P. F. Collier & Son

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P. F. Collier & Son was an American publishing company best known for producing popular periodicals and book series in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American company
publishing company
businessModel mail-order publishing
businessStatus defunct company
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distributionMethod door-to-door sales
subscription sales
era Gilded Age
Progressive Era NERFINISHED
focus general-interest periodicals
mass-market publishing
founder Peter Fenelon Collier NERFINISHED
genre illustrated magazines
popular literature
reference works
hasPart Collier’s Weekly magazine division
book publishing division
headquartersLocation New York City
industry publishing
languageOfWorkOrName English
locationCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
market United States national market
namedAfter Peter Fenelon Collier NERFINISHED
notableFor affordable reference sets
wide circulation of popular periodicals
notableWork Collier’s Encyclopedia NERFINISHED
Collier’s Weekly NERFINISHED
printingType illustrated printing
product books
encyclopedias
magazines
periodicals
reputation major American popular publisher of its era
specialization home reference libraries
installment book series
targetAudience American middle-class families
timePeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
typeOfBusiness family-owned business

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