Farmer Boys' Library

Published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
1. The Farmer Boy; or, How He became Commander-in Chief by Uncle Juvinell (William M. Thayer)
2. The Good Girl and the True Woman by William M. Thayer  
3. The Poor Boy and the Merchant Prince by William M. Thayer  
4. Nelson; or, How a Country Boy Made His Way in the City by William M. Thayer (Copyright 1878)

First edition of #1 published by Walker, Wise and Company.
First edition of #2 and #3 published by Gould and Lincoln.
Thomas Y. Crowell published the first edition of #4.

Nelson was not published initially in a series.

Thomas Y. Crowell published this series in 1880. The series beginning in 1881 was published by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.

Format 1
Cloth. Various colors. Black line drawn decorative pattern with gilt letterboxes and embellishments. 16 mo.
This format was published by Thomas Y. Crowell and Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.


Format 2
Cloth. Various colors. Black line drawn floral cover pattern. Gilt letter box on the cover and the spine. 16 mo.
This format was new in about 1883.