Parochial & Sunday School Library - First Series

Published by Henry McGrath/ Henry McGrath & Sons
1. Poor Fanny; or, The Motherless Child who Found a Mother by Mary Monica
2. Easter Eggs by Canon Schmid
3. Nightingale, and the Inundation of the Rhine by Canon Schmid
4. Henry of Eichenfels, and the Fire by Canon Schmid
5. Hop Blossoms and the Cray Fish by Canon Schmid
6. Jewels and the Diamond Ring by Canon Schmid
7. Wooden Cross, and Chapel of Wolfsbuhl by Canon Schmid
8. Lewis, the Little Emigrant by Canon Schmid
9. Little Hermit by Canon Schmid
10. Christmas Eve by Canon Schmid
11. Black Lady, Forest Chapel, and the Old Chapel by Canon Schmid
12. Memoirs of a Guardian Angel by Anonymous

Introduced as a series by Henry M'Grath in 1859.
Henry McGrath & Sons began publishing this set in 1887.

Poor Fanny is noted on this 1859 list. But "Wonderful Doctor" has been seen with 1859 on the title page. Most likely "Poor Fanny" was only on the list initially and was quickly deleted in favor of "Wonderful Doctor".

The formats of these books are the same as those in the Parochial & Sunday School Library-Second Series.

Editions noted in 1859, 1863 1866, 1872, 1877, 1878

Illustrated

Two formats:
Cloth and fancy paper (not seen). The cloth books were sold individually or in a box. The fancy paper volumes were also sold individually or in a packet.

Cloth. Various colors. Blindstamped with publisher's embossed initials on the cover. (Later books have an embossed cover pattern without the initials.)
Spine has gilt lettering and design. 24 mo.

1859


1866 list:

1. Wonderful Doctor: An Easter Tale by Canon Schmid*
2. Little Hermit
3. Easter Eggs
4. Nightingale, and the Inundation of the Rhine
5. Henry Eichenfels, and the Fire
6. Hop Blossoms and the Cray Fish
7. Jewels and the Diamond Ring
8. Wooden Cross, and Chapel of Wolfsbuhl
9. Black Lady, Forest Chapel, and the Old Chapel
10. Memoirs of a Guardian Angel
11. Lewis, the Little Emigrant
12. Christmas Eve
* This book was noted after the first list was published in 1859.

Two formats: cloth and fancy paper
Square 24mo.

1872

1878