Hurst and Company, New York

Mayne Reid titles appeared in numerous Hurst series between the mid 1890's and about 1910. In the 1893 Hurst catalogue Dead(sic) Shot and Gwen Wynn were listed as books in non series form. These volumes have not been seen.

A number of the pictured covers below are not on Mayne Reid books. These pictures are noted here to show the format. With time hopefully they will be replaced with actual Mayne Reid volumes.

With the exception of the five volume boxed sets, all of the Hurst Mayne Reid’s originally had dust jackets.

The Hurst Series that included that have at least one Mayne Reid title.
Argyle Series
Arlington Edition
Boys' Own Library
Cambridge Classics Library Edition
Captain Mayne Reid Series
Cosmos Series
Emerson Series
Every Boys' Library
Gilt Top Series
Hawthorne Library
Hurst's Library of Paperback Literature
Laurelhurst Series
New Argyle Series
Popular Five Volume Sets
Standard Series of Popular Authors
Universal Library
Young America Library

Argyle Series 1895-1897
Death Shot
Free Lances
Gwen Wynn
Child Wife
No Quarter
12 mo. Various colored cloths.
Mid 1890's -1907

This format is from 1896-1897



Arlington Edition
This is a long running publisher's series that included two Mayne Reid titles: Death Shot and The Free Lances. So far two formats have been seen. One from the mid-1880's or a bit later. The other from the early 1890's No Mayne Reid titles were listed in this series post-1895.

ca. mid 1880's

 

ca. 1894



Boys' Own Library 1906-1913
Boy Hunters
Boy Slaves
Boy Tar
Young Voyagers
67 title series.
Many different front cover appliqués have been seen. 6" x 4.25".



Cambridge Classics Library Edition 1897-1906
16 Mo. books sold for 35 cents each.
Boy Hunters
Boy Slaves (Not in this series in 1906)
Boy Tar (Not in this series in 1906)
Young Voyagers

1897

1898

 

1899

1900

 

1901

1902

 

1904-1905



Captain Mayne Reid Series 1908-1910

1. Afloat in the Forest
2. Boy Hunters
3. Boy Slaves
4. Boy Tar
5. Giraffe Hunters
6. Lone Ranch
7. Rifle Rangers
8. Scalp Hunters
9. Young Voyagers
This series was started when the Young America Library discontinued its Mayne Reid titles. The books in this series note "The Captain Mayne Reid Series" on the copyright page. 12 mo., 50 cents each.



Cosmos Series of Representative Authors 1902-1903
Boy Hunters
Boy Slaves
Boy Tar
Young Voyagers
Scalp Hunters



Emerson Series 1900-1901
Boy Hunters
Boy Slaves
Boy Tar
Young Voyagers

1900

1901



Every Boys' Library 1908
Scalp Hunters
Rifle Rangers
75 cents. 5.5" x 8”.
(This is a representative cover from this series)



Gilt Top Series 1899- 1908
Boy Hunters 1900-1908
Boy Slaves 1900-1908
Boy Tar 1900-1908
Giraffe Hunters 1904-1908
Rifle Rangers 1899-1908
Scalp Hunters 1899-1908
Young Voyagers 1900-1908
Child Wife 1904-1906
Death Shot 1904-1906
Free Lances 1904-1906
Gwen Wynn 1904-1906
No Quarter 1904-1906
12 mo. 60 cents each

1906



Hawthorne Library 1900-1906
Gwen Wynn
No Quarter
Death Shot
Child Wife
Rifle Rangers
More than 300 title series at its peak. In wraps for 35 cents each.

Hurst's Library of Paperback Literature ca.1895
No Quarter
Child Wife
Gwen Wynn
Death Shot
Free Lances
In wraps. 25 cents.

Laurelhurst Series 1900-1905
Boy Hunters
Boy Slaves
Boy Tar
Young Voyagers
6' x 4.25"

1900-1901

1902-1904

1905



New Argyle Series 1898-1907
Over 300 titles for 50 cents each
Boy Hunters
Boy Slaves
Boy Tar
Child Wife
Death Shot
Free Lances
Giraffe Hunters
Gwen Wynn
No Quarter
Rifle Rangers
Scalp Hunters
Young Voyagers

1898

1899

1900

 

1901-1902

1903

 

1904

1905-1907



Popular Five Volume Sets 1899-1902
Child Wife
Free Lances
Death Shot
Rifle Rangers
Scalp Hunters
Boxed. Cloth.



Standard Series of Popular Authors-Five Volume Sets 1899-1905
No Quarter (1905 only)
Child Wife (1899-1904)
Death Shot
Free Lances
Rifle Rangers
Scalp Hunters
Boxed. English silk ribbed cloth

Universal Library
Paperback, 25 cents. ca. early 1890's
Death Shot

Young America Library 1899-1906 (No Mayne Reid's after 1908)
Boy Hunters
Boy Slaves
Boy Tar
Giraffe Hunters
Lone Ranch (Not in 1899-1902)
Rifle Rangers
Scalp Hunters
Young Voyagers

1899-1900



In 1901-1903 there were three cover formats all using this same dust jacket. In 1904 this dust jacket was still used but there were three new covers.

1901-1903

 

1901-1903 covers

 

1904-1905 covers

 

1906