finding publisher no longer in business

I am trying to track down the copyright status of a book published by a firm that appears to longer be in business -- at least nothing comes up with any search engine I've tried nor are they on web sites listing book publishers. The company was Tudor Publishing of New York.

I have run the book through the Library of Congress' copyright database site but that covers only period since 1978. Since the book was published earlier (1949), I would have to dig into the Catalog of Copyright Entries, something apparently not available over the internet. I figure it would probably be easier trying to track down what became of the original publisher and go from there.

Are there any search engines specific to locating companies that are no longer in business or have been bought by other companies?

Any insights/guidance appreciated. Thanks and kindest regards, Bob.

Bob Schmidt
Port Angeles, Washington
<bobsch[_at_]olypen.com> Received on Fri Oct 29 1999 - 04:29:19 GMT