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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
190533539London: Aldine Publishing Company 1905. 1st printing presumed. Printed self wrappers with evidence of being disbound from a larger volume. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. A bit of age-toning to the extremities. A VG copy. 24 pp. Text triple column. Largish wood engraving to p. 1. 2 iternal cuts pp 12 - 13. 12" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/>Rare title no copies listed on OCLC nor in the major English speaking libraries as searched by KVK. Aldine Publishing Company unknown books
189549162New York: Frank Tousey Publisher 34 & 36 North Moore Street 1895. Early reprint of this edition. Series advert to rear cover lists through #173 of the series. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Spine roll. Age toning & browning to paper with minor edge chipping. An About VG copy. 15 1 pp. Text triple column. Advert last page. Large wood engraved image to front wrapper. 11-5/8" x 8-1/2" <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 give rise to fantastic adventures. Frank Tousey, Publisher, 34 & 36 North Moore Street unknown books
189349165New York: Frank Tousey Publisher 34 & 36 North Moore Street 1893. Early if not the first printing of this edition. Series advert to rear cover lists through #15 of the series. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age toning & browning to paper. Small critter nibble to lower right corner of text block no text affected. An About VG copy. 22 2 pp. Text triple column. Adverts last 2 pages. Large wood engraved image to front wrapper. 11-5/8" x 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 of the series' protaginists is quite the inventor of futuristic devices which give rise to fantastic adventures. Frank Tousey, Publisher, 34 & 36 North Moore Street unknown books
189249260New York: Frank Tousey Publisher 34 & 36 North Moore Street 1892. Early if not first printing of this edition. Series advert to rear cover lists through #112 of the series. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age toning & browning to paper bit of edge rash to lower right corner. Withal a VG copy. 14 2 pp. Text triple column. Adverts last 2-1/2 pages. Large wood engraved image to front wrapper. 11-1/2" x 8-5/16" <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, 34 & 36 North Moore Street unknown books
189849148New York: Frank Tousey Publisher 34 & 36 North Moore Street 1898. Early if not first printing of this edition. Series advert to rear cover lists through #173 of the series. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Spine roll. Age toning & browning to paper with minor edge chipping. An About VG copy. 14 2 pp. Text triple column. Adverts last 2-1/2 pages. Large wood engraved image to front wrapper. 11-5/8" x 8-1/2" <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. Frank Tousey, Publisher, 34 & 36 North Moore Street unknown books
191132842New York: Frank Tousey 1911. Very early if not first printing. Rear wrapper series advert lists to #302 in the series. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Color pictorial to front wrapper. Some modest wear. Usual yellowing to paper. A VG copy. 30 2 pp. Text double column. Adverts last 2 pages. Partially unopened. 11-1/4" x 7-7/8" <br/><br/>Scarce title- no copies recorded on OCLC. Frank Tousey unknown books
191339065New York: Street & Smith Publishers 1913. 1st edition presumed. Rear advert only lists through #68. Color pictorial wrappers stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Average wear to wrappers light soiling & chipping to edges. Front wrapper detaching from bottom. An About VG copy. 32 pp. Text double column. 11-1/8" x 7-1/2" <br/><br/>No records located on OCLC. Street & Smith Publishers unknown books
191232843New York: Frank Tousey 1912. Early printing. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Color pictorial to front wrapper. Some modest wear with small piece of tape reinforcment at base of spine. Usual yellowing to paper. Withal a VG copy. 30 2 pp. Text double column. Adverts last 2 pages. Partially unopened. 11-1/4" x 7-7/8" <br/><br/>OCLC records just a later edition and that in but one copy. Frank Tousey unknown books
