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J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd was a book printer and publisher based in Bristol, England. It became a limited company in 1911, having been an unincorporated company named Arrowsmith. It was closed in 2006. The company published the first edition of the novel ''
Three Men in a Boat ''Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)'',The Penguin edition punctuates the title differently: ''Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog!'' published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a tw ...
'' by Jerome K. Jerome in 1889. Also published by J. W. Arrowsmith were: * '' Called Back'' by Hugh Conway (1883) * ''
Diary of a Pilgrimage ''Diary of a Pilgrimage'' is a novel by Jerome K. Jerome published in 1891. It tells of a trip undertaken by Jerome and his friend "B" to see the Oberammergau Passion Play in Germany. Itinerary They travel by train from London Victoria to Dover ...
'' by Jerome K. Jerome (1891) * '' The Diary of a Nobody'' by George and Weedon Grossmith (1892) * '' Rupert of Hentzau'' by Anthony Hope (1898) * ''
Three Men on the Bummel ''Three Men on the Bummel'' (also known as ''Three Men on Wheels'') is a humorous novel by Jerome K. Jerome. It was published in 1900, eleven years after his most famous work, '' Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)''. The sequel bri ...
'' by Jerome K. Jerome (1900)


History

The business began in 1854 when Isaac Arrowsmith moved to Bristol from Worcester. Isaac Arrowsmith was a founder member of the Worcester Typographical Society. Arrowsmith and Hugh Evans, a stationer on Clare Street, published a railway timetable for a penny, an original copy of which is held at the British Museum.’Arrowsmith Printers, 1854-1954’, 1955, JW Arrowsmith When Isaac died in 1871 his son, James Williams Arrowsmith, ventured into general publishing. Arrowsmith's first success came in 1883 with Hugh Conway's ‘ Called Back’ was reviewed positively by Henry Labouchère in ’Truth’. James Arrowsmith was a friend of the famous Bristolian cricketer, WG Grace, and published Grace's book entitled 'Cricket'. Their surviving letters show the process was not a smooth one: :''Dear Arrowsmith,'' :''It is very annoying to think you won’t do the little book as I wish. If you do it at all, why not properly? The specimen you have sent is too common a style.'' :''Yours in haste,'' :''WG Grace'' In 1930 J W Arrowsmith printed the first of the
Bristol Record Society The Bristol Record Society is a text publication society which publishes scholarly editions of historical records and texts relating to the history of the City of Bristol. Founded in 1929, it is one of the oldest such societies devoted to the publi ...
's volumes, with transcriptions of historic records of Bristol, primarily material now held at Bristol Archives. During the second world war the Arrowsmith's factory hosted seven local competitors whose sites had been destroyed. In 1952 a 27,000 square foot factory on Winterstoke Road, Bristol, was begun, finally alleviating the company's need to expand from the small, inadequate factory on Quay Street. ''Arrowsmith'' remains a publishing
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Archives

Most of the records of J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. 40145)
online catalogue
along with copies of many Arrowsmith publications.


References


External links


Arrowsmith website
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