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Dime Novel Club Reprints Collection

Dime Novel

Introduction
Scope and Content
Box and File List

Introduction

The Dime Novel Club Reprints Collection includes 65 dime novel reprints. The originals date from 1877 to 1915, with most of the reprints being from the 1880s and 1890s. Also included in the collection are a bibliography and catalog of dime novel reprints.

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Scope and Content

The collection consists of 2 boxes: Box 1 contains all 67 original items; Box 2 contains photocopies of the first 33 items.

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Box and File List

Box File Description Date(s)
1, 2 1 Wheeler, Edward L. "Deadwood Dick, the Prince of the Road; or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills." Beadle's Half Dime Library, Vol. 1, No. 1. New York: Beadle and Adams, 1877. 1877
1, 2 1 "Frank James on the Trail." Morrison's Sensational Series, Vol. 1, No. 46. New York: John W. Morrison, 1 July 1882. 07/01/1882
1, 2 1 "Nick Carter's Mysterious Case; or, The Road-House Tragedy." Nick Carter Library, No. 248. New York: Street and Smith, 2 May 1896. 05/02/1896
1, 2 1 Cody, Hon. William F. (Buffalo Bill). "Gold Bullet Sport; or, The Knights of the Overland." Beadle's Dime Library, Vol. VII, No. 83. New York: Beadle and Adams, 17 Dec. 1879. 12/17/1879
1, 2 1 "The Haunted Churchyard, or, Old King Brady, the Detective, and the Mystery of the Iron Vault." The New York Detective Library, Vol. 1, No. 371. New York: Frank Tousey, 4 Jan. 1890. 01/04/1890
1, 2 1 "Frank Reade and his Steam Man of the Plains." The Five Cent Wide Awake Library, Vol. I, No. 541. New York: Frank Tousey, 24 Jan. 1883. 01/24/1883
1, 2 1 Badger, Joseph E., Jr. "Gentleman Joe the Gilt-Edged Sport." Log Cabin Library, No. 159. New York: Street and Smith, 31 Mar. 1892. 03/31/1892
1, 2 1 Teaser, Tom. "Muldoon's Boarding House." SNAPS, No. 39. New York: Frank Tousey, 4 July 1900. 07/04/1900
1, 2 1 Alger, Horatio, Jr. "Adrift in New York, or, Dodger and Florence Braving the World." Brave and Bold, No. 45. New York: Street and Smith, 31 Oct. 1903. 10/31/1903
1, 2 2 Stevens, D. W. "The James Boys in No Man's Land: or, The Bandit King's Last Ride." The New York Detective Library, Vol. 1, No. 438. New York: Frank Tousey, 18 Apr. 1891. 04/18/1891
1, 2 2 "Frank Reade, Jr., and his Queen Clipper of the Clouds, Part I." Frank Reade Library, Vol. II, No. 44. New York: Frank Tousey, 22 July 1893. 07/22/1893
1, 2 2 "Frank Reade, Jr., and his Queen Clipper of the Clouds, Part II." Frank Reade Library, Vol. II, No. 45. New York: Frank Tousey, 29 July 1893. 07/29/1893
1, 2 2 Hoyne, Corporal Morris. "The Mysterious Major; or, Was He Blue or Gray." The War Library, Vol. 6, No. 269. New York: Novelist Publishing Co., 5 Nov. 1887. 11/05/1887
1, 2 2 Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss. "Adventures of Buffalo Bill from Boyhood to Manhood." Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 1. New York: Beadle and Adams, 14 Dec. 1881. 12/14/1881
1, 2 2 Hunter, Captain Marcy. "Camps in the Rockies; or, Adventures among the Trappers." The Campfire Library, Vol. III, No. 59. New York: Camp-fire Library Co., 27 Oct. 1888. 10/27/1888
1, 2 2 "Youth Sleuth in Demijohn City; or, Waltzing William's Dancing School." Young Sleuth Library, Vol. III, No. 77. New York: Frank Tousey, 17 Mar. 1894. 03/17/1894
1, 2 2 "Jack Wright and his Electric Air Rocket; or, The Boy Exile of Siberia." The Boys' Star Library, No. 341. New York: Frank Tousey, 3 Aug. 1894. 08/03/1894
1, 2 2 Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss. "Wild Bill, the Pistol Prince." Beadle's Pocket Library, Vol. XXX, No. 383. New York: Beadle and Adams, 13 May 1891. 05/13/1891
1, 2 2 Ellis, Edward S. "Seth Jones; or, The Captives of the Frontier." Beadle's Half Dime Library, Vol. I, No. 8. New York: Beadle and Adams, 1877. 1877
