1.

Philip S. Warne. A Hard Crowd; or, Gentleman Sam's Sister. May 10, 1877.

Found in: Starr's New York Library, no. 1; Dime Library, no. 1; Dime Library, no. 1033.

Omaha when it was a tough town, and when across the Missouri was out of the states. Gamblers, outlaws, horse thieves, plainsmen and Indians. Gentleman Sam's sister could take care of herself.

This number contains also the first installment of Mayne Reid's "Death Shot." The 25 illustrations of the complete story were reproduced from the originals in The London Illustrated News, where the story first appeared, and were used by special arrangement with the author. Beadle first published it in Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 97, then in installments in Starr's New York Library, Nos. 1 to 5, and then complete in Starr's New York Library, Nos. 12, Dime Novels, no. 12.

2.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Dare Devil; or, The Winged Witch of the Sea. May 24, 1877.

Found in: Starr's New York Library, no. 2; Dime Library, no. 2; Dime Library, no. 992. Three illustrations.

Buccaneer, smuggler and privateer life in 1812.

This booklet also contains the second installment of "Death Shot."

3.

Sam S. Hall. Kit Carson, Jr., the Crack Shot of the West. A Romance of the Lone Star State. June 7, 1877.

Found in: Starr's New York Library, no. 3; Dime Library, no. 3; Dime Library, no. 1035.

Brought $17 at the O'Brien sale.

Buckskin Sam's first novel for Beadle. Texas in 1860. Pursuit of the Mexican bandit Cortina. Big Foot Wallace, Captain John Donaldson, Bill Mann, Joe Booth, Colonel Ford, Tom Clark, Jack Hodge, Jim Bearfield, Ben Thompson, Phil Coe, Jim Ransom, Mat Nolan, John Littleton, Texas Bill George, and other men noted in Texas life appear.

Contains also the third installment of "Death Shot."

4.

Philip S. Warne. The Kidnapper; or, The Great Shanghai of the Northwest. June 20, 1877.

Found in: Starr's New York Library, no. 4; Dime Library, no. 4. Two illustrations.

On the Minnesota border. Sioux Indians, renegade, kidnapping.

Also contains the fourth installment of "Death Shot."

5.

Anthony P. Morris, Jr. The Fire-Fiends; or, Hercules, the Hunchback. July 10, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 110, Starr's New York Library, no. 5; Dime Library, no. 5. Four illustrations.

Also contains the fifth and last installment of "Death Shot."

6.

Edward L. Wheeler. Wildcat Bob, the Boss Bruiser; or, The Border Bloodhounds. July 25, 1877.

Found in: Starr's New York Library, no. 6; Dime Library, no. 6. Two illustrations.

A tale of western Kansas in the days when buffalo roamed. Danger in quicksand. Bandits, gamblers, and a beautiful rope walker.

7.

Oll Coomes. Death-Notch, the Destroyer; or, The Spirit Lake Avengers. August 10, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 136, Starr's New York Library, no. 7; Dime Library, no. 7; Dime Library, no. 1036. Four illustrations.

The pictorial title is marked "Death-Notch, the Young Scalp Hunter."

8.

Mayne Reid. The Headless Horseman. A Strange Story of Texas. August 16, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 205, Starr's New York Library, no. 8; Dime Library, no. 8; 68 pages and 6 illustrations.

Originally published in London in 1868.

This is a double number and sold for twenty cents. Apparently it was originally intended to make a double number carry two actual issue numbers, for "Nos. 8-9" is printed in the running heads of the right hand pages to and including page 17. On page 19 et seq. the number 8 only is given.

9.

Samuel Lover. Handy Andy. August 23, 1877.

Found in: Starr's New York Library, no. 9; Dime Library, no. 9; 54 pages.

Originally published in London in 1842.This is also a double number.

A famous humorous novel of Irish life. Andy was willing and always did literally what he was told to do.

10.

François Eugene Vidocq. Vidocq, the French Police Spy. August 30, 1877.

Found in: Starr's New York Library, no. 10; Dime Library, no. 10; 56 pages.

Originally published in Paris in 1828.

The supposed confessions of F. E. Vidocq, thief, police officer, and spy.

11.

Frederick Marryat. Midshipman Easy. September 6, 1877.

Found in: Starr's New York Library, no. 11; Dime Library, no. 11; 40 pages.

Originally published in London in 1836.

The best of Marryat's sea stories. Jack Easy goes to sea to find "equality," and has some of the nonsense taken out of him. Mesty, his negro companion on many of his adventures, is well characterized, but he uses an impossible dialect.

