800.

J. C. Cowdrick. Broadway Billy Baffled; or, The Team's Toughest Tug. The Romance of the Steel Hand Fraud. November 22, 1892.

New York City counterfeiters. Broadway Billy tale No. 25.

801.

A. K. Sims. Kent Kirby, the High Kicker from Killbuck; or, The Roster of Rogue River Ranch. The Romance of a Range Mystery. November 29, 1892.

Colorado. A murder for revenge.

802.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Diamond Dick; or, The Cool Half-Dozen. The Romance of a Remarkable Raid. December 6, 1892.

"Governor Woodlow" again calls on Dick for help. Locale: Arizona. $5,000,000 in gold stolen, in the good old days before it was illegal to own any. No. 63 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

803.

Prentiss Ingraham. Dick Doom's Clean Sweep; or, Five Links in the Clue. December 13, 1892.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 798 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 808.

The Potomac River, near Washington, D. C., also New York and Virginia. Murders of a miser hermit, a lawyer, a negro, a French exile and an army officer.

804.

Oll Coomes. Kit Bandy's Brigade; or, Dan, the Mountain Guide. December 20, 1892.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 377; Half-dime Library, no. 804.

805.

J. C. Cowdrick. Broadway Billy's Signal Scoop; or, The Strangest Case on Record. December 27, 1892.

The mystery of the lost hand. New York City. Broadway Billy tale No. 26.

806.

William G. Patten. Cowboy Steve, the Ranch Mascot; or, The Bond of Blood. January 3, 1893.

A bad woman and bad blood on a cattle ranch, somewhere out West.

807.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s Royal Flush; or, The Baffled Sport. The Story of the Startling Exposé at Bowlder Bend. January 10, 1893.

No. 64 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series. "Bowlder Bend " mining camp, Arizona (?).

808.

Prentiss Ingraham. Dick Doom's Death Clue; or The Great Detective's Celebrated Case. A New York City Sensation. January 17, 1893.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 803 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 813.

New York City.

809.

King Keene. Don Danton, the Gent from Denver; or, The Kickup at Kickapoo. January 24, 1893.

Colorado.

810.

J. C. Cowdrick. Broadway Billy's Wipe-Out; or, The Gentleman Tramp. A Romance of the Strange Case at Roseford. January 31, 1893.

New Jersey. The prodigal returns and is accused of murder. Broadway Billy tale No. 27.

811.

A. F. Holt. Duke Derby, the Trump Card; or, Headlight Harry's Flyer. The Story of the White Phenix. February 7, 1893.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 277; Half-dime Library, no. 811.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 794.

812.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Head-Off, or, The Round-Up at Roundabout. The Romance of Rival Clans. February 14, 1893.

No. 65 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

Two rival mining camps in Arizona. A severed head.

813.

Prentiss Ingraham. Dick Doom's Diamond Deal; or, Billy, the Bell-Boy Detective. February 21, 1893.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 808 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 819.

New York City.

814.

C. E. Tripp. Ace High, the Frisco Detective; or, The Girl Sport's Double Game. A Story of the Sierras and the Golden Gate City. February 28, 1893.

San Francisco and northern California.

A few months ago this novel reached the pinnacle of success. It was published with rubricated initials, chapter heads, and page numbers by the Grabhorn Press of San Francisco as the 1948 Christmas Book of The Book Club of California.

In the place of the small type of the 16-page original, this appears in 56 pages of ten point type on deckle-edged, handmade paper in an edition limited to 500 copies. The illustrations in black and red are by Mallette Dean and the Introduction is by David Magee.

815.

J. C. Cowdrick. Broadway Billy's Bank Racket; or, The City Detective's Big Haul. March 7, 1893.

New York City. Broadway Billy tale No. 28.

816.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Rival; or, Old Gideon's Wipe-Out. March 14, 1893.

"Bristol City," Arizona. No. 66 in the series.

817.

A. F. Holt. Wideawake, the Train-Boy Detective; or, The Boston Team's Big Strike. March 21, 1893.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 292; Half-dime Library, no. 817.

818.

William R. Eyster. The Hustler Rogue Catcher; or, The Big Blowout at Pay Dirt. March 28, 1893.

