$275
A collection of 13 "Dime Novels" all pertaining to Chicago, mainly 8vo, original printed wrappers, circa 1890, comprising short stories of detective heroes battling both fictional criminals largely based on notorious historical figures. Seven numbers of New York, 1884-1896, with titles including "A House of Mystery; or, Jack Sharp in Chicago," by Mark Merrick, "Jack Breeze, the Chicago Sleuth; or, the Langdale Case," by F. Lusk Broughton, and "Old Lightning, the Man Battery; or, Solving the Chicago Viaduct Mystery," by Anthony P. Morris; "A Corner in Corn; or How a Chicago Boy Did the Trick," by a Self-Made Man, no. 3, October 20, 1905; Two numbers of New York, 1886 and 1887; "Dead Shot Dave in Chicago," by Jim Bowie, New York, August 12, 1893; Two numbers of New York, 1903 and 1922.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2010-11-18
