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1st Edition. First edition, bound from 44 penny parts. Engraving ("Fete at Choisy le Roi") following title, 42 illustrations to text; x (Preface and Introduction bound out of order), 348 pp., text in double columns. 8vo. Summers, p. 434 ("Pseudo-historical romance"). Summers, p. 434 ("Pseudo-historical romance") Contemporary half roan and marbled boards, worn, front joint cracked, title page soiled, small hole on pp. 33-4 costing a few words, pp. 155-8 sprung; good plus Engraving ("Fete at Choisy le Roi") following title, 42 illustrations to text; x (Preface and Introduction bound out of order), 348 pp., text in double columns. 8vo First edition, bound from 44 penny parts.…

Bound from 16 penny parts. Bound from 16 penny parts. Color wood-engraved frontispiece and one color plate, 16 plates; 239 pp., text in double columns. 8vo. Ono 392; James & Smith 656 (attrib. to Townsend); Summers, p. 339. Ono 392; James & Smith 656 (attrib. to Townsend); Summers, p. 339 Contemporary green cloth, gilt-lettered spine, worn, light crayon to part I illustrations, previous owner's name pencilled in large decorative letters to ffep; very good Color wood-engraved frontispiece and one color plate, 16 plates; 239 pp., text in double columns. 8vo.…

Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Soft cover. DICK AND HIS FRIEND DUKE. A Tale Of Adventure In the Fiji Islands. London: Edwin J. Brett, Limited. n.d. [c.1890] 4to., 138pp. Half dark blue cloth over plain beige boards. Illustrated throughout. Original Illustrated front cover carefully backed & bound-in [some early sympathetic colour enhancement]. Complete. In very good antiquarian condition. [Brett published Jack Harkaway in America, c. 1890] Penny Dreadful [Dime Novels were the American version] was a term applied to nineteenth century British fiction publications, usually lurid serial stories appearing in parts over a number of weeks, each part costing a penny. The term, however, soon came to encompass a variety of publications that featured cheap sensational fiction, such as story papers and booklet "libraries." The Penny Dreadfuls were printed on cheap pulp paper and were aimed primarily at teenage boys from the working class, though there is some evidence that many girls read them as well. Penny Parts The penny part stories got underway in the 1830s, originally as a cheaper alternative for the working class adults, but by the 1850s the serial stories were aimed exclusively at teenagers. The stories themselves were reprints or sometimes rewrites of Gothic thrillers such as The Monk or The Castle of Otranto , as well as new stories about famous criminals. Some of the most famous of these penny part stories were The String of Pearls (which ostensibly introduced Sweeney Todd), The Mysteries of London (inspired by the French serial, The Mysteries of Paris) and Varney the Vampire. Highwaymen were popular heroes. Black Bess or the Knight of the Road, outlining the largely imaginary exploits of real-life highwayman Dick Turpin, continued for 254 episodes. Working class boys who could not afford a penny a week often formed clubs that would share the cost, passing the flimsy booklets from reader to reader. Other enterprising youngsters would collect a number of consecutive parts, then rent the volume out to friends. Penny Dreadfuls In 1866, Boys of England was introduced as a new type of publication, an eight page magazine that featured serial stories as well as articles and shorts of interests. It was printed on the same cheap paper, though sporting a larger format than the penny parts. Numerous competitors quickly followed, with such titles as Boys Leisure Hour, Boys Standard, Young Men of Great Britain, etc. As the price and quality of fiction was the same, these storypapers also fell under the general definition of Penny Dreadfuls (also known as Penny Bloods or Blood and Thunders in their early days). American dime novels were edited and rewritten for a British audience. These appeared in booklet form, such as the Boys First Rate Pocket Library. Frank Reade, Buffalo Bill and Deadwood Dick were all popular with the Penny Dreadful audience. Half-penny Dreadful In the mid-1890s a publisher, Alfred Harmsworth, decided to do something about what was widely perceived as the corrupting influence of the Penny Dreadfuls. He issued new story papers, The Half-penny Marvel, The Union Jack and Pluck, all priced at one half-penny. At first the stories were high-minded, moral tales, reportedly based on true experiences, but it was not long before these papers started using the same kind of material as the publications they competed against. A.A. Milne once said, "Harmsworth killed the penny dreadful by the simple process of producing the hapenny dreadfuller." Legacy Two phenomenally popular characters to come out of the "Penny Dreadfuls" were Jack Harkaway, introduced in the Boys of England in 1871, and Sexton Blake, who began in the Half-penny Marvel in 1893. Blake soon took over the lead spot in Union Jack and appeared in roughly 4,000 adventures, right up into the 1970s, a record only exceeded by Nick Carter and Dixon Hawke. Harkaway was also popular in America , and had many imitators. Over time, the Penny Dreadfuls morphed into the British comic magazines. …

