A Catalog of Dime Novel Material Including a Section on Buffalo Bill
- Red Bank, New Jersey: John A. Hayes, 1936
Red Bank, New Jersey: John A. Hayes, 1936. Very good. Some toning, chipping, dust soiling.. A scarce and valuable list of Victorian dime novels for sale in 1936 by the dealer John A. Hayes, including a brief essay by Charles Bragin on a recent rise in dime novel collecting: "Thus we find the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the great Huntington Museum, and others, conserving their dime novels in rare book vaults--considering them worthy of a place beside the world's most valuable books. Each dime novel is priced with title, author, format, and defects where applicable. They are organized into the following categories: Beadle's; Comics; Crime and the Detective; Sea and Sailor; The West and Indians; Lots; Reprints; Misc.; and Buffalo Bill. Limited to 500 copies; this is copy no. 39. Single vol. (8.25" by 5.75"), pp. 24, original printed wrps.