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Publisher: Bradbury, Evans & Co.
Years in Operation: 1830 - 1969
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Country: Flag United Kingdom Web Site: Brands: 0 Indicia Publishers: 3 Series: 7 Printings: 4611 Disclose Notes: Founded in London by William Bradbury (1799-1869) and Frederick Mullett Evans (1804-1870). After years as printers, they bought Punch magazine in December 1842 and started publishing. They had offices at no. 11 Bouverie Street, no. 85 Fleet Street, and no. 4-14 Lombard Street, London. Among their contributors of illustrations were John Leech and John Tenniel. The founders' sons, William Hardwick Bradbury (1832–1892) and Frederick Moule Evans (1832–1902), continued the business. In 1872 the company changed names as their partner William Agnew had become a major shareholder. Owners of Punch magazine from 1842-1969.

Known as Bradbury & Evans (1830-65); Bradbury, Evans & Co. (1865-72); Bradbury, Agnew & Co. (1872-1969).

Address: Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London (1828) Whitefriars, London (1834) Whitefriars, London (1866) 11, Bouverie Street (1867) 10, Bouverie Street (1873); 8, 9, 10 Bouverie Street (1887)

According to the British Book Trade Index, also trading 1824-32 as Bradbury and Dent from Bolt Court, Fleet Street and other addresses.
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Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
The Foreign Tour of Messrs. Brown, Jones, and Robinson {Comic Books} 1854 - ? 1
John Leech's Pictures {Comic Books} 1887 - ? 1
Manners and Cvstoms of ye Englyshe {Comic Books} 1849 - ? 1
Pictures of Life and Character {Comic Books} 1855 - 1864 5
Punch {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Henry Mayhew and engraver Ebenezer Landells founded Punch on July 17, 1841. It was sold to printers and publishers Bradbury and Evans in December 1842. Bound volumes were published twice a year.
1842 - ? 51
Punch {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The first documented issue published by Bradbury, Evans & Co. (later Bradbury, Agnew & Co.) is #1900 (1877), the last #6451 (1964), but considering that they published decades before and years after these issues, more issues remain to be added on both sides.
1842 - 1969 4552
Punch Almanack [Punch's Almanack] {Comic Books} Disclose
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1890 - ? 0

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