DIME NOVEL FRANK STARR NEW YORK LIBRARY #1 VERY RARE NEAR FINE 1877 STORY PAPER

Description: This is a ORIGINAL SCARCE ISSUE NOT A REPRINT 1877 FRANK STARR NEW YORK LIBRARY #1 "A HARD CROWD; OR, GENTLEMAN SAM'S SISTER" A Thrilling Tale WRITTEN BY Philip Schuyler Warne ( author of Tiger Dick).On May 8, 1877, Frank Starr's American Novels had ended with No. 221. Two days later the first number of Frank Starr's New York Library appeared. This was a large quarto, the largest of any of the Beadle broad-leaves except the Fireside Library. It was 12 7/8 by 9 inches when untrimmed, and usually contained 32 pages, rarely more or less. It had no wrappers, but the first page carried the title of the series and a large woodcut illustration . The text was printed in three columns of rather small type, the size varying, at first, with the length of the story, which usually ran to 60,000 or 75,000 words. Perhaps this form of publication of Western stories was an experiment which Beadle did not wish to claim until it had been tried out, for the publishers were given as Frank Starr & Co. Their address was 41 Platt Street, which actually was the side entrance to the house of Beadle at 98 William Street and just around the corner. This is one of the items that always amaze me when I buy collections. This is a very rare issue and was only second that I have seen or am aware of. I have looked and the image is nowhere to be found on the web. It also has a Prologue to a captivating story by Capt. Mayne Reid. Whomever buys it will have a true piece of Dime novel and Story paper history. This book is in good condition with some foxing on page edges. Paper quality is very good near fine. This issue is a large format 12.7/8 inches by 9 inches with 32 pages in the large printing of a Philip Schuyler Warne story.(See Scan for compete details)This book is one of a large collection we are placing on our Ebay store of rarely available items and books. The book is one of the many rarely seen items that we will be offering over the next few months from a collectors estate sale. Once these are gone how long before you will see them come up again. Once a collector buys them they go right back into a vault somewhere. We always take into consideration purchase history when addressing "BEST OFFER" option. We will respond to you within the allotted time but if it has just been listed we will give it the full time period to allow others to make similar offers or purchase. We list many, many items that may be "One of a kind" or simply "One of a kind on the market". These items usually are placed in collections which are not seen again on the market until once again sold by collectors. If you collect, you realize that is a once in a lifetime occurrence for collectors..... BOX #106

Price: 450 USD

Location: Lebanon, Maine

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