Hilliard and Brown
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UnclaimedHilliard and Brown was a 19th-century American publisher and bookseller based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Overview
Hilliard and Brown was a 19th-century American publishing and bookselling firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is catalogued as an American publisher and bookseller of the 19th century, and its output is documented through the Open Library catalogue, which lists 89 works and 42 ebooks associated with the imprint. The firm's publishing activity is concentrated in the 19th century, and its catalogue reflects the intellectual and religious concerns of that era. The subjects represented in the Hilliard and Brown list are dominated by history, ethics, biography, Christian life, philosophy, sermons, apologetics, the Bible, chronology, natural theology, psychology, and atonement. Many titles fall under the heading of early works to 1800, indicating that the firm reprinted or issued older theological and philosophical texts alongside contemporary material. The geographical focus of the list includes the United States, North America, Canada, France, Middlesex County (Massachusetts), Oceania, Scotland, and Virginia, while biographical subjects include John Ledyard, Johann Friedrich Oberlin, Jesus Christ, William Newell, Adam Smith, Andrews Norton, Dugald Stewart, Francis Bowen, James Cook, and Sir John Leslie. Among the authors most frequently published by the imprint, according to the Open Library record, are William Paley with seven books, Joseph E. Worcester, Abiel Holmes, and Henry Ware with five each, Jared Sparks with four, and Dugald Stewart, Noah Worcester, Thomas Fuller, Joseph Butler, Thomas Brown, Thomas Nuttall, Owen Felltham, Henry Kater, and Richard L. Watson Jr. with smaller numbers. This author list suggests a list oriented toward theology, moral philosophy, history, and educational works, consistent with a Cambridge, Massachusetts imprint serving the academic and religious community of the period. As a historical imprint, Hilliard and Brown is no longer active. Its legacy survives chiefly through library catalogues and bibliographic records, where its editions remain available for research and, in some cases, as digitised ebooks. The Open Library publisher page serves as the primary public record of its output, providing a publishing history chart and a searchable list of its editions.
History
Hilliard and Brown was a 19th-century American publisher and bookseller based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The firm is identified in bibliographic records as an American publisher and bookseller of the 19th century, and its surviving output is documented through the Open Library catalogue, which lists 89 works and 42 ebooks under the imprint. The publishing history chart on the Open Library publisher page shows editions issued over time, with the firm's activity concentrated in the 19th century. The catalogue's subject headings reveal a list centred on history, ethics, biography, Christian life, philosophy, sermons, apologetics, the Bible, chronology, natural theology, psychology, and atonement. A substantial portion of the list is classified as early works to 1800, indicating that the firm issued or reissued older theological and philosophical texts alongside contemporary works. The geographical range of the catalogue includes the United States, North America, Canada, France, Middlesex County (Massachusetts), Oceania, Scotland, and Virginia. Biographical subjects include John Ledyard (1751–1789), Johann Friedrich Oberlin (1740–1826), Jesus Christ, William Newell (1804–1881), Adam Smith (1723–1790), Andrews Norton (1786–1853), Dugald Stewart (1753–1828), Francis Bowen (1811–1890), James Cook (1728–1779), and Sir John Leslie (1766–1832). The authors most frequently published by the imprint, as recorded by Open Library, are William Paley with seven books, Joseph E. Worcester, Abiel Holmes, and Henry Ware with five each, Jared Sparks with four, and Dugald Stewart, Noah Worcester, Thomas Fuller, Joseph Butler, Thomas Brown, Thomas Nuttall, Owen Felltham, Henry Kater, and Richard L. Watson Jr. with two or fewer. This author profile is consistent with a Cambridge, Massachusetts house serving the academic and religious community of the period, with an emphasis on moral philosophy, theology, history, and educational texts. As a historical imprint, Hilliard and Brown is no longer active. Its editions survive in library catalogues and, in some cases, as digitised ebooks accessible through Open Library. The publisher page remains the principal public record of its output, offering a publishing history chart and a searchable list of its editions.
Hilliard and Brown is active as a publisher and bookseller in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during the 19th century.
The imprint's catalogue grows to 89 works and 42 ebooks as recorded by Open Library.
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A 19th-century Cambridge, Massachusetts publishing and bookselling house serving academic, religious, and educational readers.
Editions of works by William Paley
Editions of works by Joseph E. Worcester
Editions of works by Abiel Holmes
Editions of works by Henry Ware
Editions of works by Jared Sparks
Editions of works by Dugald Stewart
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