William V. Spencer, Boston
William V. Spencer established his company in Boston in 1852. His main output consisted of American and English plays. Between 1855 and 1862 Spencer published 216 titles in its "Spencer's Boston Theatre".
Spencer operated a bookstore as well as a publishing firm. He died in
1870.
Lee & Shepard bought the publications, stereotype plates, stock,
etc. of William V. Spencer in 1871.
This outfit published one series for juveniles.
Celesta Stories by Martha E. Berry
| 1. Celesta, A Girl's Book | (Copyright 1867 by William V. Spencer) |
| 2. Crooked and Straight; or, Jothem and Annette at Home | (Copyright 1867 by William V. Spencer) |
| 3. Crook Straightened | (Copyright 1868 by William V. Spencer) |
Introduced as a series by William V. Spencer with the first two
volumes in 1867. Title #3 was added in 1868.
Lee & Shepard published this series in 1871. See: 19th
Century Juvenile Series - Celesta Stories
Cloth. Green and maroon seen. Blindstamped. Gilt spine
decoration and lettering.
The books could be purchased individually or as a boxed set.
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