Parley's Cabinet Library by Peter Parley (S. G. Goodrich)

Published by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.

Biographical Department

1. Lives of Famous Men of Modern Times
2. Lives of Famous Men of Ancient Times
3. Curiosities of Human Nature
4. Lives of Benefactors
5. Lives of Famous American Indians
6. Lives of Celebrated Women

Historical Department

7. Lights and Shadows of American History
8. Lights and Shadows of European History
9. Lights and Shadows of Asiatic History
10. Lights and Shadows of African History
11. History of the American Indians
12. Manners, Customs, and Antiquities of the American Indians

Miscellaneous

13. A Glance at the Sciences, Astronomy, Natural Philosophy & Etc.
14. The Wonders of Geology
15. Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom
16. A Glance at Philosophy, Mental, Moral, and Social
17. Book of Literature, Ancient and Modern, with Specimens
18. Enterprise, Industry and Art of Man
19. Manners and Customs of All Nations
20. The World and Its Inhabitants

#1-5 were first published in 1843
#6-14 were first published in 1844
#15-20 were first published in 1845

Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. published this Library in 1846.

"Bradbury, Soden & Co." and "John Allen", published the first editions of the twenty volumes in 40 paperback editions as "Parley's Cabinet Library" between 1843 and 1845. Thus, each title noted above was originally printed in wraps in a Volume 1 and a Volume 2. Subsequently (in 1845 and later) either the publisher or a private binder bound each of the two volume wraps into one book. Later in the 1840’s Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. and J. E. Hickman published these titles only in one volume editions. Other publishers including G. H. Peirce and G. C. Rand, Rand and Mann, Geo. C. Rand, Geo C. Rand & Avery, 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. Brown. Blindstamped. Gilt lettering on the spine. 7" x 4.5".