Ten Nights in a Bar-Room

The book was copyrighted in 1854. During that year there were seven editions.
Ten thousand copies sold within the first month of publication.

In 1854 the earlier books noted the stereotyper as L. Johnson and Co. The later books note King & Baird as the stereotyper.

All the books in the 1850's used the same plates. In the preface, line seven in the later books has broken type in the "c" in cause.

Unbroken "c" above and broken "c" below.

The Lippincott, Grambo & Co. and the earliest L. Crown & Co. had the Van Ingen frontispieces. Later 1854 books and editions until 1863 had the Sartain frontispiece.

None of the books here had any internal illustrations.

All the books noted here are clothbound and are 7.25” x 5.25"

Summary of 1850's editions that are shown below:
1. Lippincott, Grambo & Co. 1854
2. Lippincott, Grambo & Co. (2) 1854
3. L. P. Crown & Co. 1854
4. J. W. Bradley 1854
5. L. P. Crown & Co. (2) 1854
6. L. P. Crown & Co. (3) 1854
7. J. W. Bradley (2) 1854
8. Lippincott, Grambo & Co. (3) 1854
9. Lippincott.' Grambo & Co. / J. B. Lippincott 1855
10. J. W. Bradley 1855
11. L. P. Crown & Co. 1856
12. L. P. Crown & Co. 1857
13. Evan & Co. 1857
14. G. G. Evans 1858
15. G. G. Evans 1859
16. J. W. Bradley 1859
17. G. G. Evans 1860
18. J. Bradley 1860
19. J. W. Bradley 1863
20. Bradley & Co. 1864

Not seen but published:
J. W. Bradley 1857
J. W. Bradley 1858
J. W. Bradley 1861
J. W. Bradley 1862

1854 editions:
#1: True first edition:
Cloth. Various colors. Blindstamped with embossed publisher's initials within an oval on the cover. Gilt spine lettering and decoration.
Illustrated with the two Van Ingen frontispieces.
Published by Lippincott, Grambo & Co. / J. W. Bradley
L. Johnson and Co. stereotyper

Van Ingen Illustrations:

#2.
Same as above but the cover is blindstamped without the publisher’s initials.
L. Johnson and Co. Stereotyper
Van Ingen illustrations.

#3
Published by L. P. Crown & Co./ J. W. Bradley and Co.
Blindstamped. Various colors.
L. Johnson Stereotyper.
Unbroken “C” in preface
Van Ingen frontispieces

#4. J. W. Bradley
L Johnson Stereotyper
Unbroken “C" in the preface
Sartain frontispiece

Sartain frontispiece

Later 1854 editions with broken “C”.

#5. L. P. Crown & Co. / J. W. Bradley
Sartain frontispiece
L. Johnson and Co. Stereotyper

#6. L. P. Crown & Co./ J. W. Bradley
Sartain frontispiece
L. Johnson and Co. stereotyper

#7. J. W. Bradley/ H. A. Yates/ M. Bradley
Sartain frontispiece
L. Johnson stereotyper

#8. Lippincott, Grambo & Co.
J. W. Bradley and Co.
King & Baird is the Stereotyper
Van Ingen frontispieces

Post - 1854 editions
Books from this point on had King & Baird as stereotypers.
The editions used the same type until ??????

1855 books:
Lippincott & Co. noted on the spine of the book but Lippincott, Grambo & Co. / J. W. Bradley is the title page imprint
Van Ingen frontispieces

J. W. Bradley
Sartain frontispiece
Gilt edges and gilt illustration which is on the front is also on the verso. (This is a deluxe edition. This publisher probably also published this book without gilt cover decoration.)

L. P. Crown & Co./ J. W. Bradley
Sartain frontispiece

1856:
L. P. Crown & Co./ J. W. Bradley
Sartain frontispiece

1857:
L. P. Crown & Co./ Bostwick & Barnard/ J. W. Bradley
Sartain frontispiece

1859:
J. W. Bradley
Various colors
Sartain frontispiece

1860:
J. W. Bradley
Various colors
Sartain frontispiece

1863:
J. W. Bradley
Various colors
Sartain frontispiece

1864:
Bradley & Co.
Van Ingen frontispieces

Evans & Co. was succeeded by G. G. Evans and published this title for four years (1857-1860). It appears that J. W. Bradley did the printing for the books with Evans imprints. The books have the same plates and the covers are identical. In addition some of the Evans books have Bradley book ads.

1857:
Evans & Co. 677 Broadway, NY
Sartain frontispiece

1858-1859:
G. G. Evans
Same cover as 1860 but spine appears different
Various colors
Sartain frontispiece

1860:
G. G. Evans, Philadelphia
Sartain frontispiece