Mother Hubbard Series

Published by Hurst & Co.
1. Animal A. B. C. Book
2. Jack and the Beanstalk
3. Little Red Riding Hood
4. Old Mother Hubbard
5. Sing a Song of Sixpence
6. Blue Beard

These five books were published initially as a series in 1895 by Hurst & Co. In 1896 book #6 was added to the series.

Flexible lithographic covers which are book specific. Quarto.

In 1898 five books were added in the same format as the earlier volumes.

7. Beauty and the Beast
8. Jack and Jill
9. Puss in Boots
10. Sleeping Beauty


No books with the flexible lithographic covers have been seen.

In 1899 the format changed without a change in the book list.
Cloth backs. Board covers with lithographed color book specific cover illustrations. Quarto.

In 1904 the book list changed:

1. Animal A. B. C. Book
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. Jack and Jill
4. Little Red Riding Hood
5. Old Mother Hubbard
6. Sleeping Beauty


Format 3 (about 1904-1912)
Boards. Lithographic pictorial covers different for each book. Brackets are pictured on the left of the cover illustration. 7.5” x 9.25"


Format 4: Boards. Plaid pattern surrounds a varnished book specific cover illustration. 10” x 7.5"
In 1913 this cover was on a board book. By 1917 these books had a limp cover.