Polish Publishing House R. Wegner
Polish publishing house active from 1917 to 1950 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polish Publishing House R. Wegner (Polish: Wydawnictwo Polskie R. Wegnera) was a Polish publishing house active from 1917 to 1950. It was founded as a joint-stock company by Rudolf Wegner as Polish Publishing House (Polish: Wydawnictwo Polskie), headquartered in Lviv, and later in Poznań. In 1926, Wegner took over ownership and changed the name to Polish Publishing House R. Wegner. It was mainly focused on Polish and foreign literature. It had a number of publishing series, the most famous being the Nobel Laureates Library and Wonders of Poland. It was characterized by great attention to the technical, literary, and graphic quality of its books, especially luxury bibliophile editions. The production output reached 300 new titles annually. During World War II, it was relocated to Warsaw and sold its warehouse stocks. In 1941, the owner, Rudolf Wegner, passed away, and the company passed into the hands of his wife, Wanda, and daughter, Irena Rybotycka. The assets of the publishing house were practically completely destroyed during the Warsaw Uprising. After the war, it resumed operations, but in 1950, it was nationalized and liquidated. Its activity was continued on a relatively small scale by the emigrant Tern (Rybitwa) Book Polish Publishing House in London until the 1970s.
Native name | Wydawnictwo Polskie R. Wegnera |
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Industry | publishing |
Founded | 1917 (as a joint-stock company Polish Publishing House) |
Defunct | 1950 (1950) |
Headquarters | Poznań, |
Key people | |
Owner | Rudolf Wegner |