H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd.

H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd.
Lewis Building
136 Gower Street, London
Founded1844 (1844)
FounderHenry King Lewis
Defunct1989 (1989)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon
Nonfiction topicsMedicine
Science

H. K. Lewis & Co. Ltd. (also known as Lewis's) was a prominent publisher, bookseller, and lender of books and journals, based in London. The company played a significant role in the field of medical and scientific publishing throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries. It occupied several premises in Gower Street and Gower Place in Bloomsbury, close to University College London (UCL), until it was acquired and dissolved by Pentos in 1989.