"Pay Dirt," a mining town out West.

819.

Prentiss Ingraham. Dick Doom's Girl Mascot; or, The Shadowed Shadower. The Romance of a City Death-Hunt. April 4, 1893.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 813 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 829.

New York City.

820.

William G. Patten. Nobby Nat, the Tenderfoot Detective; or, The Girl Rancher's Rough Rustle. April 11, 1893.

Trouble over fencing the range. Somewhere in the southwest.

821.

J. C. Cowdrick. Broadway Billy's Bluff; or, The Mute Chinaman among the Crooks. April 18, 1893.

New York City and New Jersey. Broadway Billy tale No. 29.

822.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Boom; or, Soapstone Sam, the Slippery Sport. The Romance of the Rebellion at Bristol City. April 21, 1893.

No. 67 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series. Arizona. A renters' strike at Bristol City.

823.

Oll Coomes. Poker Jack, the Detective Sport; or, The Protégé of Pilgrim's Bar. May 2, 1893.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 303; Half-dime Library, no. 823.

824.

Jo Pierce. Bowery Billy, the Bunco Bouncer; or, The Maine Log-Driver in New York. May 9, 1893.

New York City detective story.

825.

Prentiss Ingraham. Mario, the Cowboy Coaster; or, Runaway Ralph's Rough Rustle. A Tale of Southern California. May 16, 1893.

A haunted house in England—escape in a fishing smack— southern California—a one-sided duel—smugglers.

826.

J. C. Cowdrick. Broadway Billy among Jersey Thugs; or, The Night Hawks of North River. A Romance of Convict 2002. May 23, 1893.

New York City and New Jersey. Broadway Billy tale No. 30.

827.

T. C. Harbaugh. The Bantam Sport; or, The Mine-Boss Ferret. May 30, 1893.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 317; Half-dime Library, no. 827.

828.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Scoop; or, The Big Haul at Hard Hole. A Story of the Reclaimed Placer. June 6, 1893.

No. 68 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

Holding an Arizona mine against a crowd of bad men.

829.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Gentleman Crook in Chicago; or, Nick Norcross, the River Rat. Dick Doom's Shadow Hunt. June 13, 1893.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 819 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 835.

Chicago murder-mystery story.

830.

Ben D. Halliday. The Grim Lodgers of Rag Alley; or, Citizen Rube of Number Seven. A Romance of Fourth Ward Life in New York. June 20, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 323; Half-dime Library, no. 930.

831.

J. G. Bethune. The Chicago Drummer's Deal; or, Detective Skid's Diamond Haul. June 27, 1893.

"Bluffton," Arkansas—a holdup on the railroad near the Missouri line—Chicago. Diamond thieves follow $100,000 worth of diamonds from South Africa to America.

832.

A. K. Sims. The Doctor Detective in Texas; or, Jack Karbun and the Cowboys. A Romance of the Mystery of the Golden Coffin. July 4, 1893.

Texas, 1892. A general orders one of his soldiers executed so that he may obtain some valuable diamonds. An escape by balloon. This story is entirely different and has no connection with Half-dime Library, no. 146, although the titles are very similar.

833.

J. C. Cowdrick. Broadway Billy Rattled; or, The Italian's Doubles. July 11, 1893.

New York City. Indistinguishable triplets cause the detective much trouble. Broadway Billy tale No. 31.

834.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Proxy; or, Nobby Nancy, the Girl Sport. July 18, 1893.

No. 69 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

Just outside Yellowstone Park. The lady registered at the hotel as "Keen Kate, Card Sharp."

835.

Prentiss Ingraham. Dick Doom's Big Haul; or, The Rogue Round-Up in Chicago. A Romance of the World's Fair City. July 25, 1893.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 829 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 842.

A gang of robbers and counterfeiters at the great and only World's Fair.

836.

William G. Patten. Sharper Stokes' Double Deal; or, Old Disaster, the Border Nomad. August 1, 1893.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 335; Half-dime Library, no. 836.

837.

Jo Pierce. The Big Four of the Bowery; or, Detective Bob, the Rattler. August 8, 1893.

