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''R. F. Fenno & Co.'' was an American publishing book company based in New York, founded in 1885 by Robert F. Fenno. By the turn of the century the firm was in financial trouble and between 1903 and 1905 was managed by a committee of its creditors. Robert F. Fenno retired from the firm in 1929. It was continued by his associates under the name of ''Diehl, Landau and Pettit''. <br />
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Known addresses :<br />
* 1885-1896 : 112 Fifth Avenue<br />
* 1898-1903 : 9 & 11 East 16th Street<br />
* 1906-1912 : 18 East 17th Street<br />
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Between 1896 and 1906, the company published at least 6 novels and 16 short stories written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]].<br />
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== Conan Doyle published by R. F. Fenno ==<br />
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=== 1896 ===<br />
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'''''Lenox series (25 cents)'''''<br />
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* [[The White Company]] <br />
* No.22 : [[The Mystery of Cloomber]]<br />
* [[My Friend the Murderer]]<br />
* [[Micah Clarke]]<br />
* [[The Firm of Girdlestone]]<br />
* [[The Captain of the "Pole-Star"|The Captain of the Pole Star]]<br />
* [[Strange Secrets]]<br />
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'''''Fenno's Illustrated series''''' / '''''Fenno's Select series (50 cents)'''''<br />
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* [[The Firm of Girdlestone]] (10 illustrations by [[Harry C. Edwards]])<br />
* [[Strange Secrets]]<br />
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'''''Summer series (25 cents)'''''<br />
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* [[The Captain of the "Pole-Star"|The Captain of the Pole Star]]<br />
* [[The Firm of Girdlestone]]<br />
* [[Micah Clarke]]<br />
* [[My Friend the Murderer]]<br />
* [[The Mystery of Cloomber]]<br />
* [[The White Company]] <br />
* [[Strange Secrets]]<br />
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'''''Victor series (25 cents)'''''<br />
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* [[Strange Secrets]]<br />
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=== 1897-1898 ===<br />
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'''''Columbia series (25 cents)'''''<br />
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* No. 5 : [[The White Company]]<br />
* [[Micah Clarke]]<br />
* [[The Firm of Girdlestone]]<br />
* [[The Captain of the "Pole-Star"|The Captain of the Pole Star]]<br />
* [[The Mystery of Cloomber]]<br />
* [[Strange Secrets]]<br />
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=== 1899 ===<br />
[[File:the-chicago-tribune-1899-11-12-p32-fenno-wedgwood-series.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Advertisement for ''The Wedgwood series'' in [[The Chicago Tribune]] (12 november 1899, p. 32)]]<br />
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'''''The Wedgwood series''''' (25 cents, boxed set $3) / '''''Crown Derby series''''' (set $3.25)<br />
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* No. 38 : [[The White Company]]<br />
* No. 39 : [[Micah Clarke]]<br />
* No. 40 : [[The Firm of Girdlestone]]<br />
* No. 41 : [[The Captain of the "Pole-Star"|The Captain of the Pole Star]]<br />
* No. 42 : [[The Mystery of Cloomber]]<br />
* No. 43 : [[Strange Secrets]]<br />
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=== 1903 ===<br />
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'''''Special Limited Edition'''''<br />
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* [[Sherlock Holmes (R. F. Fenno 1903)|Sherlock Holmes]]<br />
* [[Original Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]] (8 ill.)<br />
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=== 1906 ===<br />
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* [[The Green Flag and Other Stories of War and Sport]] (50 cents)<br />
* [[Strange Secrets]]<br />
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== Covers ==<br />
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File:r-f-fenno-1898-05-15-lenox-series-the-mystery-of-cloomber.jpg|[[The Mystery of Cloomber]] ''Lenox series No. 22'' (1896-1898)<br />
File:r-f-fenno-1895-strange-secrets.jpg|[[Strange Secrets]] (1895~1899)<br />
File:r-f-fenno-illustrated-1896-the-firm-of-girdlestone.jpg|[[The Firm of Girdlestone]] ''Illustrated series'' (1896)<br />
File:r-f-fenno-1899-wedgwood-series-strange-secrets-dustjacket.jpg|[[Strange Secrets]] ''Wedgwood series'' (1899)<br />
File:r-f-fenno-1899-wedgwood-series-the-white-company.jpg|[[The White Company]] ''Wedgwood series'' (1899)<br />
File:r-f-fenno-1899-wedgwood-series-the-mystery-of-cloomber.jpg|[[The Mystery of Cloomber]] ''Wedgwood series'' (1899)<br />
File:r-f-fenno-1903-original-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes.jpg|[[Original Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]] (1903)<br />
File:r-f-fenno-1906-the-green-flag.jpg|[[The Green Flag and Other Stories of War and Sport]] (1906)<br />
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