Series transposed from head of title page.
May Bells series is not listed in McLoughlin publisher's catalogues for 1880-81 or 1882-83. This series is listed in Catalogue of McLoughlin Bros. toy books ... (New York [1886]). Catalogues for 1884-85 were not available. Includes a publisher's advertisement for Mother Goose in a new dress series on p. [12] that is similar (but not identical) to an ad for that series appearing in the 1886 catalogue.
Page [1] printed in red and black ink to resemble a wrapper.