Saalfield Publishing Company, Akron

This firm was established in 1900 by Arthur J. Saalfield, formerly of the Werner Company. Saalfield was born in Leeds, England in 1863.
At an early age he worked with W. B. Keene, Cook & Company, a large bookseller. By 1877 he was employed by Dillingham in New York.
He went into a jobbing business with Albert F. Fitch in 1891. This business was a failure. Sometime thereafter moved to Akron (after a short term stint as the manager of the Merriam Company) to take over the publishing business of the Werner Company. Subsequently he purchased the company and began the Saalfield Publishing Company. By 1902 Saalfield had a satellite offices in New York and Chicago. Saalfield’s most famous output was the Billy Whiskers' Series. The company was in business until 1977. Saalfield died in 1919.

Saalfield only published one T. S. Arthur title: Ten Nights in a Bar Room.

At this time I am aware of two different formats.

1903. Cloth. Green. Gold gilt spine and cover lettering. 7.75" x 5.25".
Illustrated by W. H. Fry with four illustrations on glossy paper.

The fourth picture is missing from my copy.

The other format which is part of the "Famous Books by Famous Authors" has not been seen.