| Summary: | "Caption title: The story of the three little pigs. Series transposed from between the words, "three" and "little" on 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. Variant issues: issue in hand has numbered pages, and running title has no rule underneath it; another issue does not have numbered pages, and its running title has a straight rule underneath it. Pagination: [3], 2-3, [2], 4-5, [3]. Title page and p. [12] are illustrated, to resemble a printed wrapper. Illustrations printed by a relief process in red and black ink."
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