Uncle Frank's Boy's and Girl's Library
by Francis C. Woodworth
| 1. Peddler's Boy; or, I'll be Somebody |
(Copyright 1851) |
| 2. The Diving Bell; or, Pearls to be Sought for |
(Copyright 1851) |
| 3. Poor Organ Grinder, and Other Stories |
(Copyright 1852) |
| 4. Loss and Gain; or, Susy Lee's Motto |
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| 4a. Our Sue, Her Motto and its Uses |
(Copyright 1852) |
| 5. Mike Marble: His Crotchets and Oddities |
(Copyright 1852) |
| 6. Wonderful Letter Bag of Kit Curious |
(Copyright 1852) |
This series was published by Phillips, Sampson & Co. The first
two titles were released in December, 1851.
#1 has been seen as Pedlar and Pedler in advertisements.
It appears that titles #4 and #4a are the same book. The titles appear
variably in advertisements between 1853 and 1859. I have not seen a
book however with the title "Loss and Gain". Later when Claxton, Remsen
and Haffelfinger reprinted the series, the title for this volume was
"Our Sue".
Volumes that were co-published with J. C. Derby were printed between
1853 and 1857.
Cloth. Red. Gilt cover lettering and an illustration of three
children. Spine has gilt lettering and an illustration of a boy
holding a flag. 6" x 4.75".
Each book has eight tinted engravings.
50 cents cloth / cloth gilt - 75 cents
Series notes:
1. These books were released starting in January, 1852 (books #1-2)
2. Each book's illustrated title page is different.
Some examples of illustrated title pages.
