Bibliography of Ellis Parker Butler

1904

1. The French Decorative Styles From the Earliest Times to the Present Day (1904)   By Ellis P. Butler and Brittain B. Wilson. "A hand-book for ready reference by the editors of the Upholstery dealer and decorative furnisher." A large format (8.5x12 inch) book. Trade publication with many pages of advertising. Illustrated throughout with photos and line art. New York: Thomas A. Cawthra and Company.  [NYPL]

1906

2. Pigs is Pigs (April, 1906)   The first published book edition of the story that made Butler famous. A Mike Flannery story. Originally published as a story in the American Magazine, September 1905. Five illustrations by Will Crawford. New York: McClure, Phillips and Company.  [EPBLIB]

	The Incubator Baby September, 1906 Click for larger image

3. The Incubator Baby (September, 1906) A novella in three chapters. Four illustrations by May Wilson Preston. New York and London: Funk and Wagnalls Company.  [EPBLIB]
4. Perkins of Portland, Perkins the Great (October, 1906)   SEE CONTENTS.   Eight loosely related stories. NPA relates an inscription of this book as: "Perkins was "Great" in Chicago; Perkins was "Great" in St. Paul; But "Perkins" ain't "Great" on the book dealers shelves; For "Perkins" ain't selling at all." Boston: Herbert B. Turner. Also, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908.  [EPBLIB, NPA]

1907

5. The Confessions of a Daddy (May, 1907)   SEE CONTENTS.A novella in three chapters. Nine illustrations by Fanny Y. Cory (F. Y. Cory). New York: The Century Company. Also, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1907  [EPBLIB]
6. Kilo (October, 1907)   SEE CONTENTS.Subtitle: "Being the Love Story of Eliph' Hewlitt Book Agent." A novel in nineteen stories about Eliph' Hewlitt and the fictional town of Kilo in Iowa. New York: The McClure Company.  [EPBLIB]
7. The Great American Pie Company (1907) A short story about the daydreams of Ephraim Deacon and his friend Phineas Doolittle who plan to corner the pie market. Three illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele. This story originally appeared in the Century Magazine, September 1904. New York: McClure, Phillips and Company. 44 pages.  [EPBLIB]

1908

8. That Pup (1908)   SEE CONTENTS.Two related stories: "The Education of Fluff" and "Getting Rid of Fluff." Eight illustrations. (While the illustrations are uncredited, they are clearly signed "Strothmann," maybe Frederick Strothmann who also illustrated some of Mark Twain's work.) New York: McClure.  [EPBLIB]
9. The Cheerful Smugglers (1908)   Nine related stories. Illustrations by May Wilson Preston. New York: The Century Company.  [EPBLIB]

	Mike Flannery, On Duty and Off May, 1909 Click for larger image

1909

10. Mike Flannery, On Duty and Off (May, 1909)   SEE CONTENTS.A true sequel to Pigs is Pigs, this book has three further adventures of Mike Flannery, the Westcote stationmaster. Illustrations by Gustavus C. Widney. New York: Doubleday, Page and Company.  [EPBLIB]
11. The Thin Santa Claus (November, 1909)   Subtitled "the chicken yard that was a Christmas stocking." A short story in 35 pages. Two illustrations by May Wilson Preston. New York: Doubleday, Page and Company. Also A. L. Burt.  [EPBLIB]

1910

12. The Water Goats and Other Troubles (June, 1910)   SEE CONTENTS.Tan cloth cover with illustration by Harrison Cady. Illustrated frontispiece also by Harrison Cady. Two interior plates by Gustavus C. Widney and one by Irma Deremeaux. New York: Doubleday, Page and Company.  [EPBLIB]

1911

13. The Adventures of a Suburbanite (1911)   Thirteen loosely related stories. Illustrations by A. B. Phelan. Garden City: Doubleday, Page and Company. The Bookman JAN-1912 (p 567) listed this book as just received.  [EPBLIB]

1913

14. The Jack-Knife Man (September, 1913) A novel. Illustrations by Hanson Booth. New York: The Century Company.  [EPBLIB]

