By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Abbeville Publishing Group is an independent book publishing company specializing in fine art and illustrated books. Based in New York City, Abbeville publishes approximately 40 titles each year and has an active backlist of over 700 titles on a wide range of subjects, including art, architecture, design, travel, photography, parenting, and children’s books. The company was founded in 1977 by Robert E. Abrams and his father Harry N. Abrams, who had previously founded the art book publishing company Harry N. Abrams, Inc. in 1949. Honors and awards bestowed upon Abbeville titles include the George Wittenborn Award for Art across America (1991)[http://www.arlisna.org/about/awards/wittenborn_winners.html], the Carey-Thomas Award for The Vatican Frescoes of Michelangelo (1982), and the Prix Vasari Award for Botticelli (1990). - Source: Wikipedia
For three decades after Leonard Lyons started writing his syndicated column for the New York Post in 1934, many people savored what he had to tell them about the great and famous in the Lyons Den.
