The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Series - Ten Cent Hand Books

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Language:English
Alternate Title: Ten Cent Handbooks
Publisher: Frank Tousey (New York (N.Y.): Box 2730. 34 and 36 North Moore St.) -- United States
Publisher's Blurb:

These Books - Tell You - Everything!

A COMPLETE SET - IS A REGULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA!

Each book consists of sixty-four pages, printed on good paper, in clear type and neatly bound in an attractive, illustrated cover. Most of the books are also profusely illustrated, and all of the subjects treated upon are explained in such a simple manner that any child can thoroughly understand them. Look over the list as classified and see if you want to know anything about the subjects mentioned.

THESE BOOKS ARE FOR SALE BY ALL NEWSDEALERS OR WILL BE SENT BY MAIL TO ANY ADDRESS FROM THIS OFFICE ON RECEIPT OF PRICE, TEN CENTS EACH, OR ANY THREE BOOKS FOR TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. POSTAGE STAMPS TAKEN THE SAME AS MONEY. Address FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, 24 Union Square, N.Y.

Notes / Commentary: Description and Catalog of titles 1-79 from the back matter of "The Bradys Beyond their Depth; or, The Great Swamp Mystery", No. 95 of "Secret Service. Old and Young King Brady, Detectives", Tousey, New York, Nov. 16, 1900. Some corrections/additions incorporated from the back cover list on "How to Become an Engineer." Titles 80-83 taken from the back matter of "Liberty Boys of '76" #138. Title 84 taken from the back matter of "Secret Service" #1109.
Primary Data Source: Online Sources
Data Entry Status: Done, Believed Complete

Items

1. Napoleon's Oraculum and Dream Book
2. How To Do Tricks
3. How To Flirt
4. How To Dance
5. How To Make Love
6. How To Become an Athlete
7. How To Keep Birds
8. How To Become a Scientist
9. How To Become a Ventriloquist
10. How to Box
11. How To Write Love-Letters
12. How To Write Letters To Ladies
13. How To Do It; or, The Art of Fascinating the Opposite Sex
14. How To Make Candy
15. How To Become Rich: A Book for the Young Men of America
16. How To Keep a Window Garden
17. How To Dress
18. How To Become Beautiful
19. Frank Tousey's United States Distance Tables, Pocket Companion and Guide
20. How To Entertain an Evening Party
21. How To Hunt and Fish
22. How To Do Second Sight
23. How To Explain Dreams
24. How To Write Letters To Gentlemen
25. How to Become a Gymnast
26. How To Row, Sail and Build a Boat
27. How To Recite and Book of Recitations
28. How To Tell Fortunes
29. How To Become an Inventor
30. How To Cook
31. How To Become a Speaker
32. How to Ride a Bicycle
33. How To Behave
34. How To Fence
35. How To Play Games
36. How To Solve Conundrums
37. How To Keep House
38. How To Become Your Own Doctor
39. How To Raise Dogs, Poultry, Pigeons and Rabbits
40. How To Make and Set Traps
41. The Boys of New York End Men's Joke Book
42. The Boys of New York Stump Speaker
43. How To Become a Magician
44. How to Write in an Album
45. The Boys of New York Minstrel Guide and Joke Book
46. How To Build and Sail Canoes
47. How To Break, Ride and Drive a Horse
48. How To Make and Use Electricity
49. How To Debate
50. How To Stuff Birds and Animals
51. How To Do Tricks With Cards
52. How To Play Cards
53. How To Write Letters
54. How To Keep and Manage Pets
55. How To Collect Stamps and Coins
56. How To Become an Engineer
57. How To Make Musical Instruments
58. How To Be a Detective
59. How To Make a Magic Lantern
60. How To Become a Photographer
61. How To Become a Bowler
62. How To Become a West Point Military Cadet
63. How To Become a Naval Cadet
64. How To Make Electrical Machines
65. Muldoon's Jokes
66. How To Do Puzzles
67. How To Do Electrical Tricks
68. How To Do Chemical Tricks
69. How To Do Sleight of Hand
70. How To Make Magic Toys
71. How To Do Mechanical Tricks
72. How To Do Sixty Tricks With Cards
73. How To Do Tricks With Numbers
74. How To Write Letters Correctly
75. How To Become a Conjurer
76. How To Tell Fortunes By the Hand
77. How To Do Forty Tricks With Cards
78. How To Do the Black Art
79. How To Become an Actor
80. Gus Williams' Joke Book
81. How to Mesmerize
82. How to Do Palmistry
83. How to Hypnotize
84. How to Become an Author

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