Victor Gollancz Ltd

Victor Gollancz Ltd was a major British book publishing house of the 20th century. It was founded in 1927 by Victor Gollancz (1893–1967) and specialised in the publication of high quality literature and popular fiction, including science fiction. It was first to publish many famous authors and their books including

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British - Book publishing house - 20th century - 1927 - Victor Gollancz - 1893 - 1967 - Science fiction

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• George Orwell with Down and Out in Paris and London in 1933
• Daphne du Maurier with Rebecca in 1938
• Kingsley Amis with Lucky Jim in 1953
• Anthony Price with The Labyrinth Makers in 1971.

Many of Gollancz's books were published in one of their familiar house dust jackets, of which the most famous was bright yellow, with the title and author rendered in a vibrant, bold typography.

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Upon Gollancz's death in 1967, ownership passed to his daughter, Livia. She sold it to Houghton Mifflin in 1989. Three years later, in October 1992, Houghton Mifflin sold Gollancz to Cassell. In 1998, the Orion Publishing Group purchased Gollancz from Cassell and turned it into its science fiction and fantasy imprint, Gollancz Science Fiction.

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1967 - Houghton Mifflin - 1989 - 1992 - Cassell - 1998 - Orion Publishing Group - Science fiction - Fantasy

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