The Donning Company
Encyclopedia
The Donning Company is a specialty book publisher
based in Virginia Beach
. It was first established in the mid-1970s to publish a pictorial history of the founders' hometown. Its imprints included Starblaze Graphics
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In 1985, Donning became a wholly owned subsidiary of Walsworth Publishing Company
. It no longer published fiction after its trade division was sold to Schiffer Publishing
.
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
based in Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
. It was first established in the mid-1970s to publish a pictorial history of the founders' hometown. Its imprints included Starblaze Graphics
Starblaze Graphics
Starblaze Graphics was an imprint of The Donning Company, a publishing company established in 1978 to publish illustrated books. Notable Starblaze publications include Robert Asprin's MythAdventures series, as well as a graphic novel based on the first book...
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In 1985, Donning became a wholly owned subsidiary of Walsworth Publishing Company
Walsworth Publishing Company
Walsworth Publishing Company is a commercial printing and publishing company that specializes in student yearbooks. It is also the parent company of The Donning Company, which it acquired in 1985.-History:...
. It no longer published fiction after its trade division was sold to Schiffer Publishing
Schiffer Publishing
Schiffer Publishing Ltd. is a publisher based out of the "Schiffer Book Farm" in Atglen, Pennsylvania, about 20 miles east of Lancaster. It specializes in books about antiques, architecture and design, arts and crafts, collectibles, lifestyle, military and aviation history.-External links:***...
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