Thomas R. Knox & Company, New York

Thomas R. Knox & Company succeeded the James Miller publishing house following Mr. Miller's death in 1883. Thomas R. Knox along with his brother David S. established the new company. Thomas R. Knox died in 1898. His brother David had predeceased him by several years. In 1889 Worthington as well as several other firms purchased the book plates of the Thomas R. Knox & Company.

Knox published a number of juvenile series. With the exception of the "Child's Own Fairy Tales" series, all the juvenile series books were published in one of two formats. All of the volumes in the various series were sold individually or as boxed sets. The series were all published between 1884 and 1887. Determining the exact year when the books were first designated as a series is difficult and approximate years are given. None of the books in the series are first editions.

Dating the Thomas R. Knox & Co. books can be somewhat challenging. One helpful point is that Knox was located at 813 Broadway in New York between 1884-1887 and at 817 Broadway in 1887-1888.