This series of books is an eclectic group consisting of
biographies, tales for children, instructive treatises and much more.
The stories are all 160 pages and came in three formats. They
were released monthly beginning in December, 1854 in paperback
versions. Hard cover single books were released in 1857.
Also in 1857 the thirty six books were bound in twelve volumes each of
which contained three stories. As a set all twelve three
story volumes were sold for twelve dollars. They have been seen in blue
and brown.
They are numbered below. Each three volume bound book included the
groupings of books are as shown below.
The exact month and year that the paperback edition was published is
also noted.
Format 1. Paperback book. 6.75 x 5.75.
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| No. 7 Virginia June, 1855 |
No. 16 John True March, 1856 |
No. 30 Orkney May, 1857 |
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Format 2. This is an example of the single title hard
cover book.
Carl and Jocko is title XXVIII (28) of the 36. 6.50 x 5.25.
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Format 3. Here are the three title volumes. These have
been seen in both blue and brown. These volumes include three title
pages and three copyright pages. 6.75 x 5.5.
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Format 4. Half leather. These books contain four stories.
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| Volume 1 |
| I. Bruno |
December, 1854 |
| II. Willie and the Mortgage |
January, 1855 |
| III. Strait Gate |
February, 1855 |
| Volume 2 |
| IV. Little Louvre |
March, 1855 |
| V. Prank |
April, 1855 |
| VI. Emma |
May, 1855 |
| Volume 3 |
| VII. Virginia |
June, 1855 |
| VIII. Timboo and Joliba |
July, 1855 |
| IX. Timboo and Fanny |
August, 1855 |
| Volume 4 |
| X. Harper
Establishment |
September, 1855 |
| XI. Franklin, the Apprentice Boy |
October, 1855 |
| XII. Studio |
November, 1855 |
| Volume 5 |
| XIII. Story of
Ancient History |
December, 1855 |
| XIV. Story of English History |
January, 1856 |
| XV. Story of American History |
February, 1856 |
| Volume 6 |
| XVI. John True |
March, 1856 |
| XVII. Elfred |
April, 1856 |
| XVIII. Museum |
May, 1856 |
| Volume 7 |
| XIX. Engineer |
June, 1856 |
| XX. Rambles among the Alps |
July, 1856 |
| XXI. Three Gold Dollars |
August, 1856 |
| Volume 8 |
| XXII. Gibraltar Gallery |
September, 1856 |
| XXIII. Alcove |
October, 1856 |
| XXIV. Dialogues |
November, 1856 |
| Volume 9 |
| XXV. Great Elm |
December, 1856 |
| XXVI. Aunt Margaret |
January, 1857 |
| XXVII. Vernon |
February, 1857 |
| Volume 10 |
| XXVIII. Carl and Jocko |
March, 1857 |
| XXIX. Lapstone |
April, 1857 |
| XXX. Orkney, the Peacemaker |
May, 1857 |
| Volume 11 |
| XXXI. Judge Justin |
June, 1857 |
| XXXII. Minigo |
July, 1857 |
| XXXIII. Jasper |
August, 1857 |
| Volume 12 |
| XXXIV. Congo |
September, 1857 |
| XXXV. Viola and Her Littler Brother |
October, 1857 |
| XXXVI. Little Paul |
November, 1857 |
