Derby, Miller and Company (1848-1850) Auburn, New York
Derby & Miller (1850-1854) Auburn
Derby, Orton & Mulligan (1853-1854) Buffalo
Miller, Orton & Mulligan (1854-1857) Auburn, Buffalo, New York
J. C. Derby & Company (1853-1855) New York City
Derby & Jackson (1855-1861) New York 1858 119 Nassau Street

Derby, Miller & Co. succeeded J. C. Derby & Co. in 1850.

James Cephas Derby (1818-1892) was born in Little Falls, New York. After an apprenticeship which began in 1833 with the bookseller Henry Ivison, in 1840 Derby bought his own bookstore in Auburn, New York. He subsequently began publishing in the 1844 time range as J. C. Derby & Company. His clerk, Norman Miller, became his publishing partner in 1848. In 1850 the firm name was changed to Derby & Miller.

Name changes occurred with the addition of William Orton and Eugene Mulligan. In 1853 the successor firms were called Derby & Miller which was located in Auburn and Derby, Orton & Mulligan in Buffalo. With Derby's departure Miller, Orton & Mulligan of Auburn and Buffalo was founded. This firm was active between 1854 and 1857.

Derby founded J. C. Derby and Company in New York City in December, 1853. By 1855 Edwin Jackson joined Derby in a new publishing firm. This firm, Derby and Jackson, was active between 1855 and 1861.

These firms published a number of T. S. Arthur's titles, two of which were first editions.

Book published by H. W. Derby & Co. as the primary publisher are not included here.
H. W. Derby was James Derby’s younger brother.

Advice to Young Men on Their Duties and Conduct in Life
Fanny Dale; or, a Year after Marriage
Hand but Not the Heart; or, The Life-Trials of Jesse Loring (First edition)
Steps Towards Heaven; or, Religion in Common Life (First edition)
String of Pearls for Boys and Girls
Young Lady at Home: A Series of Home Stories
Young Music Teacher

Young Lady at Home: A Series of Home Stories Derby and Jackson 1856,1857,1858 (1847 copyright)

1857 with HW Derby and Co. Cinci
This is a different book from Lady at Home.

Advice to Young Men on Their Duties and Conduct in Life J. C. Derby 1855
This book has not been seen.
Generally every format of Advice to Young Men has a corresponding copy of Advice to Young Women. Thus I suspect there is a J. C. Derby issue of Advice to Young Ladies.

Fanny Dale; or, a Year after Marriage Derby & Jackson
In addition to being included within the Young Lady at Home volume, it appears that this title was also published as a separate book by Derby & Jackson in 1856, 1857 and 1858.

Hand but Not the Heart; or, The Life-Trials of Jesse Loring
First edition has 1858 on title page and copyright page.
Cloth. Blindstamped. 12 mo.

Steps Towards Heaven; or, Religion in Common Life
First edition has 1858 on title page and copyright page. 12 mo. $1.00
Another edition was published in 1859.

String of Pearls for Boys and Girls (Co-authored with F. C. Woodworth)
Derby & Miller 1853/ Derby, Orton & Mulligan 1853 (also in 1854 and 1855)
Muslin. 16 mo. 75 cents
Another edition was published in 1856 by Miller, Orton & Mulligan.
Previously published as "Wheat-Sheaf, Gathered From Our Own Fields" by M. W. Dodd

Young Lady at Home
This title was published yearly between 1856 and 1859 by Derby & Jackson
The volume contains Fanny Dale and Young Music Teacher.
(Previously this title was published as The Lady at Home.)

Between 1857 and 1859 this book was part of the ten volume Library of Popular Tales.
Cloth. Gold gilt spine. 12 mo. (7.5” x 5.25”. $1.00

1857, 1858 and 1859 formats are the same.

Young Music Teacher Derby & Jackson
In addition to being included within the Young Lady at Home volume, it appears that this title was also published as a separate book by Derby and Jackson in 1856, 1857 and 1858.