Jolly fun for the little ones
Subtitle: comprising merry jingles, dainty rhymes, charming stories : prepared expressly for the entertainment and delight of our dear little ones : also an illuminated alphabet and The child's book of trades and Visit of St. Nicholas : the whole appropriately illustrated with original drawings
Contributors: Meek, Thomas Sheppard; Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851; Scull, William Ellis, 1862- copyright holder; Birdsall, William W. (William Wilfred), 1854-1909, ed; Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948, ed; Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944, ill; World Bible House
Publisher: World Bible House
Published: 1897
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Dummies (Bookselling); Specimens; World Bible House
Other titles: True stories of great Americans, for young Americans.; Historical stories of American pioneer life.; Famous authors and the best literature from England and America.
Notes: A salesman's dummy consisting of selections from four works, presumably all published by World Bible House.

Title from t.p. of first work.

On t.p., place of publication follows publisher name.

All four works have separate t.p., first and fourth with World Bible House imprint. Final three works each copyrighted 1897 by W.E. Scull.

Includes [34] p. and chromolithographed front and back covers of first work as well as t.p.

Includes [46] p., [2] leaves of plates and front cover of second work as well as t.p.: True stories of great Americans, for young Americans, telling in simple language suited to boys and girls, the inspiring stories of the lives of George Washington ... Thos. A. Edison / by the famous writer for young Americans and Thomas Sheppard Meek. Richly illustrated with six beautiful lithographs and original half tone drawings by eminent artists.

Includes [44] p., [5] leaves of plates and front cover of third work as well as t.p.: Historical stories of American pioneer life, as told in the famous Leatherstocking tales, The last of the Mohicans ... The prairie / by J. Fenimore Cooper ... adapted to younger reader by "The best known writer of juvenile books in America" ; embellished with ten magnificent lithographs and numerous original drawings in the text.

Includes [118] p., [18] leaves of plates and front cover ot fourth work as well as t.p.: Famous authors and the best literature of England and America, containing the lives ... together with a choice selection from their writings ... / compiled and edited by William Wilfred Birdsall ... Rufus M. Jones ... and others ; sumptuously illustrated with original drawings by Charles Dana Gibson, Corwin K. Linson and others ... World Bible House, Philadelphia, Pa.

Prospectuses for Historical stories and Famous authors tipped in before each of those works. Prospectus for all four works bound in at end in front of blank pages for subscriber information.

All bound in porfolio of plain cloth-covered boards.
Table of contents: title: Jolly fun for the little ones; title: True stories of great Americans, for young Americans; title: Historical stories of American pioneer life; title: Famous authors and the best literature from England and America.