New York City.

838.

William R. Eyster. Poker Pete's Double Dodge; or, The Mighty Close Call. August 15, 1893.

"Pay Dirt," mining camp out West.

839.

J. C. Cowdrick. Broadway Billy's Big Boom; or, Cornering Counterfeit Crooks. August 22, 1893.

New York City. Broadway Billy tale No. 32.

840.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Clutch; or, Crushing Captain Crusher. August 29, 1893.

No. 70 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series. Town of "Big Nugget," out West.

841.

Marmaduke Dey. Prince Charlie, the Cat's Paw Sport; or, Messenger Max, Detective. A Story of Brooklyn. September 5, 1893.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 346; Half-dime Library, no. 841.

842.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Actor Detective in Chicago; or, Dick Doom's Flush Hand. September 12, 1893.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 835 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 847.

A trunk mystery in Chicago.

843.

Harold Payne. Dan, the River Sport; or, Foiling the Frisco Sharps. A Story of the Mississippi. September 19, 1893.

A romance of St. Louis and down the river.

844.

J. C. Cowdrick. Broadway Billy's Big Bulge; or, Running in the Life Insurance Conspirators. September 26, 1893.

The rapid succession of deaths of ten insured men. Broadway Billy tale No. 33.

845.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, High Horse; or, The Sport-Queens of Hard Knocks. October 3, 1893.

No. 71 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

Town of "Hard Knocks." Rival sport-queens come to a vengeful reckoning.

846.

Jo Pierce. Buck, the New York Sharper; or, The Gotham Cricket in C[l]over. October 10, 1893.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 341; Half-dime Library, no. 846.

The running head is "Poverty Paul, the Gotham Cricket."

847.

Prentiss Ingraham. Dick Doom's Ten Strike; or, The Top Floor Club's Exposé. October 17, 1893.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 842 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 853.

A Chicago detective story.

848.

T. C. Harbaugh. Clip, the Battery Ferret; or, Jack Jeffers's Foul Play. October 24, 1893.

New York City.

849.

J. C. Cowdrick. Broadway Billy's $100,000 Snap; or, Deputy Detective Ticket's Trump. The Lost Tin Box Mystery. October 31, 1893.

New York City. Broadway Billy helps find a concealed fortune, in tale No. 34.

850.

Jo Pierce. The Grand Stand Arab; or, Caleb Cinders, the New York Castaway. November 7, 1893.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 351; Half-dime Library, no. 850.

851.

William R. Eyster. The Tie-To Sport; or, High Hustling at Sinner's Flat. November 14, 1893.

Just a "Western."

852.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr., at Devil's Gulch; or, Pete Parrot, the Boss Masher from Masherville. November 21, 1893.

No. 72 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series. Nevada.

853.

Prentiss Ingraham. Dick Doom's Kidnapper Knock-Out; or, The Search-Light Detective in Chicago. November 28, 1893.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 847 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 1037.

An epidemic of crime in Chicago during the World's Fair in 1893.

854.

George C. Jenks. Uncle Sam's Detective in Chicago; or, The Country Postmaster among Bunco-Men. A Story of the Underground Counterfeiters' Den. December 5, 1893.

A government inspector after counterfeiters in Chicago.

855.

Jo Pierce. The West Broadway Gamin; or, Toddles, the Tramp, in Clover. A Story of Good-for-Nothing Jerry, the Ex-Bootblack. December 12 1893.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 360; Half-dime Library, no. 855.

856.

J. C. Cowdrick. The Bootblack Stowaway; or Broadway Billy's Blind. The Secret of the Banker's Buried Booty. December 19, 1893.

New York City—aboard a yacht—on an island in the Atlantic. Broadway Billy tale No. 35.

857.

William G. Patten. Spotter Bob in New York; or, The Man from 'Way Back. December 26, 1893.

The dumb man from "'Way Back," Idaho, in New York.

858.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Death-Hole Hustle; or, The Doom of Satan's Seven. January 2, 1894.

No. 73 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

Deming, New Mexico. A man with a smart parrot, and a thaumaturgist.

859.

