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D. Van Nostrand Company
A long-running American scientific and technical publisher, this imprint helped circulate engineering, military, and industrial knowledge in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its name is closely tied to founder David Van Nostrand and to reference works that stayed influential for decades.
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Short-Title Catalog of Publications and Importations of Scientific and Engineering Books (August 1910)
by D. Van Nostrand Company
About the author
Founded in New York in 1848 by David Van Nostrand, D. Van Nostrand Company grew out of his bookselling and publishing work. Contemporary records describe the firm as specializing in scientific and military subjects, and it became known for practical books aimed at engineers, industry, and technical readers.
The company’s reputation was built on serious reference and professional publishing. One of its best-known projects was Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, first published in 1938, which helped cement the Van Nostrand name in technical publishing.
Over time, the company became part of a larger chain of publishing mergers and acquisitions, but its imprint remained associated with applied science, engineering, and industrial education. For readers browsing older technical and scientific books, the D. Van Nostrand name often signals a practical, information-rich tradition.