There is just something about the 19th century book and book publisher ephemera that fascinates me. I guess that is why I seem to feature it frequently in this blog.
Here is a trade card for the Henry Hoyt publishing house located in Boston. It was active between 1858 and 1876. Subsequently it was succeeded by Ira Bradley & Co. and then Bradley and Woodruff.
The 9 Cornhill address was just down the street from Brown, Taggard and Chase (of Rollo fame) and their successors.
Henry Hoyt published 29 series that are listed in my bibliography of 19th century juvenile series and I suspect that there are a number more. The series that I am know of are moralistic and religiously oriented.
Not much is known about this publisher of mainly religious works. But here is a very nice trade card which advertises its 7 volume Anna Shipton Series on the reverse.
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