Harper's Fireside Library
Published by Harper & Brothers
| 1. Alice Gordon | by Joseph Alden | (Copyright 1847 by Harper & Brothers) |
| 2. Arthur Martin | by Charles Burdett | (Copyright 1847 by Harper & Brothers) |
| 3. Lawyer's Daughter | by Joseph Alden | (Copyright 1847 by Harper & Brothers) |
| 4. Good Genius that Turned Everything to Gold | by Brothers Mayhew | (Illustrated by George Cruikshank) |
| 5. Young Schoolmistress | by Joseph Alden | (Copyright 1848 by Harper & Brothers) |
| 6. Ellen Herbert | by Anonymous | (Copyright 1847 by Harper & Brothers) |
| 7. William the Cottager | by the author of "Ellen Herbert" | (Copyright 1848 by Harper & Brothers) |
| 8. Dying Robin | by Joseph Alden | (Copyright 1848 by Harper & Brothers) |
| 9. Magic of Kindness | by Brothers Mayhew | (Illustrated by George Cruikshank and Kenny Meadows) |
Harper & Brothers published the first eight books in this series
in 1847/1848.
These volumes are Harper & Brothers first editions. Although book
#9 was published by Harper & Brothers in about 1849, it was not
until about 1859 that it was added to the series.
It appears that the only the first book appeared in illuminated wrap covers.
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Thereafter the books were published in cloth with or without gilt edges.
Cloth. Various colors. Blindstamped with cover embossing. Gilt
lettering and decoration on the spine and the cover. 16 mo.
Copies were printed into the 1880’s.
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