The Sprague Publishers, Albany, New York

The firm of Gray & Sprague (Stephen R. Gray and Wm. Buell Sprague, Jr.) took over the book manufacturing, book bindery and bookseller business of Mr. Daniel Steele Durrie in 1850. By 1851 the firm was known as Gray, Sprague & Company. In 1854 the partnership dissolved with Wm. B. Sprague continuing the publication of the series below on his namesake imprint, Sprague & Co. Later the company changed the imprint to Wm. B. Sprague, Jr. Stephen R. Gray also continued in the bookselling/publishing business at 68 State Street. Gray did not publish any juvenile series.

The "Sprague" firms published two juvenile series. The book publication dates can be approximated by noting the imprint and the years that imprint was extant.

Gray & Sprague, Albany 388 Broadway/ 51 State Street 1850
Gray, Sprague & Co. 51 State Street 1851-1854
Sprague & Co. 51 State Street 1854-1857
Wm. B. Sprague, Jr. 1858-1863

1. Grandmama Easy's Large Toy Books
2. Marks' Colored Toy Books