T. R. Dawley, New York

T. R. Dawley was located in Chicago in the 1850's. He apparently moved to New York in the early 1860's. Dawley was first noted as a new establishment in 1862 as a printer at the corner of Reade and Centre Streets.

Advertisements claimed Dawley was the "Cheapest printer in the world".

This publisher printed a number of series in wraps but most were for adults. These included Dawley's New War Novels, The Camp and Fireside Library, Tales of Murder and Murderers, Dawley's Ten Penny Novels, etc. Dawley published "Old Abe's Jokes" in 1864 and some Civil War songsters.  It published three known series of twelve chapbooks each for juveniles (children).

By 1867 Dawley had incorporated as T. R. Dawley & Co. It was the publisher of the weekly "Pen and Pencil".

Addresses:

1862	No. 28,30 and 32 Centre Street
1864-1866	13 and 15 Park Row
1867	21 and 23 Ann Street

Here is a postcard from T. R. Dawley sent in 1893 years after the publishing firm was out of business. As can be seen here, Dawley was involved with several companies, one of which did engraving and printing.