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Donohue & Henneberry produced Luciles in two formats ("handy volume" and "library-size"), each routinely offered in several bindings. As the firm's 1895 PTLA catalog makes clear, many of the binding styles were also offered, packaged with a second title, in two-volume sets. Known editions are arranged here first by format, then chronologically (as can be best determined).

NL 0594624 Harvard, 379p, 15cm, [189-?]; NL 0594598 NYPL 188-, 369p., 12mo, [188-?] has been rebound.

[Prior to 1894?]

----, nd. 103x163mm, 369p. Verso titlepage: Donohue & Henneberry, Printers & Binders, Chicago. Running head is in italic capitals. Quarter white cloth finished with red paper, stamped silver. Plain endsheets of better quality than text block. BAP DH8: front pastedown has label of F.F.W. Zimmerman, Bookseller & Binder, 817 New York St., Sheybogan, Wis.; S&EH.

Handy Volume Classics:

1894 PTLA: D. H. & Co.'s Editions of Handy Volume Classics. [Lucile is #41 in the series]. The Handsomest Lines Published. A choice selection of standard and popular works in Poetry and Prose, taken from the most noted works in English literature. Each line is carefully printed on a superior quality of paper from absolutely new plates, made from large clear type. Each book is complete and unabridged. The line embraces 77 Titles, each published in four distinct styles of binding [each illustrated with a cut] as follows:

Style No. 1. --Is bound in the best Binder's Cloth, assorted colors, stamped on side and back in silver from unique design. -- each book in a printed wrapper. -- Price per volume 50 cents.

Style No. 2. --Is bound in English Silk Vellum Cloth, assorted colors, stamped with genuine gold rim on side and back, full gilt top. Each book contains a silk ribbon marker and a double head- band. Price per volume, 75 cents.

Style No. 3. --Is bound in genuine half crushed seal and turkey red morocco with full gilt top, double silk head-bands, ribbon marker and rich ornamental linings.--Each book packed in a neat box. Price per volume, $1.50.

Style No. 4. --Is bound in full Watered Turkey Levant, padded-- Gold stamping with full gilt top, double silk head-bands, ribbon marker and rich ornamental linings, round corners. Each book is packed in a neat box. Price per volume, $2.00.

style no. 1: 407 Dearborn, nd. 100x153mm, 379p. running head is gothic "lucile". gray cloth stamped silver, floral within rules (same stamping as dh1b). plain endsheets. cheap paper. bap dh1a.

----. 407 to 425 Dearborn, nd. As above except endsheets printed red with pattern of stars. BAP: bookplate of Peter Graham.

----, 407-425 Dearborn, nd. As above save pink-brown cloth stamped silver and printed faux marble endsheets (same as DH4). 2p advertisement at end for "D.H.& Co.'s Editions of Handy Volume Classics 16mo. size (Lucile is #41). "Bound in English Silk Cloth, stamped in silver" at $.50; "in English Silk Cloth stamped in gold" at $.75; "in 1/2 crushed seal, fancy linings, gilt top" at $1.50; "in full padded Turkey Levant water grain, full gilt edges" at $2.00. BAP DH1b.

1895 PTLA: Donohue, Henneberry & Co.'s Handy Volume Classics. [Lucile is #56]. In convienence of size, attractiveness of make-up and in literary excellance this line is without a peer. It embraces 100 select and standard books by the world's greatest authors. Printed from a uniformly large clear type, on a superior quality of paper, bound in full cloth, stamped in silver from attractive and unique designs. This series the greatest variety of titles published, and embraces only works of standard merit in poetry and prose. Each book has a printed wrapper and the list of titles is unsurpassed. Price, per volume, 40 cts. [Cut of binding; two "specimen pages" also illustrated].

1895 PTLA: Handy Volume Classics in Sets. Bound in Full Cloth. Consisting of 50 sets of the most Popular and Standard Works, in poetry and prose, of the World's best Authors. Printed on a superior quality of paper from new clear type. Bound in genuine cloth and stamped silver with an attractive and unique die. Each set packed in a neat box. Price, per set, 80 cents. [Cut of binding; Lucile is packaged with Longfellow's Evangeline].