190839066New York: Street & Smith Publishers 1908. 1st edition presumed. Rear advert lists publications through #661. Color pictorial wrappers. Stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Average wear and chipping to wrapper. Light green paper amatuer respining tears to spine. Paper age-toned. An About VG copy. 32 pp. Text double column. 11-1/8" x 8" <br/><br/>OCLC records 3 institutional holdings. Street & Smith Publishers unknown books
191432839New York: Frank Tousey 1914. Early if not first printing. Rear wrapper series advert lists to #476 in the series. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Color pictorial to front wrapper. A bit of light wear. Usual yellowing to paper with discoloration along spine. A VG copy. 30 2 pp. Text double column. Adverts last 2 pages. Partially unopened. 11-1/8" x 7-7/8" <br/><br/>OCLC records just a later edition and that in but two copies. Frank Tousey unknown books
191532841New York: Frank Tousey 1915. First printing thus. Rear wrapper series advert lists through this title. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Color pictorial to front wrapper. Wear to spine fold. Some age toning to paper. A VG copy. 30 2 pp. Text double column. Adverts last 2 pages. Partially unopened. 11-1/4" x 7-7/8" <br/><br/>A series that usually features Wall Street with boys making fortunes after beginning as a runner messenger whathaveyou. Rear advert lists through #516 in the series though Bragin notes only 488 original titles before Tousey began recycling to total 1193 issues cf. Bragin p. 23. This title not listed on OCLC. Frank Tousey unknown books
191530798New York: Frank Tousey 1915. Early if not first printing thus. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Color pictorial to front wrapper. Wear to spine fold. Some foxing & browning. A VG copy. 30 2 pp. Text double column. Adverts last 2 pages. Partially unopened. 11-1/4" x 7-7/8" <br/><br/>A series that usually features Wall Street with boys making fortunes after beginning as a runner messenger whathaveyou. Rear advert lists through #516 in the series though Bragin notes only 488 original titles before Tousey began recycling to total 1193 issues cf. Bragin p. 23. This title not listed on OCLC. Frank Tousey unknown books
191233459New York: Frank Tousey 1912. Cf McCue p. 97 for the Shackleford story noting a previous publication in Tousey's 'Happy Days' magazine. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Color pictorial to front wrapper. Bright wrappers. Paper beging to yellow as usual. A VG copy. 30 2 pp. Text double column. Adverts last 2 pages. Partially unopened. 11" x 7-7/8" <br/><br/>A series that usually features Wall Street with boys making fortunes after beginning as a runner messenger whathaveyou. Includes the final chapter XXIV of: 'The "Red Boys" or The Youngest Champions of the Diamond' by H.K. Shackleford & chapter VIII of "In the Klondike or A brave fight for gold and fame." by Alexander Armstrong; and a short story: "A Timely Attack" by D.W. Stevens. Bragin notes only 488 original titles before Tousey began recycling to total 1193 issues cf. Bragin p. 23. OCLC records just one holding. Frank Tousey unknown books
190538298New York: Aldine Publishing Compay 1905. Facsimilie reprint. Printed paper wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Evidence of prior binding to spine tanning to edges. Otherwise a VG copy. 22 pp. Text triple column. B/w intratextual illustrations. 12" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/>No holdings recorded on OCLC under title or author. (Aldine Publishing Compay) unknown books
191324918New York: Street & Smith 1913. 1st printing. Color pictorial wrappers stapled. A Nr Fine copy of a publication proven to become very fragile with age. 32 pp. Text double column. Unopened !. Small format: 11-1/8" x 7-3/8" <br/><br/>Rear wrapper notes format i.e. size change. Street & Smith unknown books
191324915New York: Street & Smith 1913. 1st printing. Color pictorial wrappers stapled. A Nr Fine copy of a publication proven to become very fragile with age. 32 pp. Text double column. Unopened !. Small format: 11-1/8" x 7-3/8" <br/><br/>Rear wrapper advert lists to No 37 in the series. Street & Smith unknown books
191324914New York: Street & Smith 1913. 1st printing. Color pictorial wrappers stapled. One small chip to top edge of rear wrapper otherwise a Nr Fine copy of a publication proven to become very fragile with age. 32 pp. Text double column. Unopened !. Small format: 11-1/8" x 7-3/8" <br/><br/>Rear wrapper advert lists to this title in the series. Street & Smith unknown books