12.

Mayne Reid. The Death-Shot; or, Tracked to Death. September 13, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal (title varies. See Abbreviations under SJ), no. 97; installments in Starr's New York Library, Nos. 1 to 4; Starr's New York Library, no. 12; Dime Library, no. 12.

Originally published in London in 1873.

This was a double number of 64 pages, with 22 illustrations, and sold for 20 cents.

13.

J. H. Robinson. Pathaway; or, Nick Whiffles, the Old Trapper of the Nor'west. September 20, 1877.

Found in: American Tales, no. 49; Starr's American Novels, no. 162; Starr's New York Library, no. 13; Dime Library, no. 13; 46 pages.

Originally published by Cauldwell, Southworth & Whitney as a serial in the New York Mercury, beginning June 25, 1859, then in book form in 1860.

14.

Ned Buntline. Thayendanegea, the Scourge; or, The War-Eagle of the Mohawks. September 27, 1877.

Found in: Beadle's American Sixpenny Biographies (London), no. 3; American Tales, no. 56; Starr's American Novels, no. 140; Starr's New York Library, no. 14; Dime Library, no. 14; Dime Library, no. 1037.

Originally published in the New York Mercury in 1856.

15.

Gustav Aimard. The Tiger-Slayer; or, Eagle-Head to the Rescue. October 4, 1877.

Found in: American Tales, no. 60; Starr's American Novels, no. 167; Starr's New York Library, no. 15; Dime Library, no. 15.

16.

Ned Buntline. The White Wizard; or, The Great Prophet of the Seminoles. October 11, 1877.

Found in: Beadle's American Sixpenny Biographies (London), no. 6; American Tales, no. 51; Starr's American Novels, no. 165; Starr's New York Library, no. 16; Dime Library, no. 16.

17.

Dr. J. H. Robinson. Nightshade, the Robber Prince of Hounslow Heath. October 18, 1877.

Found in: American Tales, no. 63; Starr's New York Library, no. 17; Dime Library, no. 17.

Originally published in New York in 1863.

18.

Ned Buntline. The Sea Bandit; or, The Queen of the Isle. October 25,1877.

Found in: American Tales, no. 72; Starr's American Novels, no. 188; Starr's New York Library, no. 18; Dime Library, no. 18.

19.

Gustav Aimard. Red Cedar, the Prairie Outlaw. November 1, 1877.

Found in: American Tales, no. 46; partim in Starr's American Novels, no. 23; Starr's American Novels, no. 184; Starr's New York Library, no. 19; Dime Library, no. 19; partim in Pocket Novels; no. 218.

See note under Starr's American Novels, no. 23.

20.

Gustav Aimard. The Bandit at Bay; or, The Pirates of the Prairies. November 15, 1877.

Found in: American Tales, no. 47; Starr's American Novels, no. 185; Starr's New York Library, no. 20; Dime Library, no. 20.

21.

Gustav Aimard. The Trapper's Daughter; or, The Outlaw's Fate. November 29, 1877.

Found in: American Tales, no. 48; Starr's American Novels, no. 23; Starr's American Novels, no. 186; Starr's New York Library, no. 21; Dime Library, no. 21; partim in Pocket Novels; no. 218.

See note under Starr's American Novels, no. 23.

22.

Dr. J. H. Robinson. Whitelaw; or, Nattie of the Lake Shore. December 13, 1877.

Found in: American Tales, no. 50; Starr's American Novels, no. 138; Starr's New York Library, no. 22; Dime Library, no. 22.

Originally published by Cauldwell, Southworth & Whitney in 1860.

23.

Ned Buntline. The Red Warrior; or, Stella Delorme's Comanche Lover. December 27, 1877.

Found in: American Tales, no. 53; Starr's American Novels, no. 147; Starr's New York Library, no. 23; Dime Library, no. 1038.

24.

Gustav Aimard. Prairie Flower. January 10, 1878.

Found in: American Tales, no. 58; Starr's American Novels, no. 172; Starr's New York Library, no. 24; Dime Library, no. 24.

25.

Francis Johnson. The Gold Guide; or, Steel Arm, the Regulator. January 24, 1878.

Found in: American Tales, no. 64; Starr's American Novels, no. 163; Starr's New York Library, no. 25; Dime Library, no. 25.

26.

Francis Johnson. The Death Track; or, The Outlaws of the Mountain. February 7, 1878.

Found in: American Tales, no. 65; Starr's American Novels, no. 164; Starr's New York Library, no. 26; Dime Library, no. 26.