Daughaday & Co., Philadelphia
Daughaday & Becker, Philadelphia

Joshua W. Daughaday (1830-1903) with Reverend Alexander Clark established "Clark's School Visitor", a monthly magazine for children, in 1857. This periodical morphed through name changes including "Our School Day Visitor" and "School Day Magazine" until 1875 when it was absorbed into "St. Nicholas Magazine". During the eighteen years of publication it was published by J. W. Daughaday, Daughaday & Hammond, Daughaday and Becker and J. W. Daughaday & Co.".

Beginning in 1873 Daughaday manufactured printing presses with William Clark. In the end he was better known for his presses than his book/periodical publishing. He died of apoplexy in 1903.

Between 1868 and 1870 J. W. Daughaday & Co. as well as Daughaday & Becker published a number of books which reprinted content from “Our School Day Visitor" These books were uniform in style and were available as single volumes or as boxed sets.

Our School Day Series

1. Adventures of Tom Roper by S. G. W. Benjamin 1868
2. Johnnie Dodge: or, the Freaks and Fortunes of an Idle Boy by Charles D. Gardette 1868
3. Twilight Stories for Little Ones by Mrs. Louise E. Viceroy Boyd 1869
4. Cruel Jim by Knickerbocker, Jr. 1869
5. Pluck; or Steps in the Lives of the Keene Family by Dr. Charles D. Gardette 1869
6. Wreckmaster by Knickerbocker, Jr. 1870

Illustrated

Daughaday & Co. (Volumes 1-2)
Daughaday & Becker ( Volumes 1-6)

These books were sold separately or in a boxed set. Two boxed sets were produced. One when the first five books had been released. A six volume boxed set was produced when volume #6 was added to the group.

Cloth. Various colors. Blindstamped. Gilt spine lettering and an illustration of two children. 7" x 4.5".