To: The Lucile Project Home Page
To: Frequently Asked Questions
To: Lucile's Publishers
To: Montgomery Ward editions of Lucile
Montgomery Ward &
Company
Chicago
Catalogue of Books, 1903-1904
In this catalog (held by the Book Arts Press, University of Virginia), Montgomery Ward & Co. offered Lucile in seven editions brought out by other publishers -- and one edition of Meredith's Poetical Works. The seven series are advertised as follows.
This
series offered the choice of 25 volumes from a list of about 300
titles. The publisher of this series has not yet been identified.
Nor
has the publisher of the "Medallion Series".
Favorite Medallion Series of Prose and Poetry. Illustrated. Series
M 2867. Printed from new, large open-face type on an extra quality of
wove paper; embellished with numerous illustrations, especially made
for this series. Size 5 ¼ x 7 ½. White cloth, superb cover
designs in gold, with portrait of the author in solid gold leaf.
Illuminated title page, full gold edges. Silk ribbon book marks. Each
in a box. Publisher's price, per volume $1.25. (Postage, each, 12c.)
Our price, per volume, $0.60.
The
"Landscape Edition" was
published by T.Y. Crowell & Co., and offered in 1901-1902.
Probably part of the edition was remaindered to Montgomery Ward.
The
publisher of this edition has also not yet been identified.
The
Library Edition was published by Hurst -- the imprint is just visible
at the foot of the spine. Hurst called it their "Plain
Edition" and offered it from 1895 to 1901, generally at 50 cents.
Both Lucile and the Poetical Works were offered in this
series.
This
"Limp Leather Edition" was
offered by T.Y. Crowell between 1901 and 1914.
This
version of the "Woodbine
Edition" was offered by T.Y. Crowell between 1902 and 1905.
-END-