Prentiss Ingraham. New York Nat, the Gamin Detective; or, The Girl Queen of the Boy Police League. January 9, 1894.

Followed by Half-dime Library, no. 865.

A young chief of the "Thirteen Silent Shadowers" of New York.

860.

Jo Pierce. The Boat-Club Mascot; or, Dan Decker's Double Deal. January 16, 1894.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 366; Half-dime Library, no. 860.

861.

Charles F. Welles. Billy Brine, the Swamp Fox; or, Shadowing the Smuggler Schooner. January 23, 1894.

Smuggler life on the Florida coast when Sam Garth and his lawless gang held sway.

862.

J. C. Cowdrick. Broadway Billy in London; or, Scotland Yard's New York Special. January 30, 1894.

Broadway Billy, aboard the Cunard liner "Campania," follows a trail leading to Liverpool and London. Tale No. 36.

863.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Bombshell; or, Captain Blue-Beard's Girl Cat's Paw. The Sensation of Silver City. February 6, 1894.

No. 74 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

A gang of cut-throats in New Mexico. Pete Parrot, Silver City Sal and Deadwood Dick join hands.

864.

Jo Pierce. The Union Square Baggage-Boy; or, Kris Chatterbox, the Pavement Guide. February 13, 1894.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 372; Half-dime Library, no. 864.

865.

Prentiss Ingraham. New York Nat's Masked Mascot; or, The Boy Police League's Tunnel Hunt. February 20, 1894.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 859 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 871.

New York City and vicinity.

866.

William G. Patten. Spotter Bob's Bowery Racket; or, Euchering the Man from Mexico. February 27, 1894.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 857.

New York City.

867.

Prentiss Ingraham. Dead-Shot Ralph's Drop; or, The Cowboy Smuggler Smash-Up. A Romance of the Gold Ghouls of California. March 6, 1894.

Followed by Half-dime Library, no. 885.

Smugglers in Californian waters.

868.

J. C. Cowdrick. Broadway Billy Shadows London Slums; or, The Mysterious Whitechapel Tragedy. March 13, 1894.

Broadway Billy aids Scotland Yard, in tale No. 37.

869.

Charles Morris. Ned Norman, the Gamin Broker; or, The Shake-Up of Grip and Gorley. March 20, 1894.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 378; Half-dime Library, no. 869.

870.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr., in Mexico; or, The Girl Prisoner of the Madhouse. March 27, 1894.

No. 75 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

In Mexico, Dick and Pete Parrot get into and out of many scrapes.

871.

Prentiss Ingraham. New York Nat and the Grave Ghouls; or, The Unknown Ferret's Arizona Ally. April 3, 1894.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 865 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 877.

The Boy Police League and its Queen again at work. New York City detective story.

872.

A. K. Sims. Two Showmen Detectives in Colorado; or, Pete Parmelee, the Vagabond Tramp. April 10, 1894.

A carnival show in southwestern Colorado.

873.

Prentiss Ingraham. Deck-Hawk Roy's Big Scoop; or, The Sea-Rover's Protégé. April 17, 1894.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 340; Half-dime Library, no. 873.

874.

J. C. Cowdrick. Broadway Billy's French Game; or, The Miner Millionaire among the Sharpers in Paris. April 24, 1894.

Broadway Billy tale No. 38.

875.

Dan Dunning. Detective Dave's Close Call; or, Farrel Fox, the Man of Many Faces. May 1, 1894.

New York City.

876.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Decoy Duck; or, The Cowboy Chief's Tenderfoot Tangle. May 8, 1894.

No. 76 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

Wyoming. War between cattlemen and ranchers.

877.

Prentiss Ingraham. New York Nat's Trump Card; or, The Dare Devil Detective's Draw. A Story of the Crooks and Crook Catchers of the Metropolis. May 15, 1894.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 871 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 883.

More of the Boy Police League of New York.

878.

Jo Pierce. The Street Arab's Blind; or, Scooping the Swindler Scamps. A Story of Unlucky Joe's New York Life. May 22, 1894.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 384; Half-dime Library, no. 878.

The running head is "Unlucky Joe."

879.

