Arthur Barker Limited was founded in London by Arthur Barker in 1932, and published a range of general titles, with an emphasis on fiction. During the Second World War Barker was a Japanese prisoner-of-war, and publishing was suspended between 1939 and 1946. The firm was purchased by the printing company Morrison and Gibb in 1946, and in 1959 sold to George Weidenfeld, where it became an imprint of Weidenfeld and Nicolson. The imprint ceased in 1991.
SOURCE: Donation When going through antique and vintage bookmarks one often comes across one that by today's standards, is considered "politically incorrect"... this c. 1930s bookmark is very much one of them! Aargh! Reeks of white superiority, racism and British colonialism.
Arthur Barker Limited was founded in London by Arthur Barker in 1932, and published a range of general titles, with an emphasis on fiction. During the Second World War Barker was a Japanese prisoner-of-war, and publishing was suspended between 1939 and 1946. The firm was purchased by the printing company Morrison and Gibb in 1946, and in 1959 sold to George Weidenfeld, where it became an imprint of Weidenfeld and Nicolson. The imprint ceased in 1991.
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the BLOGGERDebrah Gai Lewis lives in Lillian Rock, New South Wales, Australia and is a bookmark collector, yoga teacher and SoulCollage® Facilitator (among other things). ABOUT the blogIn this blog I highlight bookmarks from my collection, feature stories about some of my favourite bookmarks (mine and other people's), and share interesting snippets I find on bookmarks and related topics. Thanks for visiting. Enjoy! BLOG
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