Mrs. Lee's Young People's Library (Mrs. T. Edward Bowdich)
| 1. Mrs. Lee's Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals |
(1853) |
| 2. Mrs. Lee's Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Birds,
Fishes, Reptiles, etc. |
(1853) |
| 3. The Australian Wanderers; or, the Adventures of Captain
Spencer, His Horse and Dog |
(1854) |
| 4. The African Crusoes; or The Adventures of Carlos and
Antonio in the Wilds of Africa |
(1854) |
The first American editions were published by Lindsay &
Blakiston.
#1 and 2 Illustrated by Harrison Weir
Known reprints by this publisher in 1855, 1856 and 1860. Later Lee
& Shepard published these titles.
For the Lee & Shepard volumes see:
19th
Century Juvenile Series - Natural History Series
19th
Century Juvenile Series - Young Hunter's Library
19th
Century Juvenile Series - Hunter's Library
The first two books of the series were released by this publisher in
1853. Books #3 and #4 were published in 1854.
Format 1 (American first editions and 1855 and 1856 copies)
Cloth. Brown, red and green seen. Blindstamped. Gilt lettering and
book specific illustration on the spine. 16 mo.
75 cents each or $3.00 box
Format 2:
1860 edition
Pebbled cloth. Blindstamped. Gilt title on the spine.
