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This firm published Peck's Bad
Boy and His Pa. This 1883 150 page edition contained the first XXXVI
chapters. It is a later edition than the 1883 Belford, Clarke and
Company version. The book is 7.5 x 5.
George Maclean Rose was born
in Scotland in 1829. After
wandering through several printing organizations, he joined Mr. Robert
Hunter to form Hunter, Rose and Company, a printing and binding
company. Hunter died in 1877 and one year later Rose's brother Daniel,
an experienced printer, joined the company. There was no name change at
that time.
The Belford brothers emigrated from Ireland to Toronto in 1857. Charles
Belford (1837-1880)was involved in the newspaper business and was
editor of both The Leader and later the Toronto Mail. In 1876 he joined
with his two brothers Alexander (Aleck) and Robert to form the Belford
Brothers. This firm lasted two years and upon Charles' withdrawal
because of ill health, the remaining brothers partnered with G. M. Rose
in February, 1878 to form the publishing house of Rose-Belford.
Over time, the Belfords left the Rose-Belford publishing house. With
their withdrawal, the name was eventually changed.
In 1883 Rose-Belford firm was succeeded by the Rose Publishing Company.
It failed in 1894.
Currently I am aware of three Peck titles that Rose published. The
Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa editions are noted below.
The Rose Publishing firm printed Peck's Fun as per this advertisement
from the March, 1883 Rose Library.
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The Peck's Fun shown here is a transition copy in which the title page
imprint is Rose-Belford but the cover page imprint is the Rose
Publishing Co. This was probably published in 1883. The Rose-Belford
title page indicates an earlier 1881 publication exists. I have not
seen that book.
This book is in wraps at 7 x 4.75. There are no illustrations. It has 248 pages.
It is exceedingly uncommon.
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Rose also published two editions of The Grocery
Man and Peck's Bad Boy. A hardcover book was published with 152 pages.
Its print date is unclear. This title was also published in The Rose
Library as #41. Therefore it was published in August, 1883. Since the
United States copyright date was granted on August 24, 1883, this may
mean that the Rose Publishing Company copy is the true first.
This firm published Peck's Bad
Boy and His Pa in two different formats. A hardcover 1883 150 page
edition contained the first XXXVI chapters (the same text as in the
1883 Belford, Clarke and Company edition). It is most likely a later
edition than the 1883 Belford, Clarke and Company version. The book is
7.5 x 5.
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In addition this firm published Peck's Bad Boy in "The Rose Library".
It appeared as Number 36 in the March, 1883 edition. This Peck title
received its U.S. copyright March 1, 1883. Thus, it is not totally
clear whether the printing of this Rose edition predated the
publication of the American first edition published by Belford, Clarke
and Company which was "to be ready March, 1st".
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(9 x 12)
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