Standard Books for Youth
Published by World Publishing House
1. Hans Andersen's Wonder Book | by Hans Christian Andersen |
2. Famous Boys and Famous Men | by Anonymous |
3. Rob Roy and Romance of Adventure | by Walter Scott |
4. Good and Great Men | by Anonymous |
5. White Elephant and War Tiger | by William Dalton |
6. Five Years Before the Mast and Paul Blake | by Jacob Hazen/ Alfred Elwes |
7. Australian Crusoes and Wolf Boy | by Charles Rowcraft/ William Dalton |
8. Child's Own Book of Fairy Tales | by edited by Madame de Chatelaine |
9. Favorite Fairy Tales | by Miss Hattie Audubon |
10. Boys' Own Book | by Anonymous |
11. Child's Edition of Arabian Nights, Robinson Crusoe, Aesop's Fables and Gulliver's Travels | |
12. Sunbeam Stories | by Mistress Planche |
Published by the World Publishing House in 1875. By 1877 all of these titles were included in "The World Editions of Standard Authors". It was an 80 book set. The latter set included numerous volumes of poetry and novels for adults.
Illustrated
Cloth. Various colors. Cover with black lettering and design. Gilt spine lettering. 16 mo.
This format was used in 1875 and 1876. A number of titles not within this series also had this same cover.