▁firm ▁had ▁“ the ▁right ▁to ▁publish ▁the ▁Po et ▁La ure ate ’ s ▁works ” ▁and ▁they ▁published ▁T enn ys on ' s ▁collected ▁po ems . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁staff ▁was ▁now ▁expand ing ▁and ▁hence , ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁they ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁office ▁called ▁‘ W ar wick ▁House ’ . ▁They ▁published ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁cheap ▁repr ints ▁from ▁here , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁prize ▁books ▁for ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁To ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁demand ▁of ▁cheap ▁repr ints ▁and ▁prize ▁books , ▁the ▁firm ▁set ▁up ▁their ▁own ▁binding ▁works ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁floor ▁of ▁War wick ▁House . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁Ward ▁and ▁Lock ▁started ▁expand ing ▁to ▁English - spe aking ▁mark ets ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁offices ▁were ▁opened ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁in ▁Melbourne . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁Ward ▁and ▁Lock ▁purchased ▁WH ▁Smith ’ s ▁popular ▁‘ Select ▁Library ▁of ▁F iction ’ ▁series . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁James ▁Bow den ▁came ▁in ▁to ▁a ▁three - way ▁partners hip . ▁He ▁had ▁started ▁working ▁at ▁Ward ▁and ▁Lock ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁and ▁after ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁partner , ▁the ▁company ▁became ▁Ward , ▁Lock ▁and ▁Bow den . ▁" By ▁the ▁last ▁de cade ▁on ▁the