Robert Clarke & Company was a book publishing company and bookseller in
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
from 1858 to 1909. After 1894, it was known as The Robert Clarke Company. It published literary and historical works.
Leadership
Robert Clarke was born May 1, 1829 at
Annan,
Dumfrieshire, Scotland, and came with his parents to
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
in 1840. He was educated at public schools and
Woodward College
Woodward Career Technical High School is a public high school located in the Bond Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Cincinnati Public School District. It was founded as one of the first public schools in th ...
. He was a bookkeeper for William Hanna, and then became a proprietor of a second-hand bookstore near the corner of 6th and Walnut St. In 1858, in partnership with John W. Dale and Roderick D. Barney, he bought out the large Cincinnati publishing and bookjobbing firm H. W. Derby & Co., renaming it Robert Clarke & Co.
["Robert Clarke", ''Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications'', vol. 8 (1900), p. 487.] In 1874, Howard Barney and Alexander Hill entered the firm.
In 1894, the firm was renamed ''The Robert Clarke Company'' with a board composed of the same gentlemen. Robert Clarke died at his home library in
Glendale, Ohio
Glendale is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Hamilton County, Ohio, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,155 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. It is a northern suburb of Cincinnati, and is the site of th ...
on August 27, 1899. The firm lost its plant in a February, 1903 fire, but rebuilt. The firm dissolved in a receiver's sale in 1909.
Reputation
The firm's reputation for access to comprehensive offerings is illustrated by the following testimonials:
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Book publishing companies based in Ohio
Defunct book publishing companies of the United States
Publishing companies established in 1858
History of Cincinnati
1858 establishments in Ohio