"October 14, 1876."
Illustrated paper cover in colors.
"The pagination usually begins on page 9, regardless of whether there are 8 preliminary pages or not."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 174.
Johannsen gives date of publication as October 10, 1876.
NIU Copy: "The American News Co., New York."--Cover.