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The Dime Pocket Joke Book, No. 1. Beadle & Adams, 98 William Street, (c) 1875. Advertised⁽¹⁾ March 20, 1875. Buff or cream colored paper wrappers, with a humorous illustration on the front, apparently stencil colored (Fig. 135). 66 pages, 6 3.8 by 4 1.8 inches in size, with numerous woodcut illustrations. Contains a pirate story by Artemus Ward.

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The Dime Pocket Joke Book, No. 2. Jim Crow Joke Book. Beadle & Adams, 98 William Street, (c) 1875. Advertised⁽²⁾ April 3, 1875. Buff or cream-colored wrappers with a colored humorous illustration of a negro and a crow on the front. 64 pages, same size as preceding. Many illustrations. In spite of the cover illustration and the title, the jokes in this book are not negro jokes.

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The Dime Pocket Joke Book, No. 3. Paddy Whack Joke Book. Beadle & Adams, 98 William Street. (c) 1875. Advertised⁽³⁾ June 5, 1875. Similar in appearance to the preceding.

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¹	Saturday Journal, VI, No. 262. "New. Just published."
²	Ibid., VI, No. 264.
³	Ibid., VI, No. 273

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1.	The Dime Pocket Joke Book, No. 1. Beadle & Adams, 98 William Street, (c) 1875. Advertised⁽¹⁾ March 20, 1875. Buff or cream colored paper wrappers, with a humorous illustration on the front, apparently stencil colored (Fig. 135). 66 pages, 6 3.8 by 4 1.8 inches in size, with numerous woodcut illustrations. Contains a pirate story by Artemus Ward.
2.	The Dime Pocket Joke Book, No. 2. Jim Crow Joke Book. Beadle & Adams, 98 William Street, (c) 1875. Advertised⁽²⁾ April 3, 1875. Buff or cream-colored wrappers with a colored humorous illustration of a negro and a crow on the front. 64 pages, same size as preceding. Many illustrations. In spite of the cover illustration and the title, the jokes in this book are not negro jokes.
3.	The Dime Pocket Joke Book, No. 3. Paddy Whack Joke Book. Beadle & Adams, 98 William Street. (c) 1875. Advertised⁽³⁾ June 5, 1875. Similar in appearance to the preceding.

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The Dime Pocket Joke Book, No. 3. Paddy Whack Joke Book. Beadle & Adams, 98 William Street. (c) 1875. Advertised(3) June 5, 1875. Similar in appearance to the preceding.

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The Dime Pocket Joke Book, No. 3. Paddy Whack Joke Book. Beadle & Adams, 98 William Street. (c) 1875. Advertised⁽³⁾ June 5, 1875. Similar in appearance to the preceding.