My Uncle Toby's Library
by Francis Forrester (Reverend Daniel Wise)
| 1. Arthur Ellerslie; or, The Brave Boy |
| 2. Minnie Brown; or, The Gentle Girl |
| 3. Arthur's Temptation; or, The Lost Goblet |
| 4. The Runaway; or, The Punishment of Pride |
| 5. Minnie's Pic-Nic; or, A Day in the Woods |
| 6. Minnie's Play Room; or, How to Play Calisthenics |
| 7. Redbrook; or, Who'll Buy My Water-Cresses |
| 8. Ralph Rattler; or, The Mischief Maker |
| 9. Aunt Amy; or, How Minnie Brown Learned to be a Sunbeam |
| 10. Fretful Lillia; or, The Girl Who was Compared to a Sting
Nettle |
| 11. Cousin Nelly; or, The Pleasant Visit |
| 12. Arthur's Triumph; or, Goodness Rewarded |
The first editions of this series were published by Geo. C. Rand in
1853. The title page notes 1853. Reprints were done by Rand in 1854.
Some 1854 books were co-published with Carlton & Phillips. "Geo.
C. Rand and Avery" published this set in 1856. Later Brown, Taggard
& Chase, Brown & Taggard, Fred'k A. Brown & Co., Taggard
& Thompson, Thompson, Bigelow & Brown, Thompson, Brown &
Co and John R. Walsh produced this series.
Cloth. Various colors. Blindstamped with embossed central
illustration of children. Gilt spine lettering and decoration.
4.75" x 6".
(The formats for the 1853, 1854 and 1856 are the same)
It appears that the illustrated title pages of the earliest 1853
editions only note the title of the book within. See below.
Spine example
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