Sweet and Maxwell
The company was registered January 24, 1889, to acquire the business of law publishers and booksellers of Messrs. H. Sweet and Sons and Messrs. W. Maxwell and Son.
1914 Law Publishers and Booksellers, 3, Chancery Lane, London, W.C. The Company was formed from an amalgamation of two firms: 1st, Established by S. Sweet at Chancery Lane in 1799; 2nd, by A. Maxwell, at Snow Hill in 1804. Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1889. Directors: C.W.R. Ward (Chairman), D. G. Kelly, W. F. Laurie, H. Maxwell, W. A. Maxwell (Managing Director). Secretary: R. T. D. Sayle. I; Premises: Offices at 3, Chancery Lane; warehouses, Dean Street, Fetter Lane, and Clifford's Inn, E.C. Specialities: Law Publishing and Bookselling. Publish a large number of Standard Works on Law, and are well known at home and abroad as Legal Booksellers.