Ragged Dick Series by Horatio Alger, Jr.
| 1. Ragged Dick; or Street Life in New York with the
Boot-Blacks |
| 2. Fame and Fortune; or, The Progress of Richard Hunter |
| 3. Mark, the Match Boy; or, Richard Hunter's Ward |
| 4. Rough and Ready; His Fortunes and Adventures |
| 5. Ben, the Luggage Boy; or, Among the Wharves |
| 6. Rufus and Rose; or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready |
These books were first published by A. K. Loring. The Porter &
Coates as well as the Henry T. Coates & Co. publications are all
reprints. Porter & Coates first published these titles in 1881
while Henry T. Coates began publishing these reprints in 1895.
Format 1.
Cloth. Brown or green. Cover has apples and leaves. Gilt block
worth lettering in the spine. 7" x 4.75"
Format 2
Cloth. Green. Picture of a boy and newspapers on the cover. Gilt
lettered block. Note that the only difference between the two
publishers' copies is the name of the firm on the base of the spine.
7.5" x 5.25".
This format was noted beginning in 1889.
