Lives of the Presidents by William O. Stoddard
Published by Frederick A. Stokes/ Frederick A. Stokes & Brother/ Frederick A. Stokes Company
| 1. George Washington | (Copyright 1886) |
| 2. Ulysses S. Grant | (Copyright 1886) |
| 3. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson | (Copyright 1887) |
| 4. Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren | (Copyright 1887) |
| 5. James Madison, James Monroe and John Quincy Adams | (Copyright 1887) |
| 6. William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and James Knox Polk | (Copyright 1888) |
| 7. Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson | (Copyright 1888) |
| 8. Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan | (Copyright 1888) |
| 9. Rutherford Birchard Hayes, James A. Garfield and Chester Alan Arthur | (Copyright 1888) |
| 10. Grover Cleveland | (Copyright 1888) |
These volumes are all first editions.
#1-3 White, Stokes & Allen
#4-5 Frederick A. Stokes
#6-10 Frederick A. Stokes & Brother
The titles were all reprinted by Frederick A. Stokes Company in Format
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Volume #4 was copyrighted in 1887 by Frederick A. Stokes. Interestingly a copy with White, Stokes & Allen at the base of the spine has been seen. Volume #5 was copyrighted by Frederick A. Stokes in 1887. Frederick A. Stokes & Brother published the first edition of volumes #6-10
Format 1: Volumes 1-10 (1886-1888) Frederick A. Stokes, Frederick A. Stokes & Brother and White, Stokes & Allen used this cover format. Red cloth. Gilt portraits and lettering on the cover 8" x 5"
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Transition copy with Frederick A. Stokes title page but White, Stokes
& Allen imprint on the spine.
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Format 2 1888-1890
Frederick A. Stokes & Brother/ Frederick A. Stokes Company
Green cloth seen. Gilt book specific portrait and lettering on the
cover. 7.5" x 5.25"
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An 1888 variant of Format 2 is shown below.
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Format 3
Frederick A. Stokes & Brother and Frederick A. Stokes Company also
published the set in this format: White vellum and decorated cloth.
7.5" x 5".
Most likely in 1888. It is unlikely but possible that the first
editions were also published in the style.
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"Grover Cleveland" was also published in 1888 with paper covers and in
wine colored vellum cloth.
The book in wraps has not been seen.
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