Edward Dunigan /
Edward Dunigan and Brother, New York

James Kirker was employed as a clerk in the New York City grocery business of Peter Dunigan in the early 1800's. He left that employ and hired on as a privateer in the War of 1812. When he returned Kirker found that Dunigan had died leaving his pregnant wife Catharine in charge of the store. Kirker helped out in the business. Edward was soon born and several years later Catharine gave birth to Kirker's son, James B. Kirker. In about 1817 the senior Kirker left New York for the west and never returned.

Details of the publishing house are hard to come by. Edward Dunigan died at the age of 40 in 1853. Several years later Kirker dropped the Dunigan name from the publishing house. Kirker did not publish any of the juvenile series on its own imprint.

To Summarize:

Edward Dunigan 1837-1848
Edward Dunigan and Brother 1848-1862
Succeeded by James B. Kirker (frequent co-publisher in 1855-1860)
James B. Kirker published by itself beginning in 1861 at 599 Broadway.

25 Ferry 1837
137 Fulton 1840-1844
151 Fulton 1844-1856
371 Broadway 1857-1860
599 Broadway (By December, 1860)- until at least 1867.

Edward Dunigan (ED) and Edward Dunigan & Bro. (EDBRO) published several series for juveniles.

Dame Wonder's Series of Colored Books (ED, EDBRO)
Dame Wonder's Transformations (ED, EDBRO)
Dunigan's 12 mo. Toy Books (ED, EDBRO)
Dunigan's Popular Library of Instruction and Amusement (EDBRO)
Home Library (ED, EDBRO)
Little Boys and Girls Library (ED, EDBRO)
New Juvenile Book Series (ED)
Schmid's Exquisite Tales (EDBRO)