I was examining a physical book with the "New York: Macmillan; London: Collier Macmillan" imprint and wanted to understand why two names appeared. Bibliographic research for the collection.
When old books list "New York: Macmillan; London: Collier Macmillan," those were two separate publishing entities. The American Macmillan Company was founded in New York in 1869 and sold to the Brett family in 1896. It merged with Crowell-Collier in 1960. The British Macmillan Publishers (founded 1843 by Daniel and Alexander Macmillan) remained independent. They shared a name and some history but operated as distinct companies in different markets for most of the 20th century.
I was examining a physical book with the "New York: Macmillan; London: Collier Macmillan" imprint and wanted to understand why two names appeared. Bibliographic research for the collection.
When old books list "New York: Macmillan; London: Collier Macmillan," those were two separate publishing entities. The American Macmillan Company was founded in New York in 1869 and sold to the Brett family in 1896. It merged with Crowell-Collier in 1960. The British Macmillan Publishers (founded 1843 by Daniel and Alexander Macmillan) remained independent. They shared a name and some history but operated as distinct companies in different markets for most of the 20th century.