Dunigan's Popular Library of Instruction and Amusement
Schmid's Exquisite Tales

Published by Edward Dunigan and Brother
1. The Redbreast 8 plates 10 cents May 1848
2. Forget-Me-Not 7 plates 6 cents June 1848
3. Anselmo 12 plates 15 cents July 1848
4. Clara, or the Red and White Roses 8 plates 12.5 cents 1848
5. Madonna 7 plates 10 cents 1848
6. Rose Bush 10 plates 15 cents 1848
7. Cakes 7 plates 9 cents 1849
8. Cherries 7 plates 9 cents 1848
9. Angelica 8 plates 9 cents 1848
10. Melon 8 plates 9 cents 1849
11. Little Lamb 10 plates 18.75 cents  
12. Dumb Girl 8 plates 9 cents 1849
13. Best Inheritance 9 plates 15 cents 1849
14. Carrier Pigeon 8 plates 12.5 cents 1849

These books were published on the first of every month The order which the next four books were published is not known at this time.

Fire-Fly5 plates9 cents(?1849)
Water-Pitcher 7 plates 12.5 cents 1849
Canary Bird 7 plates 12.5 cents 1849
Daisy 8 plates 9 cents (?1849)

Translated from German and originally written by Canon Von Schmid. All the plates were drawn by J. G. Chapman.
Described by Dunigan as a series of "little books for little people".

All of these titles were published by Edward Dunigan and Brother.

They were released in wraps as well as cloth. The cloth bound books were published in several formats with the more elegant styles being more expensive.

In 1849 Schmid’s Exquisite Tales were published in 5 volumes at 37.5 cents each
Volume 1- #2, #3, and #4
Volume 2- #1, #5, and #6
Volume 3- #7 and #11
Volume 4- #8, #9, and #12

Later different combinations and formats were used.

Here are two different formats.
Note the book below on the left is the same as Volume #1 above. The book on below right has a combination of titles not noted in the earliest 1849 books.

Note that these titles were published into the 1860's. These volumes note 599 Broadway as the Edward Dunigan and Brother address on the title page.

This book was published between 1849 and 1856.

This book was published in 1856. James B. Kirker is noted and the addresses 151 Fulton.

Here is the title page of a post-1860 edition. Note the 599 Broadway address.