Weekly Freeman, First Edition (4 results)

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. b/w photo (illustrator). 1st. 2 full pages with story and 3 photos; 1. A recent portrait, 2. Dr. Charles Manning Freeman at his study in Metuchen, & 3. The exterior of the home of Dr. & Mrs. Freeman in Metuchen, New Jersey.Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman was an American author. She is best known for her novel Pembroke, and also wrote a number of well-regarded ghost stories [image shows only 1st page of item].

Unbound. Condition: Fair. One leaf from *The Weekly Freeman National Press & Irish Agriculturist*, St. Patrick's Day, March 11, 1911. Foilo. Pages 5/6 and 27/28. The fragile newspaper is chipped and torn along the edges and in the middle, with a large piece of page 27/28 torn off but present though lacking a small portion of the music and text, and creases from being folded, a fair only copy. Features two songs for voice and piano: "The Irish Rapparees: Specially Arranged for the Weekly Freeman" with words by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy and music by G.L. Murray, and "The Standard of Ireland (Ardharc Na Eire)" with no credits printed. The section also includes stories and poems including, "Dan's Dilemma" by Victor O'D. Power, "The Sprig of Shamrocks" by J.A. Fitzpatrick, "A Teaspoon's Tragedy" by Jane Barlow, "Thoughts of an Irish Felon" by Timothy Ronan, "Pope Pius X" by Mrs. Bellamy Storer, "Ireland's Veils" by Ethel R. Wheeler, "On St. Patrick's Day" by Denis A. McCarthy, and "The Wexford Massacre" by Michael Barry. Four pages of an Irish newspaper published the Sunday before St. Patrick's Day, 1911.

First Edition. Original, complete disbound issue in fine condition. Additional photographs of Wilkins' husband and her New Jersey home are included. Rubber stamp on the corner of the front wrapper.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 12 issues for sale together in one lot. All signs of wear mentioned below, all at least reading copies with no missing pages and none are ex-library. Detective Fiction Weekly, June 17, 1933, Volume LXXVII, Number 1, Three Miles to Murder, featuring work by Frederick C. Davis, Edward Parrish Ware, Etc. Condition: Small edge tears to the covers, browned pages, a few small closed edge tears to the first three pages, but actually in better condition than is usually found. Detective Fiction Weekly, July 22, 1933, Volume LXXVII, Number 6, Death Takes Passage, featuring work by Donald Barr Chidsey, T. T. Flynn, Etc. Condition: Edge tears and dust soiling to the covers, the red to the spine is faded, foxed and browned pages. Detective Fiction Weekly, June 16, 1934, Volume LXXXV, Number 4, featuring work by Frank King, Allan Vaughan Elston, Foster Drake, John H. Knox, Etc. Condition: Edge wear, tears, chips and creasing to the covers, foxed and browned pages. Detective Fiction Weekly, August 17, 1935, Volume XCV, Number 5, featuring work by Fred MacIsaac, T. T. Flynn, H. H. Matteson, Etc. Condition: Edge tears to the covers, chipped to the spine ends, browned pages. Detective Fiction Weekly, May 23, 1936, Volume CII, Number 3, featuring work by Freeman Wills Croft, Judson P. Philips, Richard Wormser, Etc. Condition: Edge wear, tears and chips to the covers, foxed and browned pages. Detective Fiction Weekly, March 6, 1937, Volume CXI, Number 2, Death on the Waterfront, featuring work by T. T. Flynn, Edward Parrish Ware, Etc. Condition: Edge tears, creasing and browning to the covers, chipped to the bottom of the spine, foxed and browned pages. Detective Fiction Weekly, April 17, 1937, Volume CX, Number 2, Death at Second Base, featuring work by William Ed. Hayes, etc. Condition: Small edge tears to the covers, quite browned covers and pages, but actually in better condition than is usually found. Detective Fiction Weekly, November 6, 1937, Volume CXV, Number 1, Hot Gold, featuring work by Donald Ross, Dale Clark, Etc. Condition: Edge chips, tears and wear to the covers, bookshop stamp to front cover, foxed and browned pages, some pages creased. Detective Fiction Weekly, December 18, 1937, Volume CXVI, Number 1, Death in the Dark, featuring work by B. B. Fowler, Lawrence Treat, Etc. Condition: Edge tears, wear and browning to the covers, chipped to the spine ends, foxed and browned pages. Detective Fiction Weekly, April 22, 1939, Volume CXXVII, Number 5, Murder of the Ancients, featuring work by Judson, P. Philips, Stookie Allen, Etc. Condition: Edge wear, tears and browning to the covers, "E.V." written in pencil to the top margin of the rear cover, hinges glued, foxed and browned pages. Detective Fiction Weekly, July 22, 1939, Volume CXXIX, Number 6, featuring work by Hugh B. Cave, Richard Sale, Etc. Condition: Edge chips, tears, creasing and wear to the covers, closed edge tear to the first page, bumped to the fore edge, foxed and browned pages. Detective Fiction Weekly, July 29, 1939, Volume CXXX, Number 1, Death of a Green Canary, featuring work by Kay Krausse, Richard Sale, Etc. Condition: Edge wear and dust soiling to the covers, price and crossed-out price to front cover, book-sellers stamp also to front cover, foxed and browned pages.