The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Series - The New York Novelist (Alden)

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Language:English
Publisher: John B. Alden Publishing (New York (N.Y.): 393 Pearl St.) -- United States
Category: Format : Reprint Library
Issues: 25 (Highest number seen from v. II; no evidence has been found of the existence of a v. I)
Dates: 1887
Schedule: Weekly or monthly (weekly installments were also combined in different wrappers on a monthly basis)
Price: 50ยข per year
Size: 12mo
Pages: 25-200
Illustrations: None
Publisher's Blurb: From cover of v. II, nos. 5 to 8: "THE NOVELIST aims to give currency to a HIGH CLASS of Fiction only; it will publish during the year not less than eight complete Novels, by the most famous and popular authors; such Novels as cost commonly, bound, from $8.00 to $12.00, and even in the FRANKLIN SQUARE, SEASIDE or LOVELL LIBRARIES, from $1.50 to $2.00, but here cost only 50 cents."
Notes / Commentary: This series was not listed by LeBlanc. The series was pointed out by Michael Bathrick of Mill Race Books, who provided a photograph of the combined wrapper for "v. II, nos. 5 to 8." Additional issues were found in online full text form (v. II, nos. 9-16), through bookseller listings (v. II, no. 1), and through WorldCat (v. II, no. 20). Cary Sternick provided additional details on v. II, nos 20-25 (including photographs of the combined version as well as the separately-wrapped first installment).
Primary Data Source: Online Sources
Data Entry Status: Done, With Gaps

Items

v. 2, no. 1. Prince Otto
v. 2, no. 5. The New York Novelist, v. II, no. 5 (King Solomon's Mines)
v. 2, no. 5. The New York Novelist, v. II, nos. 5 to 8 (King Solomon's Mines)
v. 2, no. 6. The New York Novelist, v. II, no. 6 (King Solomon's Mines)
v. 2, no. 7. The New York Novelist, v. II, no. 7 (King Solomon's Mines)
v. 2, no. 8. The New York Novelist, v. II, no. 8 (King Solomon's Mines)
v. 2, no. 9. The New York Novelist, v. II, nos. 9 to 16 (Zenobia; or, The Fall of Palmyra)
v. 2, no. 20. The New York Novelist, v. II, no. 20 (Tom Brown at Rugby)
v. 2, no. 20. The New York Novelist, v. II, nos. 20 to 25 (Tom Brown at Rugby)

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