Boy's and Girl's Library of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge
Published by Harper & Brothers
| I. Lives of the Apostles and Early Martyrs of the Church | by Anonymous | (Copyright 1833) |
| II-III. Swiss Family Robinson | by Johann David Wyss | (Copyright 1833) |
| IV. Sunday Evening | by Uncle Philip | (Copyright 1833) |
| V. Son of a Genius | by Mrs. Barbara Hofland | (Copyright 1833) |
| VI. Natural History; or, Uncle Philip's Conversations | by Anonymous (Frances Lister Hawkes) | (Copyright 1833) |
| VII-VIII. Indian Traits | by Benjamin B. Thatcher | (Copyright 1833) |
| IX-XI. Tales from American History | (Copyright 1833) | |
| XII. Young Crusoe | by Mrs. Barbara Hofland | (Copyright 1833) |
| XIII. Sunday Evenings Vol. 2 | by Uncle Philip | (Copyright 1833) |
| XIV. Perils of the Sea | by Anonymous | (Copyright 1833) |
| XV. Female Biography | by an American Lady | (Copyright 1833) |
| XVI. Caroline Westerly | by Anonymous | (Copyright 1833) |
| XVII. Clergyman's Orphan | by Anonymous | (Copyright 1833) |
| XVIII. Sunday Evenings Vol. 3 | by Uncle Philip | (Copyright 1833) |
| XIX. Ornaments Discovered | by Mary Hughs | (Copyright 1833) |
| XX. Uncle Philip's Christianity | (Copyright 1834) | |
| XXI. Uncle Philip's Virginia | (Copyright 1834) | |
| XXII. American Forest Uncle Philip on Trees | (Copyright 1834) | |
| XXIII-XXIV. Uncle Philip's New York | (Copyright 1835) | |
| XXV. Revolutionary Tales | by Benjamin B. Thatcher | (Copyright 1835) |
| 26-27. Uncle Philip's Whale Fishery and Polar Seas (2 vol) | (Copyright 1836) | |
| 28. Uncle Philip's Conversations about Lost Greenland | (Copyright 1840) | |
| 29-30. Uncle Philip's Massachusetts (2 vol) | (Copyright 1840) | |
| 31-32. Uncle Philip's New Hampshire (2 vol) | (Copyright 1840) |
This series was first published by J. & J. Harper in 1833. Subsequently these volumes were published by Harper & Brothers into the 1890’s. Of note is that #20-25 were published in 1834-1835 by Harper & Brothers. There are some examples of books with 1833 title page dates and then 1836 covers which note J. & J. Harper as the publisher.
Uncle Philip is a pseudonym for Francis Lister Hawks.
Format 1: Volumes #1-19 (Published by J. & J. Harper.)
: Volumes #1-32 (Published by Harper & Brothers)
Wraps. Book specific cover illustration. 6.25” x 4”.
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Format 2: All volumes
Cloth. Various colors. Blindstamped. Gilt lettering on the spine. 6” x
3.5”.
This format was first seen in 1836.
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