A. L. Burt
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
A. L. Burt Company was an American (New York) book publishing company from 1883 until 1937. Founded by Albert Levi Burt (1843-1913), it began reprinting home reference works, before expanding into the field of children's books. Upon Albert Burt's death in 1913, his son, Harry Prentice Burt, took over. Harry Burt retired in 1937, selling the company to Blue Ribbon Books.
- The imprints were :
- A. L. Burt, Publisher, 97 Reade Street, NY (1894-1897)
- A. L. Burt Company, Publishers, 52-58 Duane Street, NY (1898-1914)
- A. L. Burt Company, Publishers, 114-120 East Tweny-third Street, NY (>1914)
Between 1894 and 1930, the company published 10 novels and 82~83 short stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Conan Doyle published by A. L. Burt
1894
- The White Company (Manhattan Library No. 6, 25 cents)
- A Study in Scarlet (Manhattan Library No. 33, 25 cents)
- Micah Clarke (Manhattan Library No. 101, 25 cents)
1895
- 30.11.1895 : The Firm of Girdlestone (Manhattan Library No. 138, 25 cents)
1896
- The White Company (Home Library, 75 cents)
- A Study in Scarlet (Home Library, 75 cents)
- Micah Clarke (Home Library, 75 cents)
- The Firm of Girdlestone (Home Library, 75 cents)
- The Captain of the Polestar (Harvard series No. 7)
- The Firm of Girdlestone (Harvard series No. 21)
- A Study in Scarlet (Harvard series No. 74)
- The White Company (Harvard series No. 92)
- The White Company (Globe series, $1)
- Micah Clarke (Globe series, $1)
- The Firm of Girdlestone (Globe series, $1)
- The White Company (Almond series, $1.50)
- Micah Clarke (Almond series, $1.50)
- The White Company (Primrose series, $1.50)
- Micah Clarke (Primrose series, $1.50)
1898
- The White Company (Home Library, $1, $1.25)
- A Study in Scarlet (Home Library, $1, $1.25)
- Micah Clarke (Home Library, $1, $1.25)
- The Firm of Girdlestone (Home Library, $1, $1.25)
- The White Company (Cornell series, 75 cents)
- A Study in Scarlet (Cornell series, 75 cents)
- Micah Clarke (Cornell series, 75 cents)
- The Firm of Girdlestone (Cornell series, 75 cents)
- The White Company (Mayflower series, $1.50)
- Micah Clarke (Mayflower series, $1.50)
- The Captain of the Polestar, The White Company, A Study in Scarlet, Micah Clarke, The Firm of Girdlestone (Excelsior 5-volume, $3)
- Tales of Sherlock Holmes (Excelsior 2-volume, $2)
1899
- The Sign of the Four (Cornell series, 75 cents)
1900
- The Sign of Four (Home Library, $1, $1.25)
1903
- Tales of Sherlock Holmes (Columbia series, $2)
1904
1906
- Tales of Sherlock Holmes (ill. by J. Watson Davis)
1912
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (4 ill.)
1914
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (4 ill.)
- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
- The Lost World (frontispiece from the film)
1917
1919
1920
1925
- The Lost World (4 photos from the movie)
- The White Company (New Pocket Edition of Standard Classics, $1)
1927
1928
1930
Covers
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The Firm of Girdlestone Manhattan Library (1895)
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The White Company Cornell Series (1898)
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Tales of Sherlock Holmes (1906)
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Tales of Sherlock Holmes (1906)
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The Lost World (1912)
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Danger! and Other Stories (1920)
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The Lost World (1925)
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The Lost World (1925)