This is a ORIGINAL SCARCE ISSUE NOT A REPRINT

          BEADLE'S CLASSIC STORES #1

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EARLY 1860 BEADLE'S DIME NOVELS AND ONE VERY SCARCE STORY PAPER - YouTube

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Beadle's Dime Classic Stories is the title of the only number issued of what was intended apparently to be a series of illustrated reprints of popular stories for boys. It appeared December 20, 1864, as a Christmas offering, and is an octavo booklet, 9 by 5 3/4 inches in size, with orange covers, illustrated with a black woodcut which reappears as the frontispiece. There are 27 other illustrations, all newly drawn by George G. White. The booklet contains 54 double-column pages of small type with single-column cuts. It sold for ten cents. Beadle & Co., 118 William Street, is the publishers' imprint. Later the booklet was reprinted from 98 William Street. All issues are rare.

 A very rare piece of Beadle's Dime Novel history.  This particular issue is almost never up for sale and is rare by any standards .  This book is in good condition with  marks,tears and small missing pieces along edge. The back cover is missing but the item is so rare it is still extremely collectible.   A dealer stamp is on inside page. Paper quality is very good, text is complete but missing back cover. 

  This book is one of a large collection we are placing on our Ebay store of rarely available items and books.  The book is one of the many rarely seen items that we will be offering over the next few months from a collectors estate sale. Once these are gone how long before you will see them come up again. Once a collector buys them they go right back into a vault somewhere.

     We always take into consideration a customers history of buying from us when addressing "BEST OFFER" option. We will respond to you within the allotted time but if it has just been listed we will give it the full time period to allow others to make similar offers or purchase. We list many, many items that may be "One of a kind" or simply "One of a kind on the market". These items usually are placed in collections which are not seen again on the market until once again sold by collectors. If you collect, you realize that is a once in a lifetime occurrence for collectors.....

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