Publisher Series

One post for publisher series of vintage children's/young adult books should be enough. :)

The below appear to be all I could find of this publisher series.

Famous Animal Stories - Garrard Publishing Company
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Famous+Animal+Stories+-+Garrard+Publ...

Publisher Series: Vintage Scholastic
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Vintage+Scholastic

From 1997-2000 (so not that long ago, probably not what you call "vintage"), this is a brief Scholastic series called Extreme. Different authors, stories/characters.
Publisher Series: Scholastic - Extreme
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Scholastic+-+Extreme

Publisher Series: Career Romance for Young Moderns
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Career+Romance+for+Young+Moderns

Another Scholastic, Hippo Books, series, from the UK called Hauntings, published in the late 1980s/1990.

Publisher Series: Hauntings
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Hauntings

Pilot Books and High-Low Mysteries Series are from Albert Whitman & Company.

Publisher Series: A Pilot Book
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/A+Pilot+Book

Publisher Series: High-Low Mysteries Series
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/High-Low+Mysteries+Series

These paperbacks look similar to Scholastic books.

Publisher Series: Young Readers Press
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Young+Readers+Press

Published by London ; Melbourne : Ward, Lock & Co., Limited.

Publisher Series: Cygnet Books
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Cygnet+Books

There ought to be lots more of these.

Publisher Series: Young Australia Series
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Young+Australia+Series

Little Golden Books and related series linked on that page.

Publisher Series: Little Golden Books
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Little+Golden+Books

Publisher Series: Puffin Story Books
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Puffin+Story+Books

Publisher Series: My Tiny 3-D Book Series - Froebel-Kan
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/My+Tiny+3-D+Book+Series+-+Froebel-Ka...

Publisher Series: My Pet Series - Froebel-Kan
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/My+Pet+Series+-+Froebel-Kan

Publisher Series: Animal Friends Series - Froebel-Kan
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Animal+Friends+Series+-+Froebel-Kan

Published by Grosset & Dunlap.

Publisher Series: A Winker Puppet Storybook
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/A%2520Winker%2520Puppet%2520Storyboo...

Publisher Series: A Preschool Puppet Book
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/A%2520Preschool%2520Puppet%2520Book

Publisher Series: A Puppet Pop-Up Book
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/A%2520Puppet%2520Pop-Up%2520Book

Publisher Series: Capers
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Capers

Published by World Distributors, the Redwing Library publisher series had specific covers with that name stated on it.



Publisher Series: Redwing Library
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Redwing+Library

Yet another small Scholastic publisher series. Published in the 1970s (or approx. 1969 to 1980 if going by publishing dates), these mass market paperbacks are identified by the yellow, white and black (cat) logo at top right on the front cover. Like many publisher series, the books were often seen in different editions (either more than one paperback edition, or originally published in hardcover). If you'd like to know the specific ISBNs, check them out in my catalog or ask me.



Publisher Series: A Cat's Eye Mystery
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/A+Cat%27s+Eye+Mystery

Escapade is a hardcover series published by Atheneum Books, with the yellow and red Escapade logo top right and book number top left in white.



Some were also published in paperback. For example, No Monsters in the Closet by Willo Davis Roberts has the same cover illustration as a mass market paperback published by Weekly Reader Books.

Publisher Series: Escapade
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Escapade

Weekly Reader Books are in hardcover and paperback. The hardcover titles of Weekly Reader Books, and Weekly Reader Children's Book Club, often show different publishers. Young America Book Club is a less well-known publisher series. There's bound to be lots more of these.

Publisher Series: Weekly Reader Books
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Weekly%2520Reader%2520Books

Publisher Series: Weekly Reader Children's Book Club
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Weekly%2520Reader%2520Children%2527s...

Publisher Series: Young America Book Club
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Young%2520America%2520Book%2520Club

There's lots more of these.

Publisher Series: Collins Seagull Library
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Collins+Seagull+Library

Publisher Series: Sweet Goodbyes
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Sweet%2520Goodbyes

Publisher Series: Day by Day - Laurel Leaf Books
http://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Day%2520by%2520Day%2520-%2520Laurel%...

I'm in the process of moving these from "series" to "publisher series," so please bear with me:

Dodd, Mead Career Books (for Girls)
https://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Dodd,%20Mead%20Career%20Books%20for...

amysisson,

I don't care too much how these are classified. However, I will note that they originated with Dodd, Mead. There are a few titles that were reprinted in paperback (e.g. Comet) but this is the sharp exception.

There are multiple authors and several of the books form smaller character series inside.

The authors were selected because they had a connection with the field discussed in the stories, generally.

It seems to me, though, that the LT criteria for series vs. publisher series does not specifically call for moving this to publisher series.

James

Hmm, I find this confusing. I'm looking at this definition of "publisher series" (from https://www.librarything.com/profile/jjwilson61)

If all editions of a work will always belong to the series, either because it's a series linked by having the same characters or world (Narnia) or because a publisher owns the rights (Dummies Guides), then it can go in the Series field.

So Dodd Mead has most but not all of the books. (There's a similar situation with Messner -- several of those were reprinted by other publishers.) The multiple authors aspect plus the fact that most of the titles are unrelated to each other makes these seem, to me, like they belong to a publisher series. If there are smaller character series within, I would be inclined to enter both the publisher series (Dodd Mead) and the smaller series (Nancy Takes Up Boat Repair 1, 2, and 3, for instance) for those specific books.

I'm certainly interested in other opinions!

One can split the hairs very fine here. However, I think the general distinction was to separate a "publisher library" which is a collection of books, often classics, that were gathered together from an offering that originated from a specific publisher.

A Nancy Drew book that originated from Grosset & Dunlap might be reprinted by Scholastic. Yet, it is reasonable, I think, to consider Nancy Drew a series.

Further, the Nancy Drew series might start with one publisher (Grosset & Dunlap) and be continued by other publishers or imprints (Wanderer, Minstrel, Aladdin -- all Simon & Schuster imprints).

James

Penguin's short-lived YA imprint, Peacock Books:
https://www.librarything.com/publisherseries/Peacock+Books

A Nancy Drew book that originated from Grosset & Dunlap might be reprinted by Scholastic. Yet, it is reasonable, I think, to consider Nancy Drew a series.

Good point.

I can change Dodd Mead back to series.