----, 407-429 Dearborn, nd. 100x153mm, 379p. Running head is gothic "Lucile". Brown cloth stamped silver. Printed faux marble pattern endsheets (same stock as DH1b). Cheap paper. BAP DH4 copy 1; copy 2 inscribed on verso of titlepage Christmas 1896.

Full Morocco Leather:

1895 PTLA: Full Morocco Leather Series. The "Full Leather Series" contains 36 of the most representative and Standard "Classics" in poetry and prose. Each book is bound in One Piece of Genuine Morocco Leather, thus obviating the necessity of joining or patching. They are printed from new plates, on the highest quality of glazed paper. They are embossed from unique and tasty "dies," and the title and ornamental tracery is stamped on the back in gold. Rich and ornate linings and head-bands are used, and each book contains a silk-ribbon marker and Photo-gravure frontispiece and title page. This series is altogether the most durable and substantial fancy edition of "Classics" ever published. Each book in a neat box. Price.. $1.00. [Cut of binding].

1895 PTLA: Full Morocco Leather. Two-Volume Classic Sets. The "Full Leather Two-Volume Classics Sets" embrace the most popular classics in prose and poetry. They are printed on Superior Glazed Paper from New and Perfect Places. Each book is bound in One Piece of Genuine Morocco Leather, thus obviating the necessity of joining or patching. They are embossed from unique and tasty "dies," and the title and ornamental tracery is stamped on the back in genuine gold. Rich and ornate linings and head- bands are used, and each book contains a silk-ribbon marker and photo-gravure frontispiece and title page. Each Set is packed in a Neat Box. Price per set, $2.00. [Cut of bindings; Lucile is packaged with Longfellow's Poems].

Watered Silk Series:

1895 PTLA: Watered Silk Series. The "Watered Silk Series" embraces 36 of the most popular and desirable "classics" in prose and poetry. They are printed on Superior Finished, Glazed Paper from New and Perfect Plates. They are bound in Genuine Moired Silk of the Highest Grade, tastetfully stamped in gold. Each Book contains a Photo-Gravure Frontispiece and Title Page; they are embellished with double-silk head-bands, a silk- ribbon marker and rich ornamenal linings. They are faultless and perfect in every detail. Each packed in a neat box. Price, $1.50. [Cut of binding].

1895 PTLA: Watered Silk Two-Volume Sets. The most popular and desirable "classics" in prose and poetry. They are printed on superior finished, glazed paper from new and perfect plates. They are bound in Genuine Moired Silk of the Highest Grade, tastetfully stamped in gold. Each one contains a photo-gravure frontispiece and title page, and they are embellished with double-silk head-bands, a silk-ribbon marker and rich ornamenal linings. They are faultless and perfect in every detail. Each Set is Packed in a Neat Box. Price per set, $3.00. [Cut of binding; Lucile is packaged with Longfellow's Poems].

Gem Edition:

1895 PTLA: The Gem Edition of Popular and Fast Selling Books By Favorite Authors. Bound in Genuine Cloth. Size of Book, 6 1/2 x 4 inches. Convenient and Handy to read. They are charmingly bound in Cloth with special designs and name of title stamped on the side and back. All are printed from large, clear type. The latest and best works of Fiction, as well as many of the Standard Romances of the old school of authors, are included in the "Gem Edition." They will fit in the pocket, and are comfortable and pleasing to hold while reading. Price, 25c. [Cut of binding; Lucile is #25].

----. Gray/green cloth stamped blue. University of Washington.

[Post-1895 editions?]:

All are undated; have an imprint address of 407-429 Dearborn; are approximately 100x151mm; 379p; with a running head in a gothic face.

----. Dull gold or bronze cloth stamped silver. Design is nouveau-ish trees rising in an arc from stylized waves. S&EH; Redwood Library and Athenaeum.

[1899?]. Lithographic frontispiece portrait and titlepage printed red and brown. Quarter white cloth stamped silver finished with printed floral (loose pattern) cloth. Teg. Plain endsheets. Good paper. BAP DH6a.

----. Quarter white cloth stamped silver finished with printed floral (diaper pattern) cloth. BAP DH6b.

----. Quarter white cloth stamped silver finished with printed floral (roses) cloth. Signature dated December 25, 1899 on front fly. Good paper. BAP DH6c.