Fourth edition, bound from 49 penny parts. Eight wood-engraved plates bound before first parts, 49 illustrations to text; vii, [i], 392 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Ono 97; James & Smith 402; Summers, p. 295 Contemporary blind-stamped ribbed cloth, inner hinges starting, small oval label "Perry Bookbinder Fleetwood" on front pastedown. A handsome copy Eight wood-engraved plates bound before first parts, 49 illustrations to text; vii, [i], 392 pp. 1 vols. 8vo Fourth edition, bound from 49 penny parts.…

First edition. First edition. Wood engraved general title and profusely illustrated throughout; 335, [1]; 249; 184; 252; 292 pp. Thick 8vo. A collection of Emmett's military novels, bound and issued by the publisher from the original parts issues. "George Emmett, in his younger days an officer in the Cavalry, was wounded at the battle of Balaclava, and - according to Ralph Rollington - would often recount his experiences 'slightly varying in details' but ' always interesting'" (James & Smith). Ono 311; James & Smith 188 Publisher?s red cloth, spine gilt, priced 7/6, spine faded; very good Wood engraved general title and profusely illustrated throughout; 335, [1]; 249; 184; 252; 292 pp. Thick 8vo.…

107, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First American edition. First American edition. 107, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The first American edition The Robber's Wife by the prolific penny dreadful author Thomas Prest. Not in Wright; OCLC (1 copy): 47800118 Modern blue wrappers, some foxing and ink- and water-staining to the text.…

104 weekly numbers, this copy bound without the title pages. Illustrated with wood engravings (one for each weekly number) by G. Bonner and G.M. Gorway, after drawings by F. Gilbert, G.F. Sargent, and G. Standfast. 416; 413 pp. Text in two columns. 2 vols. 8vo. The title pages as issued by Dicks read: THE DARK WOMAN; OR, THE DAYS OF THE PRINCE REGENT. BY THE AUTHOR OF 'EDITH THE CAPTIVE' (i.e. J.M. Rymer). Ono 88; James and Smith 545; Summers, p. 290; OCLC 38718283 (3 locations) Contemporary brown cloth, spines lettered in gilt. Covers sunned and slightly soiled but sound, text quite clean and crisp for this genre. Bookplates of David Laing Philips Illustrated with wood engravings (one for each weekly number) by G. Bonner and G.M. Gorway, after drawings by F. Gilbert, G.F. Sargent, and G. Standfast. 416; 413 pp. Text in two columns. 2 vols. 8vo 104 weekly numbers, this copy bound without the title pages.…

1st Edition. First edition (originally issued in 31 parts). Title vignette of Lady Godiva on her steed, and 31 wood engravings. [4], 244 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Rare. OCLC locates 2 copies only (Huntington and UCLA). Medcraft 158; Ono 193 (later edition of 1869); OCLC: 22354276 Contemporary half black roan and boards, spine chipped, joints starting; internally very good Title vignette of Lady Godiva on her steed, and 31 wood engravings. [4], 244 pp. 1 vols. 8vo First edition (originally issued in 31 parts).…

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