1915

15. Red Head and Whistle Breeches (1915)   New York: Bancroft Company.  [EPBLIB]

1917

16. Dominie Dean (1917)   A novel. A fictional account of a minister in Muscatine. Serialized in Ladies' Home Journal in April, May and June 1916 where it was credited to Ellis Parker Butler and James B. Dare. According to HARPER, Dare did not compose any of the text, but served as inspiration and a resource. Frontispiece and additional illustrations by Victor Sermon Perard. New York, Chicago, Toronto, London, Edinburgh: Fleming H. Revell Company.  [NYPL]

	Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective September, 1918 Click for larger image

1918

17. Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective (September, 1918)   SEE CONTENTS.Seventeen of the Philo Gubb stories. Twenty illustrations. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.  [EPBLIB]

1919

18. Goat-Feathers (1919) An essay. This book is a critical self-assessment of Butler's own perceived failure to achieve more fame and fortune. Butler had hoped that personal insights into his own life would inspire readers to seek their own successes more aggressively. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.  [EPBLIB]

1920

19. How It Feels to be Fifty (1920) Short essay on reaching fifty years of age. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.  [EPBLIB]
20. Swatty, a Story of Real Boys (1920)   Fourteen stories. Illustrations by W. B. King. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.  [EPBLIB]

1921

21. In Pawn (1921)   A novel. Four illustrations by R. L. Lambdin. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.  [EPBLIB]

1923

22. Ghosts What Ain't (1923) An essay. One of the author's best-received self-improvement essays. The Riverside Press, Cambridge. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Hardback. 43 pages.  [EPBLIB]
23. Jibby Jones (1923)   Subtitled "A Story of Mississippi River Adventure for Boys." A collection of twenty four Jibby Jones stories. Illustrations by Arthur G. Dove. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.  [EPBLIB]

	Jibby Jones and the Alligator 1924 Click for larger image

1924

24. Jibby Jones and the Alligator (1924) Subtitled "The Story of the Young Alligator-Hunters of the Upper Mississippi Valley." A collection of twenty six Jibby Jones stories. Illustrations by Arthur G. Dove. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.  [EPBLIB]

1925

25. Many Happy Returns of the Day! (1925) Fifty page essay on birthdays that could be used as a birthday gift. The Riverside Press, Cambridge. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.  [EPBLIB]
26. The Strack Platform Readings (1925)   SEE CONTENTS.   A collection of twenty-four of Butler's stories. Arranged by Lilian Holmes Strack. Boston: Walter H. Baker Company.  [EPBLIB]

1927

27. Pups and Pies (1927)   SEE CONTENTS.A collection of five previously published books: That Pup, Mike Flannery, On Duty and Off, The Thin Santa Claus, The Water Goats and Other Troubles and The Great American Pie Company. Illustrated. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page and Company.  [EPBLIB]
28. The Behind Legs of the 'Orse (1927)   SEE CONTENTS.   Eight stories. Illustrations by Kleber Hall. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.  [EPBLIB]

1929

29. Dorna or The Hillvale Affair (1929)   A novel. Four illustrations. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.  [EPBLIB]

1930

30. Dollarature or, The Drug-Store Book (1930)   An essay in twenty-four pages about books, authors and the way books are sold in America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.  [EPBLIB]

	Pups and Pies 1927 Click for larger image

1933

31. A Young Stamp Collector's Own Book (1933)   An introduction to stamp collecting for young readers. Stamp collecting was an interest of Butler throughout his entire life. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill.  [EPBLIB]
32. Jo Ann Tomboy (1933)   SEE CONTENTS.   With Louise Andrews Kent. Twenty one stories. Eight illustrations by Ruth King. Boston and New York: The Riverside Press, Cambridge. Houghton Mifflin Company.  [EPBLIB]

1934

33. Hunting the Wow (1934)   SEE CONTENTS.   A collection of thirty stories and essays. Illustrated by Thomas J. Fogarty. New York: Robert McBride.  [EPBLIB]

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