The Christian Herald Library (1895) Set of 10 Victorian Era Mini-Books
A cute set of ten antique hardcover books with fiction, morality tales, games and other amusements published by The Christian Herald in 1895. Each volume measures 4 inches by 6 inches, in Good to Very Good condition with some edge wear and light staining on the covers, yellowing on interior pages. This is a complete set, although it's missing the holder originally sold with it in 1895.
The volumes included:
A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and others
How to Behave and How to Amuse: A Handy Manual of Parlor Games in Two Parts compiled by G. H. Sandison
Capital Stories by American Authors by Washington Irving, Mark Twain, Amelia Barr, Nathaniel Hawthorne and others.
Readings and Recitations for Winter Evenings From the Best Works of Famous Authors of Many Lands compiled by B. J. Fernie
Around the Tea-Table by T. De Witt Talmage
Golden Treasury for the Children of God, aka The Golden Treasury of Texts for Every Day of the Year
The Book of Golden Deeds of All Times and All Lands compiled and narrated by Charlotte M. Yonge
Hand Book for American Citizens, Or Things Every Patriot Should Know by Henry Mann
The Children's Portion: Entertaining, Instructive and Elevating Stories selected and edited by Robert W. Shoppell
How to Get On in the World, or, A Ladder to Practical Success by Major A. R. Calhoun