1, 2 3 Brentford, Burke. "Rocky Mountain Sam, or, The Wind-Specter of the Black-Feet." Log Cabin Library, No. 397. New York: Street and Smith, 22 Oct. 1896. 10/22/1896
1, 2 3 "Young Klondike: or, Off for the Land of Gold." Young Klondike: Stories of a Gold Seeker, No. 1. New York: Frank Tousey, 16 Mar. 1898. 03/16/1898
1, 2 3 Moore, Harry. "The Liberty Boys of '76'; or, Fighting for Freedom." The Liberty Boys of "76", No. 1. New York: Frank Tousey, 4 Jan. 1901. 01/04/1901
1, 2 3 Lawson, W. B. "Dashing Diamond Dick, or, The Tigers of Tombstone." Diamond Dick, Jr., No. 104. New York: Street and Smith, 8 Oct. 1898. 10/08/1898
1, 2 3 Lawson, W. B. "Diamond Dick Jr.'s Call Down; or, The King of the Silver Box." Diamond Dick Library, No. 175. New York: Street and Smith, 7 Mar. 1896. 03/07/1896
1, 2 3 "Old Sleuth, Badger, and Co." Old Sleuth Library, Vol. III, No. 59. New York: George Munro, 17 Dec. 1891. 12/17/1891
1, 2 3 "Young Wild West: The Prince of the Saddle." Wild West Weekly, No. 1. New York: Frank Tousey, 24 Oct. 1902. 10/24/1902
1, 2 3 Dana, Col. Dimon. "Boston Bill: or, The Mad Mountaineer." The Champion Library, Vol. I, No. 11. New York: Champion, 10 Dec. 1881. 12/10/1881
1, 2 3 Cobb, Weldon J. "The Colconda Gold Mine; or, A Scheme for Millions." Saturday Library, Vol. II, No. 152. New York: Saturday Library Co., 17 Nov. 1888. 11/17/1888
1, 2 3 Jenardo, Don. "The True Life of Billy the Kid." The Five Cent Wide Awake Library, Vol. I, No. 451. New York: Frank Tousey, 29 Aug. 1881. 08/29/1881
1, 2 4 Winch, Will. "The Lawyer Detective: or, The Mystery at Three Oaks Ranch." Old Cap. Collier Library, No. 379. New York: Munro's, 4 Aug. 1890. 08/04/1890
1, 2 4 Boxer, Billy, the Referee. "Yale Murphy, the Great Short-Stop, or, The Little Midget of the Giant New York Team." New York Five Cent Library, No. 87. New York: Street and Smith, 30 June 1894. 06/30/1894
1, 2 4 Wheeler, Edw. L. "Deadwood Dick on Deck; or, Calamity Jane, the Heroine of Whoop-up." Beadle's Pocket Library, Vol. V, No. 57. New York: Beadle and Adams, 11 Feb. 1885. 02/11/1885
1, 2 4 Harbaugh, T. C. "Little Oskaloo, or, The White Whirlwind." Nickel Library, Series One, No. 17. Chicago: Pictorial Printing Co., 1877. 1877
1 4 Buntline, Ned. "Wild Bill's Last Trail." Diamond Dick Library, No. 192. New York: Street and Smith, 4 July 1896. 07/04/1896
1 4 "Kit Carson, Jr., the Crack Shot of the West." Beadle's Dime New York Library, Vol. I, No. 3. New York: Beadle and Adams, 1878. 1878
1 4 Montgomery, Richard R. "Two Boys' Trip to an Unknown Planet." Pluck and Luck, No. 174. New York: Frank Tousey, 2 Oct. 1901. 10/02/1901
1 4 "The Counterfeiter's Gold Tooth; or, Nick Carter's Crooked Correspondent." Nick Carter Library, No. 179. New York: Street and Smith, 5 Jan. 1895. 01/05/1895
1 4 "The Bradys after the Tong Kings, or, The Red Lady of Chinatown." Secret Service: Old and Young King Brady Detectives, No. 565. New York: Frank Tousey, 19 Nov. 1909. 11/19/1909
1 4 "Frank Reade Jr.'s New Electric Submarine Boat 'The Explorer'; or, To the North Pole Under the Ice." Frank Reade Library, Vol. I, No. 17. New York: Frank Tousey, 5 Oct. 1892. 10/05/1892
1 5 "Chased Over Three Continents." The New York Detective Library, Vol. 1, No. 452. New York: Frank Tousey, 25 July 1891. 07/25/1891
1 5 Travers, Col. J. M. "Custer's Last Shot; or, The Boy Trailer of the Little Horn." The Five Cent Wide Awake Library, Vol. II, No. 1196. New York: Frank Tousey, 31 Mar. 1894. 03/31/1894
1 5 Vose, John D. "B'hoys of Yale; or, The Scrapes of a Hard Set of Collegians." Beadle's Dime New York Library, Vol. III, No. 32. New York: Beadle and Adams, 1878. 1878
1 5 Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss. "Pawnee Bill, The Prairie Shadower, or, The Gold Queen's Secret." Beadle's Half Dime Library, Vol. XXII, No. 560. New York: Beadle and Adams, 17 Apr. 1888. 04/17/1888
1 5 Moore, Harry. "The Liberty Boys and Rochambeau; or, Fighting with French Allies." The Liberty Boys of "76", No. 295. New York: Frank Tousey, 24 Aug. 1906. 08/24/1906
