Reilly & Britton
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The Reilly and Britton Company, known after 1918 as Reilly & Lee, was an American publishing company of the early and middle 20th century, best known for children's and popular culture books from authors like L. Frank Baum and Edgar A. Guest. Founded in 1904 by two former employees of George M. Hill's publishing company, Frank Kennicott Reilly and Charles Sumner Britton. Reilly continued to lead the company until his death in 1932. Britton left the firm around 1916 to start a new company in New York, and for a time the company was guided by William F. Lee, who died in 1924. Following Reilly's death, Francis J. O'Donnell ran the company until it was acquired by the Henry Regnery Company in 1959.
Status | Defunct |
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Predecessor | George M. Hill; Madison Book Company |
Founded | 1904 |
Founder | Frank Kennicott Reilly; Sumner Charles Britton |
Successor | Regnery Publishing; McGraw-Hill |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Chicago |
Key people | William F. Lee, Francis J. O'Donnell |
Publication types | Books |