John D. Williams, New York

Williams was active in the publishing world as early as 1880 when he along with John W. Lovell printed the "Chatterbox" for that year. They were subsequently sued and enjoined by the court because they infringed upon the Chatterbox trademark name which at the time belonged to Estes & Lauriat.

In addition to publishing, Williams ran the Arundel Bookstore "Cheapest Bookstore in the World" which was initially at 24 West Fourteenth Street. The earliest date I have seen for this bookstore was in 1882. A fire partially damaged the store in May, 1888 but apparently Williams continued in the selling and publishing business until at least 1890.

24 West Fourteenth Street 1882-1888
50 West Fourteenth Street 1887-1890