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189749259New York: Frank Tousey Publisher 29 West 26th Street 1897. Early if not first printing of this edition. Series advert to rear cover lists through #162 of the series. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age toning & browning to paper small stain in upper right. Withal a VG copy. 14 2 pp. Text triple column. Adverts last 2 pages. Large wood engraved image to front wrapper. 11-3/4" x 8-3/8" <br/><br/>An early tale from this popular series which began in 1876 cf. Dime Novel Companion p. 220-221. Some speculate Frank Reade was an inspiration for the coming Tom Swift series ca 1910 as each protaginist is quite the inventor of futuristic devices which in turn give rise to fantastic adventures. <br /> <br />OCLC shows only one institutional holding of this edition. <br /> <br />Rare. Frank Tousey, Publisher, 29 West 26th Street unknown books
1867WRCAM56560New York: Beadle and Company 1867. 32pp. Original pictorial orange wrappers. Minor edge wear and soiling spine worn tiny chip to front bottom corner. Uneven toning to titlepage else clean internally. Very good. The eighteenth entry in Beadle's first series of Dime Handbooks related to games and pastimes a genre that they originated and made vastly popular along with their dime novels. This volume is devoted mostly to advice and instruction on walking and running for sport and competition. Included is a report on Edward Weston's 1867 feat of walking from Portland Maine to Chicago a distance of some 1226 miles in only twenty- six days. "Deposited for copyright December 31 1867 and previously advertised as 'In Press'" - Johannsen. The address of Beadle and Company was 118 William Street at the time of its printing. JOHANNSEN BEADLE AND ADAMS I p.377. Beadle and Company unknown books
1885WRCAM56563New York: Beadle and Adams 1885. 428pp. including diagrams and a scorecard. Frontis. Original pictorial orange wrappers. Minimal wear. Near fine. A later edition of the fourteenth entry in Beadle's first series of Dime Handbooks related to games and pastimes a genre that they originated and made vastly popular along with their dime novels. Originally issued in 1866 the copyright on this edition reads 1885 was published by Beadle and Adams and indicated their location as 98 William Street. The front cover illustration repeated as a frontispiece shows a well- dressed lady with a croquet mallet. JOHANNSEN BEADLE AND ADAMS I p.377 ref. Beadle and Adams unknown books
1867WRCAM56561New York: Beadle and Company 1867. 622pp. including illustrations. Original pictorial orange wrappers. Minimal wear to wrappers tiny crease in middle of spine. Internally clean. Very good plus. The fifteenth entry in Beadle's first series of Dime Handbooks related to games and pastimes a genre that they originated and made vastly popular along with their dime novels. The text includes descriptions of yacht clubs in England America and elsewhere and includes descriptions of the 1866 trans-oceanic yacht race between the Henrietta Vesta and Fleetwing as well as rowing matches between Oxford and Cambridge and between Harvard and Yale. "Deposited for copyright May 31 1867 and put on sale June 1" - Johannsen. The address of Beadle and Company was 118 William Street at the time of its printing. JOHANNSEN BEADLE AND ADAMS I p.377. Beadle and Company unknown books
1865WRCAM56537New York: Beadle and Company 1865. 5-964pp. Frontis. Original pictorial orange wrappers. Minor edge wear spine partially perished short horizontal tear across middle portion of spine some rubbing and soiling to wrappers. Previous owner's signature on recto of frontispiece and first leaf of text minor foxing. Good condition. "Washington at Valley Forge in 1777 - Philadelphia - saved from the scaffold" - Johannsen. This edition comes from the first series of Dime Novels this is Number 79 a genre that Beadle originated and made vastly popular. JOHANNSEN BEADLE AND ADAMS I p.86. Beadle and Company unknown books
1863WRCAM56536New York: Beadle and Company 1863. 96pp. Frontis. Original pictorial orange wrappers. Minor edge wear spine lightly worn tiny chip to upper outer corner of front wrapper. Still very good plus. An interesting entry in the Beadle and Adams Dime Novels series this is Number 64 centered around the Cherry Valley Massacre and the siege of Fort Schuyler during the American Revolution in 1777. This edition comes from the first series of Dime Novels a genre that Beadle originated and made vastly popular. JOHANNSEN BEADLE AND ADAMS I p.85. Beadle and Company unknown books
1861WRCAM56551New York & London: Beadle and Company 1861. 104pp. Large titlepage vignette. Original printed orange wrappers. Front wrapper detached but present moderate soiling and edge wear three short horizontal tears across the spine. Tiny ink stamp on initial blank leaf corners a bit curled mild occasional foxing. Good. An early entry in Beadle and Adams' first series of Dime Novels this is Number 26 a genre that they originated and made vastly popular. "Buccaneers off the coast of Florida and the Island of Tortuga during the sixteenth century. An episode in the life of Sir Henry Morgan the famous English pirate who was knighted for his butcheries" - Johannsen. Published in 1861 and with a copyright date to that effect on the wrapper though the copyright on the verso of the titlepage reads 1862. JOHANNSEN BEADLE AND ADAMS I p.83. SERVIES 4647. Beadle and Company unknown books
1861WRCAM56541New York & London: Beadle and Company 1861. 128pp. with Special Announcement leaf bound in front. Original printed orange wrappers. Minor chipping at spine ends short horizontal tear across middle of spine extending about an inch on both wrappers short closed tear to rear wrapper moderate soiling. Bottom corner of front wrapper first blank leaf and titlepage chipped. Minor spotting to last five leaves. Good condition. An early entry in Beadle and Adams' first series of Dime Novels this is Number 20 a genre that they originated and made vastly popular. "Connecticut and New York. A clairvoyant girl. Florida gets her man" - Johannsen. JOHANNSEN BEADLE AND ADAMS I p.82. Beadle and Company unknown books
