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Series Name:
Publish Dates:
Topic: |
Beautiful Stories Series
1906 - 1906
Religious |
Series Number:
Volumes:
Formats: |
45
10
6 |
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Title: |
Author: |
Year: |
Illustrator: |
| 1 |
First Christmas |
Willard, J. H. |
1906 |
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| 2 |
First Easter |
Willard, J. H. |
1906 |
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| 3 |
Once in Seven Years |
Willard, J. H. |
1906 |
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| 4 |
With Hammer and Nail |
Willard, J. H. |
1906 |
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| 5 |
Five Kings in a Cave |
Willard, J. H. |
1906 |
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| 6 |
Wisest Man |
Willard, J. H. |
1906 |
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| 7 |
Farmer's Wife |
Willard, J. H. |
1906 |
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| 8 |
Man Who Did Not Die |
Willard, J. H. |
1906 |
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| 9 |
When Iron Did Swim |
Willard, J. H. |
1906 |
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| 10 |
What is Sweeter Than Honey |
Willard, J. H. |
1906 |
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Henry
Altemus
Company Format:
1 Volumes: 1
- 10
Half vellum with gold gilt decorative pattern on the left of the cover
within which is the book's title, author and series name. The right
half of the cover has an illuminated multicolor book appropriate
picture with a colorful decorative pattern above and below. The dust
jacket has writing on it which tells the book's title, author and
series name. Earliest books in this format have orange decorative end
papers. (See pictures)
Henry Altemus
Company Format:
2 Volumes: 1
- 10
The book cover is the same as Format 1. The dust jacket has a picture
in muted colors of a lady standing with an urn next to a well.
Henry Altemus
Company Format:
3 Volumes: 1
- 10
Half vellum (green) as above. Right half of the cover has a full size
colored picture of a flower. Earlier books have the Format 2 dust
jacket whereas later books have the Format 3 dust jacket. The Format 3
dust jacket is the same as the Format 2 jacket except it is without
colors.
Henry Altemus
Company Format:
4 Volumes: 1
- 10
Half vellum( gold or green-later) the same as Formats 1 and 2. The
right of the cover has an idyllic country scene within a rectangle
which has some border flowers. The Format 3 dust jacket is seen with
this format. Occasionally Format 5 dust jackets have ben placed on the earlier Format 4 books.
Henry Altemus
Company Format:
5 Volumes: 1
- 10
Cover has line drawn picture of ancient biblical community surrounding
a book appropriate pictorial multicolored applique. The later books
have a colorless frontispiece. Dust jacket matches the book. 7.25 x 4.
Henry Altemus
Company Format:
6 Volumes: 1
- 10
Half vellum in green as above. Right cover has a light bluish pattern
of leaves. Same dust jacket as in #5.
Series Notes:
1. There are a number of similarities between the covers of this series
and those of Series #63- Children of the Bible Series.
a. The decorative pattern above
the illuminated picture in Format 1 and 2 here is the same as that seen
in Format 2 in Series #63
b. The idyllic rectangular
pictures of this series and that series are the same.
c. Format 5 here and Format 5
there are the same except for the actual cover designs/pictures.
2. There are a total of 4 rectangular idyllic pictures. Three of the
four are shown here. For the fourth, see Series #63.
3. It is unclear how many flower patterns there are in Format 3. More
examples can be seen at Series #63.
4. Although this series is very similar to Series #63- Children of the
Bible in terms of the same number of books, same author, and similar
formats, the books are much less commonly found. |
Front Endpapers
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Rear Endpapers
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Format 1 Dust Jacket
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Format 2-3 Dust Jacket
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Format 3 Dust Jacket
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Format 3-4 Dust Jacket
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Format 1-2 #1
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Format 1-2 #2
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Format 1-2 #3
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Format 1-2 #4
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Format 1-2 #5
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Format 1-2 #6
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Format 1-2 #7
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Format 1-2 #8
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Format 1-2 #9
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Format 1-2 #10
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Format 3
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Format 3
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Format 3
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Format 3
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Format 4
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Format 4
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Format 4
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Format 4
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Format 5 #1
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Format 5 #2
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Format 5 #4
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Format 5 #5
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Format 5 #6
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Format 5 #7
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Format 5 #8
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Format 5 #9
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Format 5 #10
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Format 6
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