Grandfather Leary's Premium Toy Books
Published by J. & J. L. Gihon / Jas. L. Gihon
1. Natural History of Animals |
2. Robinson Crusoe |
3. Little Red Riding Hood |
4. Puss in Boots |
5. Jack the Giant Killer |
6. Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp |
7. Robin Hood |
8. William Tell |
9. Stories for Little Boys |
10. Stories for Little Girls |
11. Sanford and Merton |
12. Pictorial Primer |
Introduced as a series in 1850. Books not previously published by Zieber were copyrighted in 1849 by Gihon.
Zieber publications included # 2, 5, 6, 7, and 12.
Nine illustrations in each book by Croome and Darley. Pictorial Primer has 28 illustrations.
Wraps. Cap quarto.
None of the books in this series have
been seen. But it is extremely likely that the W. A. Leary & Co.
has the same format as the Gihon edition. It is shown below.