| Truman & Smith
W.B. Smith W.B. Smith & Co. Sargent, Wilson & Hinkle Wilson, Hinkle & Co. Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co. American Book Co. |
1834 – 1843
1843 – 1852 1852 – 1863 1863 – 1868 1868 – 1877 1877 – 1890 1890 - 1920 |
BENCHMARKS FOR BOOK COLLECTORS
| 1836
1838 1853 1857 1863 1865, 1866 1879 1885 1901 1920 |
original edition including Primer and Speller
changes in Second and Third Reader under caption “Rev. and Improved” “Newly Revised” (major change) “New” (major change); Sixth Reader added High School Reader added minor changes major change, completely remade, uniform binding in brown minor change re-copyrighted, slight changes re-copyrighted, slight changes |
Under Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co. the readers reached their peak of popularity. The 1879 edition is highly regarded for its artistic excellence. Henry F. Farny, prominent illustrator and Indian painter, was one of a group of artists commissioned. Other artists included: James Carter Beard, George Wharton Edwards, Mary Hallock Foote, William Hamilton Gibson, Will H. Low, Thomas Moran, Howard Pyle, and Charles S. Reinhart.