Vintage Books is a trade paperback publishing imprint of Penguin Random House originally established by Alfred A. Knopf in 1954. The company was acquired by Random House in April 1960, and a British division was set up in 1990. After Random House merged with Bantam Doubleday Dell, Doubleday's Anchor Books trade paperback line was added to the same division as Vintage.[1] Following Random House's merger with Penguin, Vintage UK was transferred to Penguin UK.
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| Parent company | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (Penguin Random House) |
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| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Founder | Alfred A. Knopf Sr. |
| Country of origin | United States, United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
| Imprints | Vintage Classics, Black Lizard, Bodley Head, Jonathan Cape, Chatto and Windus, Harvill Secker, Hogarth Press, Square Peg, Yellow Jersey |
| Owner(s) | Bertelsmann |
| Official website | knopfdoubleday |
In addition to publishing classic and contemporary works in paperback under the Vintage brand, the imprint also oversees the sub-imprints Bodley Head, Jonathan Cape, Chatto and Windus, Harvill Secker, Hogarth Press, Square Peg, and Yellow Jersey.[2] Vintage began publishing some titles in the mass-market paperback format in 2003.[3]
Notable authors
editEdition Identification
editFor first editions, Vintage Books has "First Edition" printed on the Edition notice, above the Copyright notice, with a '1' that is present.[4] The number is present in any edition.
References
edit- ^ Carvajal, Doreen (May 28, 1999). "Bertelsmann Is Reorganizing Random House". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Vintage". penguin.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
- ^ "Doubleday, Knopf Form Mass Market Line". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Vintage Books – First Edition Identification and Publisher Information". biblio.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
External links
edit- Doubleday, Vintage Team with Production Company on New Imprint
- Vintage Books
- Vintage Books UK
- Publishing history timeline
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