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Crosby Lockwood and Son
A long-running London publishing house best known for practical books on science, engineering, and industry, it helped put technical knowledge into the hands of working readers and professionals. The firm grew from a family business into a recognized specialist publisher with a strong place in British industrial print culture.
2 Audiobooks
Weale's Series of Scientific and Technical Works
by Crosby Lockwood and Son
Crosby Lockwood & Son's Catalogue of Scientific, Technical and Industrial Books, January, 1901
by Crosby Lockwood and Son
About the author
Founded in London as Lockwood & Co. by Mark Lockwood, the business was later taken over by his son Crosby Lockwood after Mark Lockwood's death in the 1850s. Sources agree that the company then became Crosby Lockwood & Co., and later Crosby Lockwood & Son Ltd.
The firm became especially known for publishing scientific, technical, and industrial books, along with school books and some popular literature. Its catalogues show a strong focus on engineering and practical trades, which made the name familiar to readers looking for hands-on, professional knowledge.
Archive and museum records indicate that the company remained active well into the twentieth century and eventually merged with Staples Press in 1972 to form Crosby Lockwood Ltd. Because this is a publishing firm rather than a single identifiable author, I couldn't confirm a suitable portrait of one specific person to use here.