Standard Juvenile Books
Published by Hurd and Houghton
| 1. Sanford and Merton | by Thomas Day (revised by Cecil Hartley) |
| 2. Swiss Family Robinson | Edited and revised by Cecil Hartley/ Illustrated by John Gilbert |
| 3. Tales from Shakespeare | by Charles and Mary Lamb |
| 4. Parent's Assistant; or, Stories for Children | by Maria Edgeworth/ Illustrations by H. W. Herrick |
| 5. Evenings at Home | by Mrs. Barbauld and Dr. Aiken (Revised by Cecil Hartley) |
| 6. Aesop's Fables | by Anonymous/ Illustrated by H. W. Herrick |
| 7. Cooper's Stories of the Sea | |
| 8. Cooper's Stories of the Woods |
Books #1-3, #5 were published by Hurd & Houghton in 1864. #4 was published by Hurd & Houghton in 1865. By 1866 eight books were combined into a noted series ("Standard Juvenile Books"). The titles are all reprints.
In 1868 only titles #1-5 comprised this series. The Cooper books were in the "Cooper Stories" series.
This series should not be confused with "Riverside Juveniles".
Each book has eight illustrations
Non-series editions were blindstamped
Format.
Cloth. Various colors seen. Black and gold lettering and decoration on
the cover and spine. The spine notes "Riverside Standard Juvenile" in
gilt lettering at the base. 12 mo. (Two different patterns have
been seen)
(Earlier non series format)
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Non series format |
1867-1869 format |
1872 format |
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