The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - Tom, the Bootblack; or, A Western Boy's Success

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(New York Weekly edition - source: Digital Library @ Villanova University)
(New York Weekly edition - source: NIU Libraries)
(New York Weekly edition - source: Digital Library @ Villanova University)
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Series: Alger Series (Mutual Book Co.)
Alger Series (Street & Smith - 1st Series) — no. 37
Alger Series (Street & Smith - 2nd Series) — no. 37
Alger Series (Superior) — no. 18
Alger Series for Boys — no. 42
The Boy's Home Weekly — no. 9
Boys' Alert Library — no. 39
Boys' Home Library — no. 19
Medal Library — no. 192
New York Weekly v. 28 no. 34 — chapters I-IV, page 5
New York Weekly v. 28 no. 35 — chapters IV (continued)-VIII, pages 1-2
New York Weekly v. 28 no. 36 — chapters IX-XI, pages 5-6
New York Weekly v. 28 no. 37 — chapters XII-XIV, pages 5-6
New York Weekly v. 28 no. 38 — chapters XV-XVII, page 3
New York Weekly v. 28 no. 39 — chapters XVIII-XX, pages 6-7
New York Weekly v. 28 no. 40 — chapters XXI-XXIII, page 3
New York Weekly v. 28 no. 41 — chapters XXIV-XXVI, page 2
New York Weekly v. 28 no. 42 — chapters XXVII-XXIX, page 2
New York Weekly v. 28 no. 43 — chapters XXX-XXXII, page 7
New York Weekly v. 28 no. 44 — chapters XXXIII-XXXV, page 3
New York Weekly v. 28 no. 45 — chapters XXXVI-XXXVII (conclusion), page 3
People's Library (Ogilvie) — no. 352
Alternate Titles: Tom, the Boot Black
Tom, the Bootblack; or, The Road to Success
The Western Boy
The Western Boy; or, The Road to Success
Subjects / Tags: Bootblack
New York (N.Y.)
Success
Author: Alger, Horatio, Jr., 1832-1899
Dates: June 30, 1873 (New York Weekly edition)
July 7, 1873 (New York Weekly edition)
July 14, 1873 (New York Weekly edition)
July 21, 1873 (New York Weekly edition)
July 28, 1873 (New York Weekly edition)
August 4, 1873 (New York Weekly edition)
August 11, 1873 (New York Weekly edition)
August 18, 1873 (New York Weekly edition)
August 25, 1873 (New York Weekly edition)
September 1, 1873 (New York Weekly edition)
September 8, 1873 (New York Weekly edition)
September 15, 1873 (New York Weekly edition)
1883 (People's Library (Ogilvie) edition)
March, 1889 (Boys' Home Library edition)
1907 (Alger Series (Mutual Book Co.) edition)
1910 (Boys' Alert Library edition)
July 12, 1911 (The Boy's Home Weekly edition)
May, 1917 (Alger Series (Street & Smith - 1st Series) edition)
July, 1929 (Alger Series (Street & Smith - 2nd Series) edition)
OCLC Number: 37356825 (Boys' Alert Library edition)
Length: 268 pages (Boys' Alert Library edition)
First Sentence: "How do you feel this morning, Jacob?" asked a boy of fifteen, bending over an old man crouched in the corner of an upper room, in a poor tenement house, distant less than a quarter of a mile from the New York City Hall. (New York Weekly edition)

Known Editions

Alger Series (Superior) edition
Alger Series for Boys edition
Medal Library edition
New York Weekly edition (chapters I-IV, page 5 in New York Weekly, v. XXVIII, no. 34, June 30, 1873)
New York Weekly edition (chapters IV (continued)-VIII, pages 1-2 in New York Weekly, v. XXVIII, no. 35, July 7, 1873)
New York Weekly edition (chapters IX-XI, pages 5-6 in New York Weekly, v. XXVIII, no. 36, July 14, 1873)
New York Weekly edition (chapters XII-XIV, pages 5-6 in New York Weekly, v. XXVIII, no. 37, July 21, 1873)
New York Weekly edition (chapters XV-XVII, page 3 in New York Weekly, v. XXVIII, no. 38, July 28, 1873)
New York Weekly edition (chapters XVIII-XX, pages 6-7 in New York Weekly, v. XXVIII, no. 39, August 4, 1873)
New York Weekly edition (chapters XXI-XXIII, page 3 in New York Weekly, v. XXVIII, no. 40, August 11, 1873)
New York Weekly edition (chapters XXIV-XXVI, page 2 in New York Weekly, v. XXVIII, no. 41, August 18, 1873)
New York Weekly edition (chapters XXVII-XXIX, page 2 in New York Weekly, v. XXVIII, no. 42, August 25, 1873)
New York Weekly edition (chapters XXX-XXXII, page 7 in New York Weekly, v. XXVIII, no. 43, September 1, 1873)
New York Weekly edition (chapters XXXIII-XXXV, page 3 in New York Weekly, v. XXVIII, no. 44, September 8, 1873)
New York Weekly edition (chapters XXXVI-XXXVII (conclusion), page 3 in New York Weekly, v. XXVIII, no. 45, September 15, 1873)
People's Library (Ogilvie) edition
Boys' Home Library edition
Alger Series (Mutual Book Co.) edition
Boys' Alert Library edition
The Boy's Home Weekly edition
Alger Series (Street & Smith - 1st Series) edition
Alger Series (Street & Smith - 2nd Series) edition

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