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Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company
A longtime New York printing and publishing house, this company is closely tied to the city’s directory trade and the world of 19th-century book production. Its name appears on everything from practical reference works to books about the craft of binding itself.
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Bib-li-op-e-gis-tic (Pertaining to the art of binding books.—Dibdin) to which is appended a glossary of some terms used in the craft
by Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company
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Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company was a New York printing and publishing firm associated with John Fowler Trow, a printer and publisher born in 1810 who became well known for directory publishing in the city. Records and library catalogs connect the company with a wide range of 19th-century printed works, showing how active it was in the everyday business of making books.
The company is especially remembered through its connection to Trow's Directory and other reference publications tied to New York life. Its imprint also appears on works about printing and binding, which makes it an interesting name for readers who enjoy the history of books as physical objects.
Because this is a company rather than a single writer, its story is best understood as part of a larger publishing and printing tradition. In that sense, Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Company represents the skilled behind-the-scenes work that helped shape how books, directories, and other printed materials reached readers in the 1800s.