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Language:	English
Publisher:	P. O. Vickery (Augusta (Me.)) -- United States
Category:	Format : Reprint Library
Issues:	267 (Highest number seen)
Dates:	January 15, 1894 to January 24, 1899
Schedule:	Weekly
Price:	10¢, $5.00 per annum
Size:	7 x 4 3/4"
Pages:	100 to 250
Physical Description:	Plain paper cover with black lettering. Covers all in one color -- of the two LeBlanc examined, one was green and the other buff. No. and date at top. Schedule and price with postal imprint next. Series title centered in top quarter. Title of story begins at center. Bottom has publisher's imprint.
Notes / Commentary:	LeBlanc's listing contained only nos. 61 and 113. No. 2 was added from a bookseller's listing. Nos. 77 and 111 were added based on a photograph in an online auction listing. An auction photo also confirmed the LeBlanc date from no. 61 -- some titles were definitely reprinted with different dates/numbers. No. 125 was added based on a copy found by Cary Sternick. No. 200 was added from a photograph posted on Reddit. Nos. 17-19, 22-23, 26-45, 112 and 122 were added based on a WorldCat record. No. 267 was added from a copy available in the Internet Archive.
Primary Data Source:	LeBlanc
Data Entry Status:	Done, With Gaps

Items

2. Twelve Complete Novelettes (The stricken home and 11 more items)
17. The Widder Doddle's love affair : And other stories
18. The thrilling adventures of a New York detective
19. The modern etiquette for all occasions
22. Every boy his own toy-maker
23. Home amusements
26. The mystic oracle : Or, The complete fortune-teller and dreambook
27. The American family cook book : a large coll. of valuable recipes for breakfast dishes, soups, fish, meats and poultry, cakes, pies, puddings, fancy dishes, ice creams, summer drinks and confectionery
28. The handy cyclopaedia of every-day wants : a large and valuable coll. of useful facts, recipes, hints, helps and suggestions for the household, the farm and the workshop, alphabetically arranged
29. The practical poultry keeper : a guide to successful poultry raising, containing a description of the various breeds, their care and management, the diseases of poultry, with suggestions as to their treatment, etc., etc.
30. Famous comic recitations : a large and valuable coll. of the best humorous recitations in the English literature
31. The ladies model fancy work manual : Containing designs and directions, for knitting, crocheting and lace-making. With complete instruction in the various branches of artistic embroidery
32. The family doctor book : Containing plain and simple directions for the treatment of every disease and ailment, and suggesting simple home remedies which will usually effect a cure without the necessity of employing a physician
33. Parlor magic
34. Phrenology Made Easy
35. The Art of Ventriloquism
36. The ladies guide to beauty
37. The model book of dialogues
38. The practical guide to floriculture
39. The national handy dictionary
40. The reliable book of out-door games
41. Famous dramatic recitations : Carefully selected from the writing of the best authors, as recited by the leading elocutionists of America
42. The ready reference manual of facts figures and statistics
43. The modern hoyle : Or, official rules for playing whist, euchre, chess, cribbage, dominoes, draughts, backgammon, Napoleon, poker, benzique, etc.
44. The young author's assistant and guide
45. The practical horse and cattle doctor
61. Indian Massacres and Tales of the Red Skins. An Authentic History of the American Indian from 1492 to the Present Time
77. 500 Money-Making Secrets, Recipes, Process, &c.; also, List of Rare and Valuable Coins and Stamps
111. Indian Massacres and Tales of the Red Skins. An Authentic History of the American Indian from 1492 to the Present Time
112. The Child of the Wreck
113. The Hunters' and Trappers' Guide
122. Indian Massacres and Tales of the Red Skins. An Authentic History of the American Indian from 1492 to the Present Time
125. Buffalo Bill and His Adventures in the West
200. Uncle Tom's Cabin
267. Indian Massacres and Tales of the Red Skins. An Authentic History of the American Indian from 1492 to the Present Time

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