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Nickels and Dimes: From the Collections of Johannsen and LeBlanc Nickels and Dimes: From the Collections of Johannsen and LeBlanc

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Publication Date

1891 - 1896
(years)

Genre

  • Detective and mystery stories (3) + -
  • Romance fiction (1) + -

Series

  • Beadle's half dime library (3) + -

Publisher

  • Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (3) + -

Topic

  • Deception (2) + -
  • Secrecy (2) + -
  • Assassins (1) + -
  • Brigands and robbers (1) + -
  • Brothers (1) + -
  • Buildering (1) + -
  • Doppelgängers (1) + -
  • Homeless persons (1) + -
  • Italians (1) + -
  • Kidnapping (1) + -
  • Mistaken identity (1) + -
  • Poverty (1) + -
  • Private investigators (1) + -
  • Revenge (1) + -
  • Robbery (1) + -
  • Secret societies (1) + -
  • Towers (1) + -
  • Vendetta (1) + -
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Character

  • Curley Kell (Fictitious character) (1) + -
  • Monk Merry (Fictitious character) (1) + -
  • Mosquito Jack (Fictitious character) (1) + -

Place

  • New York (N.Y.) (3) + -

Format

  • Nickel weeklies (3) + -

Collection

  • Johannsen Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (3) + -

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  • (-) ≠ Steampunk fiction
  • (-) ≠ Adventure stories
  • (-) ≠ Treasure troves
  • (-) = Pierce, Jo, 1852-1929
  • (-) = Heroes
  • (-) ≠ Friendship

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(1 - 3 of 3)
Mosquito Jack, the hustler gamin, or, Move-on Mike's grand catch
Title
Mosquito Jack, the hustler gamin, or, Move-on Mike's grand catch
Author
Pierce, Jo, 1852-1929
Publisher
Beadle and Adams, No. 98 William Street
Publication Date
1891-04-21
Genre
Detective and mystery stories, Romance fiction
Series
Beadle's half dime library
Number
Beadle's half dime library ; no. 717
Five Points lodging-house janitor, or, Monk Merry's Italian bouncers
Title
The Five Points lodging-house janitor, or, Monk Merry's Italian bouncers : a story of the prodigy of Paradise Park
Author
Pierce, Jo, 1852-1929
Publisher
Beadle and Adams, No. 98 William Street
Publication Date
1894-07-17
Genre
Detective and mystery stories
Series
Beadle's half dime library
Number
Beadle's half dime library ; no. 886
steeple climber's close call, or, The East Side roughs of the tower
Title
The steeple climber's close call, or, The East Side roughs of the tower
Author
Pierce, Jo, 1852-1929
Publisher
Beadle and Adams, No. 98 William Street
Publication Date
1895-10-08
Genre
Detective and mystery stories
Series
Beadle's half dime library
Number
Beadle's half dime library ; no. 950

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