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Oct 1, 2015 · By Chip McGrath. October 1, 2015. The following is excerpted from a special edition history of Alfred A. Knopf, on the occasion of the company’s 100th anniversary. Alfred A. Knopf was born on Central Park West in 1892, the son of a successful adman.
May 18, 2018 · Alfred A. Knopf (1892-1984), American publisher, used his commitment to fine books, his marketing skill, and his personality to create a firm of extraordinary distinction. Alfred A. Knopf was born in New York City on September 12, 1892, to Samuel and Ida Jaffee Knopf.
Articles from the original Borzoi Reader. Founded in 1915 by Alfred A. Knopf and his wife Blanche W. Knopf, the house of Knopf has long been one of America's foremost book publishers—known for both the quality of its authors and for the high level of its book design and production.
May 15, 2015 · A Century of Alfred A. Knopf. By Clare Swanson |. May 15, 2015. Tweet. Comments. In 1915, after working as a page at Doubleday and with publisher Mitchell Kennerley, Alfred A. Knopf...
Alfred A. Knopf (September 12, 1892 – August 11, 1984) was a leading American publisher of the twentieth century, founder of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Knopf began by emphasizing translations of great contemporary European literature, at that time neglected by American publishers, and specialized in producing books that were lauded for fine printing,...
Aug 12, 1984 · Alfred A. Knopf, one of America's outstanding publishers, whose imprint bore his own name and whose books symbolized quality for more than half a century, died of congestive heart failure...
Alfred A Knopf was considered to be one of the great literary publishers of the 20th century. But papers newly unearthed in his company's archive reveal a spectacular capacity for scorning...
