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  • 91Uriel Crocker — (September 12, 1796 July 19, 1887) was a public spirited Boston citizen, head of the Crocker Brewster publishing house during its 58 year existence (1818 1876), and actively involved in other enterprises including railroads.Crocker was born in… …

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  • 92History of the Jews in the Netherlands — Part of a series of articles on Jews and Judaism …

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  • 93David McKay Publications — This article is about David McKay Publications. For other uses, see David McKay (disambiguation). David McKay Publications Status Defunct Founded September 1882 Founder David McKay Successor Random House Country of origin …

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  • 94Rare Book School — (RBS) is an independent non profit (501.c.3) organization based at the University of Virginia supporting the study of the history of books, manuscripts, and related objects. Each year, RBS offers about 30 five day courses on these subjects. Most… …

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  • 95Censorship in East Germany — As with many Soviet allied countries prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the government of the former German Democratic Republic (German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik ) applied wide censorship during its existence from 1949 to 1990.… …

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  • 96Sephardic Jews in the Netherlands — NOTOC As a result of the Inquisition, many Sephardim (so called Spanish and Portuguese Jews) left the Iberian peninsula at the end of the 15th century and throughout the 16th century, in search for religious freedom. Some of them found their way… …

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  • 97Dillons Booksellers — Dillons on Gower Street; now a branch of Waterstone s For the CTN stores see Tesco and TN Retail Dillons was a bookshop and subsequently a bookselling chain, based in the United Kingdom, which traded between 1932 and 1999. Founded by Una Dillon… …

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  • 98James Lackington — (Born in Wellington, Somerset 1746; died 1815 in Budleigh Salterton, Devon) was a bookseller who is credited with revolutionizing the British book trade. A shoemaker s son, he showed early initiative, selling pies and cakes in the street when… …

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  • 99Renaissance Books — is a large independent bookstore in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, specializing in used books. Founded in the early 1960s by George John and Erwin Just, it is now owned by Robert John, George s younger brother Shabby Image Threatens to Cost… …

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  • 100Fyodor Sologub — ( ru. Фёдор Сологуб, born Fyodor Kuzmich Teternikov, ru. Фёдор Кузьмич Тетерников; OldStyleDate|March 1|1863|February 17 December 5, 1927) was a Russian Symbolist poet, novelist, playwright and essayist. He was the first writer to introduce the… …

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