Dick & Fitzgerald was a 19th-century

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, founded by William Brisbane Dick (1827–1901) and Lawrence R. Fitzgerald (1826-1881), based in

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. Their address at one time was 18 Ann Street. Dick and Fitzgerald was a publisher of popular books, including music books. Eric Lott cites them as one of the leading publishers circa 1850 of songbooks (typically just lyrics, not melodies) of the popular blackface

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songs of the time, which he characterizes as "little lyric volumes of mass-produced racist caricature." They were also publishers of books on subjects such as

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, divination,

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and amusement. Also a book called ''North's Book of Love Letters, with Directions How to Write and When to Use Them.''

Notes

# Kalashnikova. # Lott, 1993, 171.

References

* Kalashnikova, Irina
Guide to the Francis Brisbane Dick, 1814 - 1859 Journal (accounts), 1820 - c. 1847
Accessed 6 Sept 2005. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dick and Fitzgerald Defunct book publishing companies of the United States Music publishing companies of the United States