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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AntiqueBytes, post: 9913141, member: 13195&quot;]This is an interesting Victorian publishing oddity.</p><p><br /></p><p>The cover is: &quot;Merry little monarchs : a collection of choice stories, bright verse and rare engravings for the little ones: with special features designed to teach our babes useful lessons and help them pass many a pleasant hour.&quot; by E E Fowler; H.J. Smith &amp; Co.; Hardcover&nbsp;&nbsp; Publisher: E. E. Fowler and H. J. Smith (1892)&nbsp; A very nice rebound copy with new spine cloth and endpapers. Some pencil children&#039;s drawings on older back endpapers. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, the interior is &quot;Vacation Fun for Boys and Girls.&quot; (Intenational Publishing Company, 1894)&nbsp; Somehow there was a mix-up.&nbsp; There is one copy of each book online now, often neither are available.&nbsp; The Vacation Fun book seems to be a little rare as it&#039;s priced 50% more.</p><p><br /></p><p>I tried to sell this about 15 years ago and the market at that time wasn&#039;t interested.&nbsp; I think I wanted at least $40 for it.&nbsp; &quot;The times they are a changing, &quot;Bob Dylan, says. [ATTACH=full]498025[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]498026[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Are they called publisher&#039;s oddities, or what proper name is this kind of thing called?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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