Jordan Marsh & Company, Boston
Jordan Marsh was a department store that sold a little bit of everything. It was founded by Eben Dyer Jordan and Benjamin L. Marsh in 1841. Book publishing was an almost insignificant part of the store's sales/ output.
It published one series of books of juveniles.
Jack Hall Series by Robert Grant
| 1. Jack Hall or the School Days of an American Boy | (Copyright 1887) |
| 2. Jack in the Bush or A Summer in a Salmon River | (Copyright 1888) |
The first editions of the books in this series were published by Jordan Marsh & Company.
Reprints of #1 have been noted in 1890 and 1891. Reprints of #2 were noted in 1889, 1890 and 1892. No change in the formats has been appreciated.
The first editions of both books note 1888 on the title page. Book #1 was released in December of 1887.
Charles Scribner's Sons reprinted these titles a number of times between 1893 and the 1920's.
Book #1 was illustrated by F. G. Attwood.
Book #2 was illustrated by Kurtz and F. T. Merrill
Format:
Book #1
Cloth. Various colors. Gilt spine and cover lettering. The cover has a
number of line drawn schoolboy vignettes. 7.5” x 5”
Book #2
Cloth. Various colors. Gilt spine and cover lettering. The cover has a
line drawn illustration of a boy and a man catching a fish. 7.5” x 5”.
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