Leila Books by Ann Fraser Tytler

Published by Crosby, Nichols, Lee & Co./ Crosby and Nichols/
Crosby and Ainsworth
1. Leila; or, The Island
2. Leila in England
3. Leila at Home
4. Mary and Florence at Sixteen
5. Mary and Florence; or, Grave and Gay

This series was introduced by Crosby, Nichols, Lee & Co. in 1860 with books #1-3 (Leila titles). It added books #4 and #5 to the series in 1861. Later Crosby and Nichols and Crosby and Ainsworth published the five book set.

Books #1, 2 & 3 were first published by C. S. Francis & Co. in 1853. Later editions in the 1850's were co-published with Crosby, Nichols and Co. The Mary books had been published previously.

The first three books have stories in sequence.

Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Co. (1860-1861)
Crosby and Nichols (1861-1864)
Crosby and Ainsworth (1864-1868)

Cloth. Pebbled cloth. Blindstamped with gilt lettering and picture on the spine. 4.5" x 7".
(The pebbled blindstamped cover pattern is the same for all five books for the Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Co. and the Crosby and Nichols volumes until 1862.)

Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Company


Mary at Sixteen format:


Crosby and Nichols


Crosby and Ainsworth
The editions published by this firm have not been seen.