William J. Reynolds & Co.

The Reynolds firm published a number of juvenile series. The earliest title page imprint of any Reynold’s book I have seen so far is 1843. It appears that Reynolds incorporated in 1847. This was necessitated by the promotion of Frederick A. Brown from clerk to partner. The company was succeeded by Brown, Taggard and Chase in the spring of 1856.

Initially Reynolds was located at 20 Cornhill in Boston. By 1850 the firm was located at 24 Cornhill.

This firm published one T. S. Arthur title: The Story Book for Girls and Boys. (Arthur's Story Book for Boys and Girls)

This title has been seen in two different Reynolds' formats.
There a several differences between the copies.
1. The “Boys” and “Girls” in the title are in different order.
2. The imprint publisher name is different. W. J. Reynolds & Co. versus William J. Reynolds & Co.
3. The bottom book includes a more decorative cover and title page but also has the other book’s title page.
4. The content is identical.

Because the earlier edition published by T. H. Carter and others note the title to be “Girls and Boys”, I suspect that that title is the earlier Reynolds’ book.

It is a reprint. It consists of a number of short vignettes/stories and has 141 pages. It has board covers and is 6.5” x 3.5”. There are several line drawn illustrations.