Franconia Stories by Jacob Abbott | 1850s Antique Set of 5 Children's Reading Textbooks | Set includes 5 of the 10 in the series

The Franconia Stories is a series of children's novels written in the 1850s by Jacob Abbott, published by Harper & Brothers. This collection includes five the 10 books published in the late 1850s including: Mary Erskine (#3) , Mary Bell (#4), Beechnut (#5), Caroline (#9), and Agnes (#10). These are not first editions, but they are very old, and according to the website jacobabbott, were all likely published in the late 1850s. 

An beautiful collection for anyone who loves children's books, antique books, or both!

ABOUT THE SERIES (Courtesy of jacobabbott)
The ten books of (the Franconia Stories) series chronicle the adventures of a number of youngsters in and around the White Mountain village of Franconia. Humorous and moralistic, these tales were extremely popular in the mid and late nineteenth century. Now, of course, these stories, despite their gentle nature and wonderfully amusing tales, are mostly forgotten like the rest of Abbott's works. Some early ads noted that the series was "complete in five volumes". Probably because the popularity of the 1850 publications was so great, the series was lengthened to ten books. This series was published in four different formats by Harper and Brothers. The complete series includes...

1. Malleville, 1850
2. Wallace, 1850
3. Mary Erskine, 1850
4. Mary Bell, 1850
5. Beechnut, 1850
6. Rodolphus, 1852
7. Ellen Linn, 1852
8. Stuvyesant, 1853
9. Caroline, 1853
10. Agnes, 1853

BIXLEY NOTES
• Five books from the Franconia Stories series
• Written by Jacob Abbott
• Published Harper & Brothers, late 1850s
• Set of 5 linen hardcovers
• Black & white illustrations
• Measures 6 3/4" x 4 3/8"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In good condition for their age
• Bindings are nice and tight
• Covers have lots of wear and discoloration (as expected with over 130 years of age)
• The Agnes book has black tape along the binding
• Each book as a label from the New Grammar School pasted on the inside front cover
• Each book is stamped "Joseph Gile" on the inside front page
• Broadly, pages are in very good condition, some spotting on various pages. No marks that we can see.

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