Boys of the Sierras Series

Published by Estes & Lauriat/ Dana Estes & Co.
1. Boys of the Sierras; or, The Young Gold Hunters Edited by Walter Montgomery (Copyright 1883/ title page 1884)
2. Stories of the French Revolution Edited by Walter Montgomery (Copyright 1893)
3. Days of Chivalry; or, Page, Squire and Knight by W. H. Davenport Adams  
4. Tales of Ancient Troy Edited by Walter Montgomery  
5. Young Moose Hunters by C. A. Stephens (Copyright 1882)
6. Schoolboys of Rookesbury; or, The Boys of the Fourth Form Edited by Laurence H. Francis (Copyright 1891)
7. Through Thick and Thin; or, School Days at St. Egberts Edited by Laurence H. Francis  
8. Boys of Mirthfield Academy Edited by Laurence H. Francis (Copyright 1892)
9. Gold Hunters of Alaska by Willis Boyd Allen  
10. Hunting in the Jungle with Gun and Guide after Large Game adapted from a previous work by Warren F. Kellogg (Copyright 1888)
11. Land of the Incas and the City of the Sun by W. H. Davenport Adams  
12. Pen and Pencil Sketches in Europe by F. O. C. Darley (Estes and Lauriat reprints noted as early as 1878)

These titles are totally unrelated but are put together in this "series" (library) by the publisher. Most of these volumes had been previously published by Estes and Lauriat in various formats but not within a series. In the early 1900's the Great Grandmother books were added to the series.

These titles wee also published in cloth. The cloth books are not part of this series.

Illuminated board covers. Except for #11-cloth, square, 16 mo.
Small quarto 1, 6, 7, 10, 12
Small 4 to.- 2, 3, 4, 8
4 to. -5
Large 8 vo.- 9

Published by both Estes and Lauriat and Dana Estes & Co. beginning in the 1890's.
Some book covers from this series are shown here.


Dana Estes & Company edition