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Gollancz's gifts as a publisher, the company's turnover increased 100-fold in seven years. But Benn was unwilling to cede control of the company to him. Moreover, Benn had moved to the political right and Gollancz to the left. Gollancz left the firm in 1927 to form his own firm,
155:, as well as "technical books for each specialized public". In 1923, Ernest changed the name of the firm to Ernest Benn Limited. However, the name 'Benn Brothers' was subsequently revived with the formation of Benn Brothers plc.
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Ernest Benn Ltd, along with Benn
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Curiosities of politics : a series of monographs on remarkable personalities of the XVIIIth and XIXth centuries
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Chats Series: Practical
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971:, Cambridge University Press, 1989 (2002 paperback reprint), p. 626. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
483:, Faber & Faber, 2012 (Faber Finds) (ebook edition), chapter 6. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
461:, Faber & Faber, 2012 (Faber Finds) (ebook edition), chapter 7. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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In addition to individual books, Ernest Benn
Limited was known for a number of series:
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Mermaid Series – reprints of
English Elizabethan, Jacobean and Restoration plays
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Affirmations. God in the modern world. (A series edited by Dr. P. Dearmer.)
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College, London. Monographs on English mediæval art
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University
College, London: Monographs on English Mediæval Art
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Oil & Colour Chemistry Monographs (jointly published with
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Kai Khosru Monographs on Eastern Art (jointly published with
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Karl Hellferich and Louis Infield; edited by T. E. Gregory,
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A History of the English People in the Nineteenth Century
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The New Mermaids (Ernest Benn) – Book Series List
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Leaders of Philosophy (Ernest Benn) - Book Series List
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The Chemical engineering library : second series
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in 1895 and re-issued by Benn from ?–1926
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Instruments of the Orchestra (jointly published with
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923:, 2 February 1929, pp. 23-24. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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Nations of the Modern World (jointly published with
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A Literary History of Spain (jointly published with
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857:, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
831:The Modern World: A Survey of Historical Forces
341:The Modern World: A Survey of Historical Forces
262:– travel guides (previously published by
1106:Eric L Harvey, A Short History of Tolley, p 4
662:"Contemporary British Dramatists" Ernest Benn
514:, royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
470:Benn Group of Companies Staff Handbook (1984)
8:
879:"Oil & Colour Chemistry Monographs" Benn
796:, seriesofseries.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
652:, 26 July 1924, p. 3. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
562:, seriesofseries.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
355:– new version of Benn's Mermaid Series
123:in 1880, it started as the publisher of the
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983:, britannica.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
686:"Drawings of the Great Masters" Ernest Benn
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1144:"How family money embarrassed Hilary Benn"
845:, worldcat.org. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
512:Ernest Benn Limited (London and Tonbridge)
380:– early paperback educational series
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1180:1880 establishments in the United Kingdom
1094:, worldcat.org. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
1082:, worldcat.org. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
1045:, worldcat.org. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
1043:"Stories of the Commonwealth Series" Benn
905:, worldcat.org. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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881:, worldcat.org. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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952:Ernest John Pickstone Benn, 2nd Baronet
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447:"John Benn", Spartacus Educational
393:Stories of the Commonwealth Series
371:The Resources of the Empire Series
249:Benn's Twentieth Century Histories
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947:, Web edition, 20 December 2012,
819:"Modern knowledge library" + Benn
770:"The Little Library" Ernest Benn
107:was a British publishing house.
548:se:The Augustan Books of Poetry
281:Contemporary British Dramatists
240:Benn's Augustan Books of Poetry
843:se:Nations of the Modern World
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1117:"United leaves Benn to Extel"
968:The Letters of D. H. Lawrence
782:Mermaid Critical Commentaries
499:The Christian Science Monitor
329:Mermaid Critical Commentaries
287:Drawings of the Great Masters
734:Instruments of the Orchestra
620:"Chats Series" + Ernest Benn
481:Victor Gollancz: A Biography
459:Victor Gollancz: A Biography
338:The Modern Knowledge Library
278:Contemporary British Artists
275:Chemical Engineering Library
1023:www.attackingthedevil.co.uk
915:"Self and Society Booklets"
867:"New Ninepenny Novels" Benn
560:Essex Library (Ernest Benn)
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1058:Tolley's retirement relief
346:Frederick A. Praeger, Inc.
304:W. W. Norton & Company
998:www.publishinghistory.com
374:Self and Society Booklets
215:Sybil and the Blue Rabbit
891:The Player's Shakespeare
386:Stead's Poets, begun by
368:The Players' Shakespeare
246:Benn's Fishing Handbooks
27:British publishing house
945:Encyclopædia Britannica
608:se:The Bouverie Library
596:se: Benn's Yellow Books
363:D. Van Nostrand Company
284:Curiosities of Politics
188:The Story of the Amulet
180:Victor Gollancz Limited
1080:Trout and Salmon Books
722:se:Inner Ring Hipsters
644:"Contemporary Artists"
584:Benn's World Histories
402:Trout and Salmon Books
290:A History of Seafaring
252:Benn's World Histories
479:Ruth Dudley Edwards,
457:Ruth Dudley Edwards,
335:Modern Finance Series
316:Leaders of Philosophy
536:The American Library
419:Group in June 1983.
358:New Ninepenny Novels
269:The Bouverie Library
243:Benn's Essex Library
237:The American Library
198:Moominsummer Madness
1148:The Daily Telegraph
710:se:Inner Ring Books
311:Frederick A. Stokes
299:Inner Ring Hipsters
255:Benn's Yellow Books
105:Ernest Benn Limited
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321:Barnes & Noble
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260:Blue Guides
225:Book series
207:Donkey Days
172:H. G. Wells
158:Benn hired
153:Electrician
135:Ernest Benn
115:Founded by
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