1 5 Wilder, William West, Wyoming Bill. "Wild Bill's Sable Pard." Beadle's Popular Library, Vol. II, No. 48. New York: Beadle and Adams, 24 Feb. 1892. 02/24/1892
1 5 St. George, Harry. "Daring Davy, the Young Bear Killer; or, The Trail of the Border Wolf." Beadle's Half Dime Library, Vol. V, No. 108. New York: Beadle and Adams, 19 Aug. 1879. 08/19/1879
1 5 Austin, Howard. "The Red Leather Bag: A Weird Story of Land and Sea." Pluck and Luck, No. 170. New York: Frank Tousey, 4 Sept. 1901. 09/04/1901
1 5 "Nick Carter, Detective." Nick Carter Detective Library, No. 1. New York: Street and Smith, 8 Aug. 1891. 08/08/1891
1 5 Teaser, Tom. "Muldoons' Base Ball Club in Philadelphia." The Five Cent Wide Awake Library, Vol. I, No. 971. New York: Frank Tousey, 7 June 1890. 06/07/1890
1 6 Moore, Harry. "The Liberty Boys and Lafayette; or, Helping the Young French General." The Liberty Boys of "76". New York: Frank Tousey, 20 Aug. 1915. 08/20/1915
1 6 James, W. I., Jr. "Sea-Dog Charlie: or, The Adventures of a Boy Hero." The Five Cent Wide Awake Library, Vol. II, No. 1182. New York: Frank Tousey, 16 Sept. 1893. 09/16/1893
1 6 Ellis, Edward S. "The Huge Hunter; or, The Steam Man of the Prairies." Beadle's Half Dime Library, Vol. XI, No. 271. New York: Beadle and Adams, 8 Oct. 1882. 10/08/1882
1 6 Burr, Major Dangerfield. "Buffalo Bill, the Buckskin King; or, The Amazon of the West." Beadle's Dime New York Library, Vol. VIII, No. 92. New York: Beadle and Adams, 21 Apr. 1880. 04/21/1880
1 6 Jenks, Geo. C. "Double Curve Dan, the Pitcher Detective, or, Against Heavy Odds." Beadle's Half Dime Library, Vol. XXIII, No. 581. New York: Beadle and Adams, 11 Sept. 1888. 09/11/1888
1 6 Stevens, D. W. "The Lives of the Ford Brothers." The Boys of New York Pocket Library, No. 87. New York: Frank Tousey, 1880. 1880
1 7 "Frank Reade and his Steam Horse." The Five Cent Wide Awake Library, Vol. I, No. 553. New York: Frank Tousey, 18 Apr. 1883. 04/18/1883
1 7 Reade, Philip. "Tom Edison Jr.'s Electric Sea Spider, or, The Wizard of the Submarine World." The Nugget Library, No. 134. New York: Street and Smith, 11 Feb. 1892. 02/11/1892
1 7 Eyster, Wm. R. "A Rolling Stone: Incidents in the Career on Sea and Land, as a Boy and Man, of Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, Soldier, Sailor and Wanderer." Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. I, No. 13. New York: Beadle and Adams, 8 Mar. 1882. 03/08/1882
1 7 Ingraham, Colonel Prentiss. "California Joe, the Mysterious Plainsman." Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure, Vol. III, No. 54. New York: Beadle and Adams, 20 Dec. 1882. 12/20/1882
1 7 Post, A. H. "Roving Joe: The History of a Young 'Border Ruffian': Brief Scenes from the Life of Joseph E. Badger, Jr." Beadle's Boy's Library of Sport, Story and Adventure. 25 Jan. 1882. 01/25/1882
1 7 "Train Wreckers Betrayed, or, Bob Brooks in Kansas." Bob Brooks Library, No. 27. New York: A. E. Ostendorff, 15 Jan. 1894. 01/15/1894
1 7 "Frank Reade, Jr., and his New Steam Man; or, The Young Inventor's Trip to the Far West." Frank Reade Library, Vol. I, No. 1. New York: Frank Tousey, 24 Sept. 1892. 09/24/1892
1 7 Stevens, D. W. "The James Boys in Minnesota." The Five Cent Wide Awake Library, Vol. I, No. 479. New York: Frank Tousey, 8 Mar. 1882. 03/08/1882
1 7 Badger, Joseph E., Jr. "Joaquin, the Terrible." Beadle's Dime New York Library, Vol. XIII, No. 165. New York: Beadle and Adams, 21 Dec. 1881. 12/21/1881
1 7 Fenton, Col. Ralph. "Cavalry Jack in the Swamps." The 5-Cent Weekly Library, Vol. I, No. 48. New York: Frank Tousey, 5 Nov. 1883. 11/05/1883
1 7 Bragin, Charles. Bibliography of Dime Novels 1860-1964. New York: Dime Novel Club, 1964. 1964
1 7 Bragin, Charles. Chills and Thrills: Dime Novels 1860-1928, Catalog No. 16. New York: The Dime Novel Club, Jan. 1946. 01/1946

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Electronic finding aid created in Nov. 2006 by Lisa Pasquinelli, from existing collection box lists.


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