F. M. Lupton Publishing Co., New York

The F. M. Lupton Publishing Company was one of a myriad of houses that published numerous reprints of older works in a multitude of series. These series were distinguished from each other by different decorative covers. Lupton published series both in paperback and hardcover. Most of the hardcover series contained reprints of popular works. Among the titles and authors were Alice in Wonderland, Doyle's A Study in Scarlet, reprints of Charles Dickens, Henty and Shakespeare.

Despite frequent listings to the contrary, all of Lupton's non paperbacks were issued in boxes or in dust jackets. So it is safe to snicker at those dealers who note in their ads: "No jacket as issued”.

In 1902 this company was succeeded by the Federal Book Company.

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This firm published four titles with T. S. Arthur noted as the author.
All are included in various publisher’s series. None were printed in non-series form.
Little Savoyard
Ten Nights in a Bar-Room
Adventures by Land and Sea
Perils by Sea and Land

The latter two volumes were not actually written by T. S. Arthur. The adventurous content of these stories is unlike anything Arthur ever wrote.

Previously Worthington published these titles with T. S. Arthur also named as the author. But note:

The exact content of "Adventures by Land and Sea" was first published in America by Willis P. Hazard (copyright 1853) in "The Narratives of an Old Traveller" translated from the German of Dr. Ph. H. Knelb by a Lady.

All of the content of Perils by Land and Sea was first published in America as "Perilous Incidents in The Lives of Sailors and Travellers" translated from the German of Dr. Ph. H. Knelb by a Lady. Willis P. Hazard copyrighted this book in 1853.

How these titles came to have T. S. Arthur as the purported author in books published by Worthington and F. M. Lupton is unclear. Perhaps it was a way to enhance sales.

Little Savoyard is a reprint of Idle Hands, and Other Stories published by Porter and Coates in 1871. As of this time most of the content (stories) of these volumes is known to have been previously published in earlier Arthur works.

Ten Nights in a Bar-Room is of course a reprint. It has the Edith Foote Upham illustrations.

All the cloth bound Lupton series books originally had dust jackets. The series and covers will be supplemented as more information is obtained. Some of the covers below are representative of the series but are not T. S. Arthur books.

Acme Series (1897-1901)
This 12 mos. series of reprints was published between 1897 and 1901. In 1897 the series had 175 titles. By 1901 the list had grown to 240 volumes. Although no dust jacket has been seen, it undoubtedly was published with one. This series was also published by Federal Book Company. It included all four of the Lupton titles noted above.

1897-1899
1900-1901

Arm Chair Library included as #145 Ten Nights in a Bar-Room. The book below was published after 1902. (7.75" x 5.5") The format before the one shown below has only text on the cover.

The Daisy Series included Ten Nights in a Bar-Room. It was a short lived series of reprints published in several 16 mos. formats. There are 87 books in the series. This series was published between 1898 and 1901. Priority between the covers has not been established. These books had dust jackets.

Elite Series. This set was published between 1892 and 1901. It included Ten Nights in a Bar-Room. It is paperbound and cost 25 cents.

Golden Rod Series. This series of 166 paperbound books included all four titles. The books cost 10 cents each. It is known that it was published between 1899 and 1901. The books were published semi-weekly

Lupton Series for Boys (1899-1900)
This 12 mos. 58 title book series consists of reprinted titles of a number of famous boys' book authors including Oliver Optic, Mayne Reid, Jacob Abbott, etc. It included all four of the Lupton titles noted above. All the books had the same format.

The Melville Series included Ten Nights in a Bar-Room. This series of 16 mo. books consisted of 72 titles It was published in 1897. A representative series book and dust jacket is shown below.

Stratford Series
This 125 volume series was published between 1892 and 1897. All four Arthur titles are part of this series. The books are 12 mos. and had dust jackets. (A representative picture is shown below)

Windsor Series (1897-1901)
This series at its peak had 417 titles of classics, fiction, poetry, etc. The books are 12 mos. and had a dust jacket. It included Ten Nights in a Bar-Room, Perils by Sea and Land, and Adventures by Land and Sea.

1897
1898
1899 (representative cover)
1900
1901