Birchwood Series by JAK (Annie Bolles Williams)
| 1. Birchwood |
(Copyright 1885) |
| 2. Fitch Club |
(Copyright 1885) |
| 3. Riverside Museum |
(Copyright 1886) |
| 4. Giant Dwarf |
(Copyright 1887) |
| 5. Professor Johnny |
(Copyright 1887) |
| 6. Who Saved the Ship? |
(Copyright 1887) |
| 7. Scotch Caps |
(Copyright 1888) |
| 8. Rolf and His Friends |
(Copyright 1889) |
Birchwood was first published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. as a
non series book with the author noted to be Annie B. Williams on the
cover.
In 1885 Birchwood by JAK was announced as the initial volume
of a new series. It was not until 1888 when advertisements by Crowell
noted a six volume series. The Riverside Museum was a sequel to
Birchwood. None of the other titles are related.
In addition in 1888 #1, 2, 3, and 5 were part of the Crowell's Sunday School Library, No. 7.
All eight books were in the "Popular Books for Young People" published in about 1889-1892.
Prior to 1888 the titles were not part of an official series and they had different cover formats.
See below.
Series Format:
Cloth. Cover format as seen below. 12 mo illustrated
Whether there is another format for the later publications is unknown.
This is the format of the books in the Crowell's Sunday School Library, No. 7
Format of the "Popular Books for Young People"
Early "Birchwood" with Annie B. Williams as the noted author (not JAK)
This cover was used for a number of titles. It is unclear if this format represents a publisher's series.
