George H. Doran Company
The George H. Doran Company was a New York publisher (1908 to 1927) that issued American editions of Wodehouse, Wells and Conan Doyle before merging with Doubleday, Page in 1927.
- Editions tracked
- 12
- First editions
- 5
- Books
- 12
- Years
- 1899 to 1926
George H. Doran Company is a publisher active from 1899. We track 12 editions it published between 1899 and 1926, 5 of them first editions across 12 books. Each book lists its first edition and the points that identify it.
About George H. Doran Company
The George H. Doran Company was a New York publisher active from 1908 to 1927, founded by the Toronto-born George Henry Doran (born 1869) and best known as the American publisher of many British authors.
Doran first organised the business in Toronto and moved it to New York City in February 1908. He divided his time between New York and London and knew most of his writers well. The list covered many genres and included P. G. Wodehouse, Arnold Bennett, H. G. Wells, W. Somerset Maugham, Virginia Woolf, Arthur Conan Doyle and Sinclair Lewis, along with American names such as Joyce Kilmer, H. L. Mencken and John Dos Passos. During the First World War the firm published a good deal of pro-Allied material, including books by David Lloyd George.
Some Doran books precede their British editions. Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel The Valley of Fear appeared in book form from Doran in New York on 27 February 1915, illustrated by Arthur I. Keller, more than three months before the Smith, Elder edition in London on 3 June 1915. Doran also published an edition of John Buchan's Greenmantle in 1915 and issued Edwin Lefèvre's Reminiscences of a Stock Operator in 1923.
In 1927 the company merged with Doubleday, Page & Company to form Doubleday, Doran. The Doran name was dropped in 1946, when the firm became Doubleday & Company.
We have not yet written the guide to George H. Doran Company's first-edition conventions. Until we do, check each book's own page: we list its points where we know them. Know how George H. Doran Company marked its firsts? Tell us.
Authors
Published by George H. Doran Company
Frequently asked questions
How many George H. Doran Company books does MyVolumes track?
We track 12 editions published by George H. Doran Company, 5 of them first editions, across 12 books.
Where these facts come from
- George H. Doran Company, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- George H. Doran, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- George H. Doran Company (Q5540027), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- The Valley of Fear, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Greenmantle edition record (George H. Doran, 1915), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- Reminiscences of a stock operator edition record (George H. Doran, 1923), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
Every fact on this page was checked against the sources listed. Checked 23 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.