John Day Company

The John Day Company was a New York publishing firm that specialized in illustrated fiction and current affairs books and pamphlets from 1926 to 1968. It was founded by Richard J. Walsh in 1926 and named after John Day, the Elizabethan printer. Walsh was the editor and second husband of Pearl S. Buck. The John Day Company was sold to the Thomas Y. Crowell Co. in 1974.

John Day Company
StatusDefunct
Founded1926
FounderRichard Walsh
SuccessorThomas Y. Crowell Co.
Country of originUnited States
Publication typesBooks
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