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(Pulp Fiction - Detective Magazines) NICK CARTER LIBRARY NO. 155. A FATAL KNOT; OR, A CLEW IN A THOUSAND PIECES. JULY 21, 1894; by the Author of "Nick Carter." New York: Street & Smith, Publishers, July 21, 1894. FIRST EDITION. 4to - 11-7/8" x 8-9/16". Staple bound pictorial cheap wood pulp paper self wrappers printed in black with a masthead featuring seven different portraits of "Nick Carter in Various Disguises" and a large drawing of a ripped-up marriage certificate with a house scene visible through the center of the mutilate certificate, with Nick Carter, two women, both of whom are living and breathing, and third woman, who is neither living nor breathing, immediately after a surprising discovery to front wrapper and publisher's advertisements to back wrapper with minor fraying to the edges, splitting to the fold at tail of spine and age-tanned paper for what is a very nice copy of what is a rare survival of a 19th century pulp magazine. 16 pp.; with minor fraying to edges, partial splitting to the page folds at foot of magazine and age-tanned pages, several of which remain unopened. Nick Carter, the fictional detective, began as a dime novel private eye in 1886. Credit for creating the fictitious character goes to the prolific dime novel author, John R. Coryell, who wrote the original Nick Carter dime novels and pulp magazine stories. Nick Carter Library began publication in 1891. A total of 282 issues were published, with the final issue, No. 282, being published on Dec. 26, 1896. Though Nick Carter Library ceased publication on that date, that would not be the end for Nick Carter, as the character would appear in new magazines, new novels, and even a popular radio show. Nick Carter electronic books are even available from major online retailers today. The condition of the pulp magazine is VERY GOOD. No copies located on OCLC/WorldCat. RARE; especially so in such nice condition. Seller Inventory # 001060
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