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1867réf. WRCAM56560New 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
1867réf. WRCAM56561New 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
1885réf. WRCAM56563New 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
1948réf. 32745Chicago: Popular Publications Inc. 1948. Mild tanning to text paper mild edge wear damp stain to lower rear cover a very good to nearly fine copy. 32745. Octavo single issue pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Stories by Francis K. Allan Talmage Powell Arthur Leo Zagat and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 180-182. Popular Publications, Inc. unknown
1949réf. 19451Chicago IL: Popular Publications Inc. 1949. Reading crease at spine edge a nearly fine copy. 19451. Octavo single issue pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes a Fredric Brown story. Popular Publications, Inc. unknown
1905réf. 33539London: 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" Rare title no copies listed on OCLC nor in the major English speaking libraries as searched by KVK. Aldine Publishing Company unknown books
1887réf. 37171New York: M. J. Ivers & Co. Publishers 1887. Later printing ca late 19th C. Stapled printed orange wrappers with woodcut vignette of man and woman in accusatory posturing to front cover with title printed to spine. Chipping to head and foot of spine toning throughout soiling to rear wrapper with two 1/2" closed tears. Withall a solid VG copy. v - viii 9 - 90 10 = 96 pp. Last 10 pages adverts. 12mo. 6-1/2" x 4" M. J. Ivers & Co., Publishers unknown books
1895réf. 49162New 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" 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
1893réf. 49165New 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" 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
1892réf. 49260New 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" 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. OCLC shows only one institutional holding of this edition. Rare. Frank Tousey, Publisher, 34 & 36 North Moore Street unknown books
1898réf. 49148New 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" 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
1897réf. 49259New 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" 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. OCLC shows only one institutional holding of this edition. Rare. Frank Tousey, Publisher, 29 West 26th Street unknown books
1912réf. 32843New 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" OCLC records just a later edition and that in but one copy. Frank Tousey unknown books
1911réf. 32842New 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" Scarce title- no copies recorded on OCLC. Frank Tousey unknown books
1914réf. 32839New 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" OCLC records just a later edition and that in but two copies. Frank Tousey unknown books
1915réf. 32841New 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" 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
1915réf. 30798New 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" 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
1914réf. 33460New York: Frank Tousey 1914. First printing. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Color pictorial to front wrapper. Bright wrappers. Prior owner name stamp to front wrapper top margin. Tide-line along wrappers' outer edge still a VG copy. 30 2 pp. Text double column. Adverts last 2 pages. Partially unopened. 11" x 7-7/8" A series that usually features Wall Street with boys making fortunes after beginning as a runner messenger whathaveyou. 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
1912réf. 33459New 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" 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
1921réf. 33458New York: Harry E. Wolff 1921. Printed paper wrappers stapled. Color pictorial to front wrapper. Paper age-toned & becoming brittle. Some edge-rash to text block. An About VG copy. 28 4 pp. Text double column. Adverts last 4 pages. Partially unopened. 11-1/4" x 7-7/8" A series that usually features Wall Street with boys making fortunes after beginning as a runner messenger whathaveyou. Harry E. Wolff unknown books
1908réf. 39066New 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" OCLC records 3 institutional holdings. Street & Smith Publishers unknown books
1913réf. 24918New 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" Rear wrapper notes format i.e. size change. Street & Smith unknown books
1913réf. 39065New 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" No records located on OCLC. Street & Smith Publishers unknown books
1913réf. 24917New York: Street & Smith 1913. 1st printing. Color pictorial wrappers stapled. A VG copy with minor chipping to wrappers. 32 pp. Text double column. Unopened !. Large format: 11" x 8" Rear wrapper advert lists to No 31 in the series. Street & Smith unknown books
1913réf. 24915New 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" Rear wrapper advert lists to No 37 in the series. Street & Smith unknown books
