Renewal searches were done for the years
1953 and
1954 in books and
maps. There were no listings in maps for London, Holt, Shepherd or
Velhagen & Klafing (seen at lower left of pp 74-75).
Henry Holt Company renewed only one book in 1953 "The Growth of
Biology". William Shepherd was not listed; the companies Frank Shepherd
and Shepherd's Citations were but they are not related. In 1954 Ernest
and Arthur Shepherd renewed books as well as Frank Shepherd Company and
Shepherd's Citations; they are not related. There's no evidence of
renewal for the atlas or the map.
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