Gaslight Detective" series, Collection of 28 turn--of -century Dime novels, as described below. SOLD AS A LOT ONLY

by Siver, Norman and others

Price: $260.00
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Chicago, , (ca. 1900-ca. 1915). Orig. pictorial wrappers. Uniform text browning, the collection incl.; the wrprs. in quite good shape generally, a few wrprs repd., most spines reinf. w/ old scotch tape. Gd. - VG. . 12mo. Twenty-eight Dime novels, all published by M.A. Donahue & Co., Chicago. Nearly all not dated, ca. 1900-1915. Some illustrated. All part of the "Gaslight Detective" series. All with nice 3/4 front wrpr. vignette engravings, some w/ smaller circular vignettes, instead. A few cover illustrs. repeated for different titles. Some novels, following the text, have a few pages excerpted from another novel, prob. to give readers a taste of another book to buy. These are the novels: "The Golden Dwarf. A Sensational Romance of To-day", by Norman Silver, 1903 (1st ed.), 312pp. plus 10pp. illustr. ads for books incl. "Three Years In Arkansaw", "The Complete Buffet Guide. Tells How To Mix All Kinds Of Drinks", Boy Scout books, etc. Cover w/ illustr. of 2 men w/ tall hats. "The Texas Rangers Or Wild Life On The Borders", by Major J. H. Robinson, 188pp. plus 2pp. ads. Same front cover as previous. "Jim Cummings; Or, The Crime Of The Frisco Express", by Francis Farrars.167pp., 48pp., plus 2pp. of ads incl. ad for mustic fortune telling book & complete hypnotism, rear wrpr. advertises "Three Years in Arkansaw", Murine eye drop ad near front. Portrait, a few plates & text figures. Cover illustr. of man in tweed jacket w/ pipe examining something by lamp. "Blinky Morgan. The Detectives' Foe" 217pp., 67pp. plus 7pp. ads plus full pg. illustr. bicycle ad near front. References in story to 1886. Incls. nice Murine ad, rear cvr. ad for Three Years In Arkansaw", Same cover as previous. "The Dancing Star. Or, The Smuggler Of The Chesapeake", by Capt. J.H. Ingraham, 199pp. plus ads incl. Murine ad, bicycle ad, rear cover ad for Arkansas book Same cover as previous. "The Story Of The Fast Mail" by Charles Thornton, 192pp. plus bicycle ad plus Murine ad plus rear cover ad.Same front cover as previous. 'Shadowed to Europe: A Chicago Detective On Two Continents", by James Mooney, Nice frontis engr. & plates. 357pp. plus ads incl. ad for Arkansas book, a book on con-men, etc. Edge of cover reinf. w/ yellowed scotch tape. "Another Boy Detective" by Samuel Pearce, 128pp., scotch tape cover repair, a few leaves closely trimmed. "The Outlaw Or The Robbers of the Apennines", by Lieut. M. M. Murray. 185pp. plus ads incl. ad for Phreneology book, nice cover illustr. w/ detective in trenchcoat & tall hat. "The Count's Millions. A Detective Story Of Great Power", by F. DuBoisgobey, 191pp. plus 4pp. ads, Murine ad at front.Cover illustr. of man in mask & trenchcoat holding 2 pistols. Edge of cv. reinf. w/ scotch tape. "NeverFail. Or, The Kentucky Ranger", by Major J.H. Robinson, 219pp. plus ads for Phrenology book Horatio Alger books, etc. Same cover illustr. as previous. "The Perils of a Pioneer. The Scout of the Susquehanna", by Major J.H. Robinson, 219pp. Same cover illustr. as previous. a yellowed scotch tape repair to front cover. "The Detective's Eye", by F. Du Boisgobney, 132pp., 14pp., 5pp. ads incl. book on writing love letters, confessions of a con-man, Murine ad near front. Cover illustr. of detective in derby w/ pistol watching man at a table. "Dashaway Charlie", by Halsey Page, 136pp., 21pp., plus 9pp. ads incl. Arkansas book, Horatio Alger, phreneology, faceolology books. Same cover as previous. "Captain Belt", by F.C. Barrington, 211pp. plus same ads. A western w/ cover illustr. of cowboy on running horse. "The Dancing Star, Or, The Smuggler Of The Chesapeake", by Capt. J.H. Ingraham, 199pp. plus ads for hypnotism book, Arkansas book, etc. Same cover as previous. "The Missing Rubies. A Detective Story", by F. Du Boisgobey, 199pp. plus a few pgs. of illustr. book ads. Same cover as previous. Front wrpr. edge & cover reinf. w/ scotch tape. "The Stolen Letter", by Charles Morris, 199pp. plus 11pp. ads for buffet book, elocution, confessions of a con-man, fortune telling, the Ozarks, Arkansas book, etc. Same cover as previous. "The Red Band. A Detective Story", by F. Du Boisgobey, 205pp. plus ads, front wrpr. recto repd., rear cover damaged. cover illustr. of tall man in trenchcoat & mask aiming 2 pistols. "Orlando Chester Or, The Privateer Of The Penobscot", by Sylvanus Cobb Jr., 146pp., 42pp. plus ads. Nice cover vignette of safecracker caught by man w/ gun, hostage in chair. Cover creased & tape repd., "Man of Mystery", by Leon Davis, 102pp. Nice Murine ad, bicycle ad at front. Cover illustr. of detective w/ Sherlock Holmes pipe pearing at men through a mirror. "The Avenger of the Spanish Main", by Ned Buntline, 186pp., same front cover, rear cover tape repd. "King of Gold. Or, The Mystery Of The Lost Mine", by Nevada Ned, Reprint, 1888, or later, orig. appeared 1858. 212pp. plus 14pp. ads incl. Arkansas book, hypnotism book, confessions of a con-man. Cover portrait of lead character in hat. "Washoe Pete Or, Hunting Stoies of the West", by Frank W. Calkins, Text illustrs. 146pp. plus 14pp. ads. Same cover as previous. "The Swamps of Death; Or The Benwell Mystery", by Hawkshaw, the Detective. Frontis plate & text illustrs. 190pp. plus ads. same cover as previous. "The Chinese Juggler; Or, The Grandee's Plot", by Sylvanus Cobb, Jr. 228pp. plus ads. Same cover as previous. Tape repair to front cover. "Fun, Love, And Adventure", by W.E. Westlake, 1155pp. plus 13pp. ads. Same cover as previous. Lastly, "The Bravo's Secret", by S. Cobb, Jr. 170pp., 21pp. plus ads. Cover illustr. of cowboy on running horse shooting gun.

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