----. Quarter white cloth stamped silver finished with printed floral (diamond pattern) cloth. BAP DH6d: inscribed June 5, 1903; University of Chicago.

[1901?]. Verso titlepage (in wreath): Printed and Bound by Donohue and Henneberry Chicago. Dark gray cloth stamped silver with nouveau design. Plain endsheets. Cheap paper. BAP DH7a.

----, Red cloth. BAP DH7b: inscribed March 16, 1901.

[1903?]. Lithographic frontispiece portrait and titlepage printed red and black. Light green cloth stamped black, blue and green; woman with laurel crown fills lower portion of top board (see also Chicago: DM1 - M.A. Donohue edition for same stamping). Teg. Plain endsheets. Good paper. BAP DH5, copy 1; copy 2 in extremely fresh condition.

Ideal Library:

1895 PTLA: The Ideal Library. 25c. Representative works of Authors of established merit only will be included in "The Ideal Library." --All the numbers are printed from new, large, clear type on a good quality of paper and are bound in attactive paper covers in such a way that they open easily and flexibly, thus making their perusal a pleasure and a comfort. [Cut of binding; Lucile is #147 in the series].

----. NL 0594648 Library of Congress 1895; missing 5/9/85; 369p, 18cm, [1895], on cover: The Ideal Library, No. 147, 21 Jan 1895.

Advance Edition:

1895 PTLA: The Advance Edition. Attractively bound in binders' best silk-finished cloth, stamped from new and original designs in Ink and Genuine Gold. 151 Popular and Standard Books by the World's Favorite Authors. In Material, Quality, as well as in Selection of Titles, this line is superior to any other 35c. cloth edition ever issued. [Cut of binding; Lucile is #83 in the series].

1895 PTLA: The Advance Series of Two-Volume Sets. A complete line of popular two-volume sets. Printed on superior paper, and bound with double head-band, in best grade of silk- finished Binders' cloth, stamped in ink and gold--packed in a neat box. Price, 75 cents per set. [Cut of bindings; Lucile is #35, packaged with Bulwer Lytton's The Last Days of Pompeii].

----, 407-425 Dearborn, nd. 120x189mm, 369p. "Advance Edition" on spine. Plum cloth stamped black, spine has gold title panel. Plain endsheets. Cheap paper. BAP DH2: signature dated 1919 on front fly.

Alpine Edition:

1895 PTLA: Alpine Edition. Substantially bound in highest grade silk finished cloth, stamped in gold. Gilt Top. 100 Select and Standard Books by the World's Greatest Authors. In manufacture, as well as in literary merit, this line is superior to any other 50c. Cloth Edition ever issued. [Cut of binding; Lucile is #51 in the series].

1895 PTLA: The Alpine Series...Two Volume Sets. Gilt top... Printed from New, Large, Clear Type, on a Superior Quality of Paper, and substantially bound in a Silk-Finished Binders' Cloth, stamped in Genuine Gold; double head bands, and hand-burnished Gilt Top, library size. Packed in a Neat Box. Price, per set, $1.00. [Cut of bindings; Lucile is #35, packaged with W. Heimburg's Misjudged].

----, 407-425 Dearborn, nd. 120x190mm, 369p. Plain maroon cloth with title stamped gold on spine only. Teg. Plain endsheets. Cheap paper. BAP DH3.

[Post-1895 editions?]:

Caxton Edition, [1899?]

----, 1899. "Caxton Edition" in curved line across top board. Green cloth. University of Florida.

Moire Cloth

----, nd. 120x90mm, 369p. Rose moire cloth with blind bordered, gold stamped, title cartouche in upper left corner and on spine. Teg. S&EH; Ohio State University.

"Complete and Unabridged Edition."

----. 120x190mm, 369p. Titlepage: "Complete and Unabridged Edition." Blue cloth stamped black and orange, spine title in gold. Winged woman in circle tops front board. Plain endsheets of better stock than block. Cheap paper. See also Donohue Brothers. BAP DH9.

----. Green cloth. S&EH; Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State Library.

[1902?]

----. 133x201mm, 369p. Titlepage: "Complete and Unabridged Edition." Maroon linen finish cloth stamped gold. Teg, fore-edge and bottom untrimmed. Plain endsheets. Good paper. BAP DH10: flyleaf inscribed dated 1902.

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