Steele and Durrie, Albany
D. S. Durrie, Albany

Daniel Steele Durrie (1819-1892) was born in Albany. In 1844 he joined his uncle (Levi Steele) in the bookselling and publishing business. In 1848 their store was lost in the great fire of Albany. In 1850 Durrie moved to Madison, Wisconsin where, in 1854, he opened the Madison Book Store.

The firm of Steele and Durrie started in 1844 and published until 1848. It was succeeded by D. S. Durrie. The later firm dissolved in 1850. It was succeeded by Gray & Sprague.

Steele and Durrie	1845 51 Market Street
	1845-1847 378 Broadway
D. S. Durrie	1849-1850 388 Broadway

These two firms published two series for juveniles. Of note is that a number of other publishing houses printed these same two series.

1. Grandmamma Easy's Large Toy Books
2. Marks' Colored Toy Books -Albany Edition