Chautauqua Girl's Library/ Chautauqua Girl's Series
by Pansy (Isabella Macdonald Alden) and
Faye Huntington (Theodosia Maria Toll Foster)
Published by D. Lothrop & Co./ Lothrop Publishing Company/ D. Lothrop Company
In 1877 the Chautauqua Girl's Library was introduced by D. Lothrop & Co. with these four titles.
| 1. Randolphs (Sequel to Household Puzzles) | by Pansy | (Copyright 1876) |
| 2. Four Girls at Chautauqua | by Pansy | (Copyright 1876) |
| 3. Chautauqua Girls at Home | by Pansy | (Copyright 1873) |
| 4. Echoing and Re-echoing | by Faye Huntington | (Copyright 1878) |
In 1878 volume #5 was added
| 5. Links in Rebecca's Life | by Pansy | (Copyright 1878) |
By 1879 the "Library" had changed.
There were three titles. In 1880 two more titles were added to the
library.
| 1. Four Girls at Chautauqua- Lothrop | (Copyright 1876) |
| 2. Chautauqua Girls at Home- Lothrop | (Copyright 1877) |
| 3. Ruth Erskine's Crosses (added to the series in 1880) | (Copyright 1879) |
| 4. Links in Rebecca's Life by Pansy | (Copyright 1878) |
| 5. From Different Standpoints by Pansy and Faye Huntington | (Copyright 1878) |
For most of the 1880's these titles were not listed as belonging to a
series but rather were listed as "Pansy" books and described by size
and price.
In the mid 1890's the Lothrop Publishing Company published the Chautauqua
Series.
This series included six titles:
| 1. Four Girls at Chautauqua | ||
| 2. Chautauqua Girls at Home | ||
| 3. Ruth Erskine's Crosses | ||
| 4. Judge Burnham's Daughters | by Pansy | (D. Lothrop Company Copyright 1888) |
| 5. Hall in the Grove | by Pansy | (Copyright 1881) |
| 6. Eighty-Seven | by Pansy | (D. Lothrop Company Copyright 1887) |
Volumes 1-4 have related characters.
As of this time two books with the same format from the 1877 "Chautauqua's Girl's Library" have been seen. ("Chautauqua Girls at Home" and the “Randolphs") The first three titles were published in this format - shown directly below. Note the spine (sans some gilt) is the same as the Format 2 books.
This book directly below has been seen with an 1893 title page. Thus it is probably a later edition.
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(I am not certain when this format began, but at the latest it was
1877)
Cloth. Various colors. Gilt letter boxes and designs (also in black)
on the spine and cover. If the book was authored solely by Pansy, the
Pansy name in gilt is written on the cover. If the book was written
with Huntington or only by Huntington, a gilt decorative pattern is on
the cover in place of the Pansy name. 7.25" x 5".
(This format was used for all of the books above published by D.
Lothrop & Co. Books published by D. Lothrop Company and early
Lothrop Publishing Company volumes also had this format although the
covers still noted D. Lothrop & Co.)
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First edition title page of this title. |
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Format 3.
These titles had a new format when published by Lothrop Publishing
Company in the mid-late 1890's.
Cloth. Red. Gilt cover and spine lettering.
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