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Hurst published three Peck books that
initially had the same formats as the three Peck books
published by Jamieson-Higgins Company.
-Sunbeams
-Peck's Uncle Ike and the Red Headed Boy
-Peck's Red Headed Boy
These three books were printed both in wraps (30 cents)
and hardcover (60 cents) by Hurst in 1903. Until 1909 the
cover pictures were unchanged. Starting in 1909 there were
new cover pictures for these titles. The books still were
published in hardcovers and wraps.
The Hardcover books are 7.75 x 5.75.
1903-1908 in wraps
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Post-1909 Earlier format with
uncoated brown paper dust jacket
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Post-1909 book cover
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Post-1909 format (earlier)
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Post-1909 format (later)
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Post-1909 Later Format with white coated dust
jacket paper
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These Sunbeams' are post-1909. Most likely the red/orange
book is earlier.
The Fairy Tale Series is a seventeen volume series
published between 1905 and 1908. The titles were priced at
50 cents each. The covers are stereotyped except for the
title and the appliqué picture. The books are 7.5 x 5.25
(12 Mo.) and originally came with a dust jacket. Peck's
Uncle Ike and the Red Headed Boy is the only Peck volume
in the series.
Hurst's Presentation Series was published in three
formats between 1895 and 1919. Peck’s Uncle Ike and the
Red-Headed Boy was part of the second format only and was
published between 1904 and 1909. Each book in this set has
six colored lithographic pictures. This title came with a
dust jacket which has not been seen. This volume is crown
8 vo. (8" x 6") and sold for $1.00.
Starting in 1909 Peck's Uncle Ike and the Red Headed Boy
was published in the Young American Library. This
12 mo. book sold for 50 cents. The book can be
distinguished from the earlier non series Pecks' by its
smaller size- 7 x 5.25. Also the books in this series have
a list of "Hurst's Books for Boys" on the back of the dust
jacket.
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Earlier
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Later
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Dust jacket reverse
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