Grigg and Elliott, Philadelphia 1831-1846
Grigg, Elliot & Co., Philadelphia 1846-1850
John Grigg (1792-1864) was a native of Cornwall, England who emigrated to America at the age of 12. He entered the business in 1816 of the Philadelphia booksellers Benjamin Warner and Jacob Johnson (Warner and Johnson, established in 1810) as a clerk. When Warner died in 1821, Grigg took over the Warner business as Warner and Grigg and wound up its affairs by 1823.
John Grigg |
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By 1823 he had begun his own namesake business and because of its massive growth, he brought in Hugh Elliot (-1864) as a partner in 1831. in 1846 Henry Grambo, Edward Claxton and George Remsen were added as partners and the firm name was changed to Grigg, Elliot & Co.
In 1850 the two senior named partners sold out to the other partners and Joshua B. Lippincott with the new firm becoming Lippincott, Grambo & Co.
Grigg, Elliot & Co. published one juvenile series in 1846.
Grandfather Lovechild's Nursery Stories
| 1. Robin Hood |
| 2. Blue Beard |
| 3. Valentine and Orson |
| 4. Fred Fearnaught |
| 5. Children in the Wood |
| 6. Aladdin; or The Wonderful Lamp |
| 7. Henry Brown |
| 8. Tom Thumb |
| 9. Beauty and the Beast |
| 10. Guy of Warwick |
| 11. Cinderella |
| 12. Jack the Giant Killer |
| 13. Mother Goose |
This series was also published by George B. Zieber, J. & J. L. Gihon, R. F. Simpson, John Cotton, Lindsay and Blakiston, and Keller and Bright. The series by the other publishers varied in terms of an occasional changed title. The Zieber series had 18 books whereas the other publishers’ series had 12 books. It is not clear whether the Grigg, Elliot books were published before or after the Zieber books. The other forms' editions were published later.
These books are in wraps and 8" x 6.5".
None of the volumes have been seen.