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'''Dorrance''' is a vanity press founded in 1920 in Philadelphia, PA.  
 
'''Dorrance''' is a vanity press founded in 1920 in Philadelphia, PA.  
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ISBN Prefix 08059
  
 
They have published under the names:
 
They have published under the names:
 
* {{Pubr|31377|Dorrance & Co.}} - From 1920 to ???
 
* {{Pubr|31377|Dorrance & Co.}} - From 1920 to ???
* Dorrance & Company - 1980 publication.<sup>[1]</sup>
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* {{Pubr|48805|Dorrance & Company}} - verified from a 1980 publication.
* {{Pubr|1399|Dorrance Publishing}} - The earliest record in ISFDB is for 1988 but an [http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?bi=0&bx=off&ds=30&pn=Dorrance+Publishing&recentlyadded=all&sortby=17&sts=t&x=19&y=5&yrh=1987 Abebooks search] finds the name appearing around 1976.
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* {{Pubr|1399|Dorrance Publishing}} - The earliest record in ISFDB is for 1988 but an [http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?bi=0&bx=off&ds=30&pn=Dorrance+Publishing&recentlyadded=all&sortby=17&sts=t&x=19&y=5&yrh=1987 Abebooks search] finds the name appearing around 1976 though that may be from reprinting older works.
* Also on ISFDB as {{Pubr|34813|Dorrance}} for publication records based on secondary sources.
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* {{Pubr|34813|Dorrance}} For publication records based on secondary sources.
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While most of the records in ISFDB report the publisher as "Dorrance & Co." {{p|450281|Witch in the Shrouds}} (1980) uses "Dorrance & Company" with:
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* "Dorrance" on the spine of both the jacket and publication.
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* "Dorrance & Company" over "''Publishers since 1920''" over "35 Cricket Terrace, Ardmore, PA. 19003" on the back jacket cover.
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* "Dorrance & Company &bull; ''Ardmore, Pennsylvania''" on the title page.
  
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== Locations ==
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* Dorrance & Company, 35 Cricket Terrace, Ardmore, PA from at least 1976 through 1980.
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* Dorrance Publishing Company, Inc., 701 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (May 2014 from the [http://www.dorrancepublishing.com/privacy-policy/ publisher's web site].)
  
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== External links ==
 
* [http://www.dorrancepublishing.com/ Dorrance Publishing Co.] corporate website
 
* [http://www.dorrancepublishing.com/ Dorrance Publishing Co.] corporate website
 
* [[wikipedia:Dorrance Publishing Co.|Dorrance Publishing Co.]] on Wikipedia.
 
* [[wikipedia:Dorrance Publishing Co.|Dorrance Publishing Co.]] on Wikipedia.
 
ISBN Prefix 08059
 
 
== References ==
 
# The name "Dorrance & Company" based on the possibly non-genre work ''Witch in the Shrouds: A Voyage in Miniature'' by Bess Taylor. The title page and the book jacket have "Dorrance & Company".  ISBN 0-8059-2720-4 published in 1980.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 25 May 2014

Dorrance is a vanity press founded in 1920 in Philadelphia, PA.

ISBN Prefix 08059

They have published under the names:

While most of the records in ISFDB report the publisher as "Dorrance & Co." Witch in the Shrouds (1980) uses "Dorrance & Company" with:

  • "Dorrance" on the spine of both the jacket and publication.
  • "Dorrance & Company" over "Publishers since 1920" over "35 Cricket Terrace, Ardmore, PA. 19003" on the back jacket cover.
  • "Dorrance & Company • Ardmore, Pennsylvania" on the title page.

Locations

  • Dorrance & Company, 35 Cricket Terrace, Ardmore, PA from at least 1976 through 1980.
  • Dorrance Publishing Company, Inc., 701 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (May 2014 from the publisher's web site.)

External links