Mostly pictures with one-word captions; includes some lists of syllables for reading practice and some prayers and hymn verses.

Wrapper title.

"Fisher & Brothers's (12 N. Sixth Street, Philadelphia, and 64 Baltimore Street, Baltimore,) famous picture books, with plenty to laugh at, and plenty to learn."--publisher's advertisement, p. [4] of printed wrapper.

Fisher & Brother was located at 12 North Sixth St., Philadelphia, between 1862 and 1868. The address changes to 9 North Sixth St. in the directory for 1868-69. Fisher & Brother also published at 64 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, between 1863 and 1864. According to the Baltimore directory for 1865-66, the firm name changed to Fisher and Denison.

First and last pages blank; pasted to printed wrapper.

One wood-engraving signed "G. Essig del. sc." (i.e., George Emrick Essig?).

"Pleasure books. Royal octavo, 6 kinds, 2 of each kind in the dozen, 16 pages each, printed and colored on all sides. No blank pages. A beautiful set of the largest toy books published"--Series title, publisher's advertisement.

Juvenile literature.

Primers (Instructional books) - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - 1863.

Primers (Instructional books) - Maryland - Baltimore - 1863.

Fisher & Brother, publisher.

United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.