss died in 1880, the firm was taken over by his sons, Francis Edward 'Frank' Bliss (1843 - 1915) and Walter Bliss (1858 - 1917). The firm, like many publishers of the period, operated on a subscription basis with door-to-door salesmen taking orders for delivery at a later date. Their most lucrative production was a 1898 uniform edition of Mark Twain's works. In 1903, the American Publishing Company was acquired and absorbed into Harper and Brothers.
AKA: Elisha Bliss, Francis Edward Bliss, Frank Bliss
First edition of the most spectacular American Geographical Game of the 19th century - with original instructions!
Rambles throughour Country. An Instructive Geographical Game for the Young.
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A 1881 first-edition example of Bingham and Dodd's spectacular chromolithograph game board map of the United States, published by the American Publishing Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Here, accompanied by its original instructions. This is the most impressive game map published in the United States in the 19th century. The map beautifully celebrates American exceptionalism, the cultural and geographical diversity of the country, and the westward Expansion. (more details)