K. Keene. Blue-Light Bill, the Sapphire Sport; or, The Denver Detective's Lone Hand. May 29, 1894.

The mystery of the "Yaller Jacket" Mining Camp, Colorado.

880.

J. C. Cowdrick. Broadway Billy and the Bomb-Throwers; or, The Detective Queen of Paris. June 5, 1894.

Broadway Billy is still in Paris and is after anarchists. No. 39 and last of the Broadway Billy tales.

881.

Charles Morris. Turkey Billy, the Shine-'Em-Up Detective; or, The Gamin Guardian. June 12, 1894.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 390; Half-dime Library, no. 881.

882.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr., in Silver Pocket; or, The Gambler Queen's High Stake. June 19, 1894.

No. 77 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series. "Silver Pocket" mining camp, between Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona.

883.

Prentiss Ingraham. New York Nat's Crook Chase; or, Downing the King of Diamonds. June 26, 1894.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 877 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 889.

New York City and vicinity.

884.

Dan Dunning. Farrel Fox and his Girl Ferret; or, The Bogus Banker's Dive-Sharks. A Story of Three New York Detectives. July 3, 1894.

A Fourth Ward murder in New York City.

885.

Prentiss Ingraham. Dead-Shot Ralph's Ten-Strike; or, Marlo, the Gold Ghoul's Chief. July 10, 1894.

Another story about Marlo, on the California coast, and at coast ranches.

886.

Jo Pierce. The Five Points Lodging-House Janitor; or, Monk Merry's Italian Bouncers. A Story of the Prodigy of Paradise Park. July 17, 1894.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 399; Half-dime Library, no. 886.

887.

J. C. Cowdrick. Battery Bob, the Dock Detective; or, Rounding Up the Western Sharps. July 24, 1894.

A sharp boy—too sharp for the sharpers of New York City.

888.

William R. Eyster. Monte Saul, the Sport; or, High Hustling at Dead Latch. July 31, 1894.

Somewhere out West.

889.

Prentiss Ingraham. New York Nat's Deadly Deal; or, The Unknown Ferret's Snap-Shot. August 7, 1894.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 883 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 896.

New York City.

890.

Jo Pierce. Ace High, the Trump-Card Detective; or, Old Nat Hicks in New York. A Story of Messenger 999. August 14, 1894.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 405; Half-dime Library, no. 890.

891.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Dead Sure Game; or, Pistol Polly of Nuggetville. August 21, 1894.

No. 78 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series. "Rosy Posy" mining camp, also "Nuggetville," farther down the gulch, somewhere out West.

892.

Harold Payne. Bowery Ben in Chinatown; or, Sam Ling, the East Side Sport. August 28, 1894.

Highbinders in New York City's Chinatown.

893.

Dan Dunning. Farrel Fox's Sweep-Stakes; or, The Boss Counterfeiter's Round-Up. September 4, 1894.

"Brookvale," a suburb of New York City.

894.

J. C. Cowdrick. Arizona Dick's Wipe-Out; or, Dare Devil Dave's Death-Trap. September 11, 1894.

Yuma, Arizona.

895.

Jo Pierce. Fifth Avenue Fred, the Valet Detective; or, A Corner in Rogues. September 18, 1894.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 429; Half-dime Library, no. 895.

896.

Prentiss Ingraham. New York Nat in Gold Nugget Camp; or, The Wild All-Around Sport. September 25, 1894.

New York Nat in an Arizona mining camp. Sherman Canfield of Omaha, a real person, takes part.

897.

T. C. Harbaugh. Davy Doon's Big Bounce; or, Nickel Nell, the Boy Spotter's Mascot. October 2, 1894.

A boy and a girl foil a foxy lawyer and his confederates in their scheme for a fortune in New York City.

898.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, Jr.'s, Double Drive; or, The Rival Mayors of Hardscrabble. October 9, 1894.

No. 79 in the Deadwood Dick, Jr., series.

A plot to take over a mine at "Hardscrabble," out West.

899.

Jo Pierce. Basement Bert, the Boy Cobbler Detective; or, On the War-Path for Crooked Scalps. October 16, 1894.

Found in: Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 435; Half-dime Library, no. 899.