Petite Library 1911
Miniature Library 1911

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Publish Dates: 1911-1913

Volumes: 63

Formats: 2

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1

Thoughts from Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson

2

Favorite Essays of Elia

Charles Lamb

3

Winnowings from Wordsworth

William Wordsworth

4

Thoughts from Robert Browning

Robert Browning

5

Sonnets, E. B. Browning

Robert Browning

6

Tennyson Treasury

Alfred Lord Tennyson

7

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Edward Fitzgerald

8

Sonnets of John Keats

John Keats

9

Poems of Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnold

10

Burns Treasury

Robert Burns

11

Longfellow Treasury

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

12

Poems of Adelaide A. Procter

Adelaide A. Procter

13

Thoughts from Ruskin

John Ruskin

14

Thoughts from Thomas Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle

15

Dickens Treasury

Charles Dickens

16

Lyrics of Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley

17

Poems of Coleridge

Samuel Coleridge

18

Songs and Sonnets of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

19

Songs and Ballads of Scott

Walter Scott

20

Songs of Lady Nairne

Carolina Oliphant

21

Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

22

Gray's Elegy and Odes

Thomas Gray

23

Poems of Dante G. Rossetti

Dante G. Rossetti

24

Poems of Whittier

John G. Whittier

25

Poems of Christina Rossetti

Christina Rossetti

26

Dickens' Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

28

Lyrics of Byron

Lord Byron

29

Hood Grave and Gay

Thomas Hood

30

Poems by James Russell Lowell

James Russell Lowell

31

Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice

William Shakespeare

32

Shakespeare's As You Like It

William Shakespeare

33

Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare

34

Poems

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

35

Poems

Victor J. Daly

36

Bush Ballads

R. L. Gordon

37

38

Friendship

Ralph Waldo Emerson

39

Bronte Thoughts

Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte

40

St. Paul, a Poem

F. W. H. Myers

41

Sea Spray

Adam L. Gordon

42

Footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson

43

Lady of the Lake

Walter Scott

44

Mary, Queen of Scots

Unknown

45

Edina's Charm

Anonymous

46

Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott

47

Saintly Words

A. Kempis

48

Light from the Sacred Page

Anonymous

49

Watchwords for Christian Living

C. H. Spurgeon and others

50

Across the River

Dr. Norman McLeod

51

Counsel and Comfort for Daily Life

numerous authors

52

A Kempis' Imitation of Christ

A. Kempis

1

In the Footsteps of R. L. S.

Robert Louis Stevenson

2

Burns' Poems

Robert Burns

3

Burns' Songs

Robert Burns

4

Burns' Birthday Book

Robert Burns

5

Songs of Scott

Walter Scott

6

Lady of the Lake

Walter Scott

7

Scott Birthday Book

Walter Scott

8

Songs of Lady Nairne

Carolina Oliphant

9

Mary, Queen of Scots

Unknown

10

Edina's Charm

Anonymous

11

Thoughts of Carlyle

Thomas Carlyle

H. M. Caldwell Co. began publishing this series in 1911 and reprinted it in 1912 and 1913.

In 1912 #12, 17, 20, 27, 35, 36, 40, 41 were deleted. No. 37 was never included in the series.
In 1913 #34 was deleted.

The Series is listed in the Caldwell catalogues as the Petite Library but the books note "Miniature Library"

Two formats:

The first 52 numbers were published in format 1. Format 2 was used for the books of the "Tartan Edition".

1. Velvet calf. Various colors. Illuminated endpapers. Gilt cover lettering. Title embossed on the spine. 2.5” x 3.75”. Boxed.

2. Tartan design on silk (Various patterns have been seen). Cushion covers. Round corners. Gilt edges. 2.375” x 3.5”. Boxed

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