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Publication Date

1880 - 1900
(years)

Genre

  • Detective and mystery stories (4) + -

Series

  • Beadle's half dime library (2) + -
  • Beadle's pocket library (1) + -
  • Deadwood Dick library (1) + -

Author

  • Wheeler, Edward L. (Edward Lytton), 1854 or 1855-1885 (3) + -
  • Halliday, Ben, 1852-1929 (1) + -

Publisher

  • Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (3) + -
  • M.J. Ivers & Co. (1) + -

Topic

  • Body snatching (4) + -
  • Abandoned children (3) + -
  • Child detectives (3) + -
  • French (3) + -
  • Murder (3) + -
  • Shoe shiners (3) + -
  • Arabs (2) + -
  • Investigation (2) + -
  • Criminals (1) + -
  • Escapes (1) + -
  • Funeral rites and ceremonies (1) + -
  • Police (1) + -
  • Private investigators (1) + -
  • Robbery (1) + -
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Character

  • Boss Bob (Fictitious character) (1) + -
  • Fox, Tony (Fictitious character) (1) + -
  • Stubby Swipes (Swipes Norton) (Fictitious character) (1) + -

Place

  • New York (N.Y.) (3) + -
  • Philadelphia (Pa.) (3) + -

Format

  • Nickel weeklies (4) + -

Collection

  • Johannsen Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (3) + -
  • Edward T. LeBlanc Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (1) + -

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  • (-) = Body snatching--Fiction

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(1 - 4 of 4)
Tony Fox, the ferret, or, Boss Bob's boss job
Title
Tony Fox, the ferret, or, Boss Bob's boss job
Author
Wheeler, Edward L. (Edward Lytton), 1854 or 1855-1885
Publisher
Beadle and Adams, No. 98 William St.
Publication Date
1886-06-16
Genre
Detective and mystery stories
Series
Beadle's pocket library
Number
Beadle's pocket library ; no. 127
New York sharp, or, Shadow Swipes' swoop
Title
The New York sharp, or, Shadow Swipes' swoop
Author
Halliday, Ben, 1852-1929
Publisher
Beadle and Adams, 92 William Street
Publication Date
1897-07-27
Genre
Detective and mystery stories
Series
Beadle's half dime library
Number
Beadle's half dime library ; no. 1044
Captain Ferret, the New York Detective, or, Boss Bob's boss job
Title
Captain Ferret, the New York Detective, or, Boss Bob's boss job
Author
Wheeler, Edward L. (Edward Lytton), 1854 or 1855-1885
Publisher
Beadle and Adams, No. 98 William Street
Publication Date
1880-05-04
Genre
Detective and mystery stories
Series
Beadle's half dime library
Number
Beadle's half dime library ; no. 145
Tony Fox, the ferret, or, Boss Bob's boss job
Title
Tony Fox, the ferret, or, Boss Bob's boss job
Author
Wheeler, Edward L. (Edward Lytton), 1854 or 1855-1885
Publisher
M.J. Ivers & Co., Publishers, 379 Pearl Street
Publication Date
1899-10-25
Genre
Detective and mystery stories
Series
Deadwood Dick library
Number
Deadwood Dick library ; v. 3, no. 33

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