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Item #13130 The Boy's Standard Volumes 19 and 20. Charles Fox, ed

The Boy's Standard Volumes 19 and 20

London: Charles Fox, 1884-1885. First / First. Hardback. Near fine condition. A collection of penny dreadfuls at the tail-end of the era. Charles Fox took over publication of the Boy's Standard in 1877, relaunching it after a few years and reprinting earlier stories. Likely of greatest interest in this volume.....

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Item #10854 The Negro's Revenge; or Brulart, the Black Pirate; or Attar Gull. Eugene Sue

The Negro's Revenge; or Brulart, the Black Pirate; or Attar Gull

London: J. Clements, nd [c1841?]. First / First. Hardback. A very good copy. A penny dreadful presumably. Six numbers bound as one with a title page and an author's preface (dated 1831). Each part is numbered, and pagination continues between the parts though there are no prices on each part.....

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Item #9540 The Illustrated Blue Ribbon Novelette [No. 1] [containing] A Stroke of Luck by Richard...

The Illustrated Blue Ribbon Novelette [No. 1] [containing] A Stroke of Luck by Richard Dowling

London: Fredrick Henning, n.d. [c1890]. First / First. Near fine. An uncommon entry in the canon of detective fiction. No copies located online in commerce or in libraries. A detective story featuring Inspector Dumaresque and a jewel theft. A late-era Penny Dreadful, with the entire story held in the single.....

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Item #13514 A Pair of Adverts for an Unidentified Penny Dreadful. Unknown, T H. Jones interest

A Pair of Adverts for an Unidentified Penny Dreadful

London: Temple Publishing Company, nd [1867]. Unbound. Seemingly the rear cover of a Penny Dreadful, but I've been unable to track down the title. The leaf is a pair of adverts for The Maroon's Daughter: Or, The Bloodhounds of Jamaica and Starlight Nell, Queen of the Highwaymen. Both advertising the.....

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Item #11196 The Gurgoyle Stories: 1859 & 1860

The Gurgoyle Stories: 1859 & 1860

London: Gray's Inn, 1859-1860. Manuscript Hardback. A fantastic manuscript, comprising 17 original, unpublished short stories and poems, with elements of fantasy and the supernatural. Appears to be the sole surviving artefact of the Gurgoyle Club, a group of Victorian barristers meeting at chambers in the Inns of Court. All seventeen.....

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Item #11623 The Noble Rival, or The Prince of Congo [bound with] Hans of Iceland; or, The Demon...

The Noble Rival, or The Prince of Congo [bound with] Hans of Iceland; or, The Demon Dwarf

London: George Peirce, nd [~1845]. First Thus Hardback. A very good copy. Uncommon. Possibly issued originally in parts. Illustrated throughout. Noted as first thus; there appear to be earlier issues of both under different titles. Noble Rival [154pp]. Demon Dwarf [149pp]. Bound in half leather, grubby throughout. Owner's name to.....

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Item #13523 Annals of the Age, or The Crimes of London. William Strange

Annals of the Age, or The Crimes of London

The King's Vengeance; or, The Fatal Contract
London: Star Press, nd [1839]. First Unbound. No. 17. Pages 130 to 136 of the serial. Tells the story of Katherine Howard's secret past relationships, leading to her arrest and eventual execution by Henry VIII. Two folded sheets, unbound. There is a large tear to the fold. There is some.....

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Item #13524 Annals of the Age, or The Crimes of London. William Strange

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The Merry Mourner, or, The Corpse and its Companions
London: James Pattie, nd [1839]. First Paperback. No. 4. Pages 26 to 32.The issue tells of a fake funeral with a coffin full of stolen silverware. The folds are completely split and the leaves are separate. There is some edgeware and small tears. There is a bit of toning, but.....

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Item #13525 Annals of the Age, or The Crimes of London. William Strange

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The Cherished Vengeance; or, The Ferryman of Saint Mary's
London: James Pattie, nd [1839]. First Paperback. Number 5. Pages 34 to 40. This issue tells the story of Geraldine, her death and the vengeance enacted by her husband. Standard Penny Dreadful stuff. The sheet is unopened but split along the hinge fold. Some light edgewear and toning, but overall.....

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Item #13526 Annals of the Age, or The Crimes of London. William Strange

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The Painter of Islington; or, The Black Pool
London: James Pattie, nd [1839]. First Paperback. Annals of the Age ran for twenty penny weekly numbers, starting on the 23rd of February. Pages 44 to 48. This issue features a story about an artist that is confronted and attacked in a churchyard, over a dispute regarding his relationship. Unopened.....

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Item #13527 Annals of the Age, or The Crimes of London. William Strange

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The Apparition: or, The Murderer's Doom
London: James Pattie, nd [1839]. First Paperback. No. 8. Pages 58 to 64. The Apparition tells of George Watts who accuses a rival of murder, leading to a court case where he claims he saw his rival suspiciously lurking outside the victim's house on the dark night of the crime.....

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Item #13528 Annals of the Age, or The Crimes of London. William Strange

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The Third Summons: or, The Man in Black
London: James Pattie, nd [1839]. First Paperback. Pages 74 to 80. This issue tells the story of Lady Hatton, who uses a dark and supernatural pact to secure eternal beauty. Partially unopened, partially split to the fold. There is some edgewear and a small tear to the top. Overall a......

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Item #13529 Annals of the Age, or The Crimes of London. William Strange

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The Recognition; or, The Treasure Seekers
London: James Pattie, nd [1839]. First Paperback. Number 14. Pages 114 to 120. This issue mostly recounts the Haitian Revolution, with some framing narrative. Some edgewear and toning, with a few small stains to the pages. Overall a nice copy. Annals of the Age ran for twenty penny weekly numbers.....

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Item #13530 Annals of the Age, or The Crimes of London. William Strange

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The Brothers; or, the Vow of Vengeance
London: James Pattie, nd [1839]. First Paperback. Pages 122 to 128. "The Brothers" tells of Rufino who, with the help of a corrupt priest, murders his own brother, before a furious mob hunts him down and he is executed on the breaking wheel. The copy has a lengthy tear to.....

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Item #9671 The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Vidocq, The French Jonathan Wild. Wugene...

The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Vidocq, The French Jonathan Wild

London: F. Hextall, 1841. Second? / First. Hardback. A very good copy. Presumably a later binding in cloth, covers bound in and mounted by the look of it. There was a publication of the same by Chidley that the BL has c1840 - so that issue probably precedes this publication.....

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Item #10186 The Demon Vampire or the Feast of Blood, A Melo Drama in Two Acts. Anonymous

The Demon Vampire or the Feast of Blood, A Melo Drama in Two Acts

London: No Publisher, No Date [c1850s]. Manuscript Unbound. Very good condition. The original manuscript for an unpublished, but possibly performed, dramatisation of the most infamous of pennies dreadful; Varney the Vampire (most likely by J.M. Rymer or Thomas Prest). 30-40pp (I could count them, but it's pretty fragile - if.....

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Item #13702 Every Week - Volumes XXVII [partial] to XXIX. Emmerson Brand, ed

Every Week - Volumes XXVII [partial] to XXIX.

London: John Dicks, 1882-1883. First Edition / First Impression. Hardback. Good condition. Numbers 696 to 755. Starting in volume XXVII (p289), continuing to the complete volumes XXVIII and XXIX. Every Week was published by John Dicks, a well known publisher of penny dreadfuls. The series ran from 1869 to 1894.....

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