Mershon Publisher's Series
The Mershon Company published a number of publisher’s series that
were mostly for adults. The books in these series were mostly classics
and titles by well known authors not in copyright. Mershon began
publishing these series in 1897 with:
Standard Series
Sterling Series
Plymouth Series
New Edinburgh
Queen Edition
Library Edition
This was followed by:
Regal Series
Red Library
Winona Series
Golden Gem Series
Floral Series
Imperial Series
Elizabeth Series
Garland Series
Copyright Library (Unknown format)
Not all the editions in the aforementioned series are known. What is
known it shown below.
A number of Mershon publishers series books have been seen but the
series to which they belong is unknown. Those books are also shown
below.
The New Holly Library (1898-1901), Bon-Ton Library, Maywood Library
and the Premium Library (1897-1899) were paperbound book series.
Paperbound series books:
Holly Library
Premium Library
Cloth bound Publisher's series:
Queen Edition
1897
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Favorite Library
Golden Gem Series
1899
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Winona Series
1899-1901
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Regal Series
Sterling Series
1899
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Standard Series 16 mo.
1902
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1900-1901
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1897
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1899
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Red library
(pre-1902)
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Imperial Series
Post-1902
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Garland Series
Post-1902
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Floral Series
1902
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Elizabeth Series
Post-1902
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Unknown Series Pre-1902
A book very similar to this one was published by A. D. Porter Co. in
its Bonnie Series in 1896.
Published pre and post 1902
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Unknown Series Post-1902