J. Q. Preble

J. Q. Preble was a small publisher which was based in New York City. They published several children's books from 1851 to 1865.[1] Many of these books have detailed wood engravings. The publisher often did not put publication dates or author names in the books.

Selected works
  • ''Gift of Piety; or, Divine Breathings. - n.d.[1]
  • The Wonders of a Toy Shop. - n.d. 185? [2][3]
  • Blackberry Girl by Nancy Sproat - c. 1840[4][5]
  • The history of the children in the wood - c. 1855[6]
  • Lilly of the Valley, or Cousin Lill's Stories for Her Pets. - c. 1855 [1]
  • The Little Robinson Crusoe. - 1855[7]
  • Fairy tales for children. Susie Sunbeam. - 1859 [8]
  • Stories about insects. Susie Sunbeam. - 1859 [8]

References
  1. "The Charlotte M. Smith Collection of Miniature Books". Archived from the original on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
  2. Library of Congress - Children's Literature Collection
  3. Victoriana
  4. "Biblio". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
  5. This source shows a possible date of 1840, which is prior to the date the publisher is known to have published during.
  6. Archives.org
  7. ROBINSON CRUSOE - An English Graphical Bibliography
  8. Rutgers University Library - Finding Aid: Nineteenth Century Children's Chapbook Collection
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