1832 - 1899

TUI U0A[TIo f,t0[n S0GIETTO FFICIAL PU BLICATION

NffiW$B@A magazine dcvoted to the study of Horelio Alger. Jr.,his life, works, end influence on the cutture of Amcrica.

VOLUME XXVIV NOVEMBER OECEMBEH 1991 NUMBER 6

In search of 'The Nugget Finders'Part II

- See pages 4-5

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Just think! The Horatio Algen Society is made upof nore than 3OO peopler most of nhom have nevermet each otherrexcept for an occasional traveler orat one of the Societyts annual conventionsmaybe buying, trading or selling a book or two.

tle all have one, or naybe twor things in common.That is the love and interest in the writings ofHoratio Algerr Jr. The proliferation of publishershas made it possible to find many of Alger'sstorieE for as little as a dollar, while those vrho

have the same desire can get the same story as afirst edition by paying considerably more.

Contemporary authors are also fun to collect andread. Many of the HAS members are aFfiliated withothei book collectorsr societies such as Henty,Zane Grey, Sherlock Holmes, Oz, elc. and the girlsseries, as represented by the Phantom Friends whocollect Nancy Brew, Dana Girls, Penny Parkerr JudyBolton, etc., and also meet together each year.

The next Horatio Alger Society convention willbe in WacorTexasrApril 23-e5, 1992. Several membershave asked me why this is one week earlier than thetraditional first weekend oF May. According to r92

eonvention hosts and organizers Bob Collmer andJohn Cadick, Baylor University, which will be thesite of many of the convention activities, is hold-ing graduation that weekend, which necessitated theslight change in dates. An agenda For the conven-tion, along with registration form, is included asan insert in this issue of newsboy. We hope as manyof you can attend as possiblel A Great program isplanned. Those of you not planning to attend shouldsend your donations of books, home-made craFts,memorabilia, antiques, etc,, for the annual HAS

auction aEi soon as possible to: Robert CollmertuSOl l{ooded Acres, Haco,Texas 76710. Prompt submis-sion of these articles will allow Bob to have themIisted in the latest issue of Newsboy prior to theconvention so that those who cannot attend willhave an opportunity to bid by mail on anything thatmight be of interest.

l,ly two-year term as President will be completedat the convention.Time has gone by too fast. Anyoneinterested in holding one of the Societyts officesor becoming a director should let us know pnior toor during the annual business meeting in l{aco. Alloffices are voluntary; no compensation is paid.However, it provides you with an opportunity tohelp promote our hobby and assist others who havethe same interests.

tle need volunteers to host future conventions.l{e have a host tentatively set fon 1993' but a 1994location is deFinitely needed' I guess what ftmsaying is, riCome on, fellow members, help whene you

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EO(,(S RECO!'Eil'EI' BY T}C H.A.S.Bob Bannc:t's Horatio AL;cr. Jn: A lomcreFe.sivaBiblio:rachv.PUBLICATION FCFIMAIS OF THE FIFTV.N:NE STOF::-'8Y HoFAIi0 ALGEF Jr. as eacrintec 3v t-e JcrnC. Iinston Co. CoMPILEE !Y Bob Sawyer, ol-a==and Jim fhorp. PF-574.

PUEIiShTC 5Y A.L, BUFT :YBradford S. Ch.sr,HQFIATIO ALGEF 0F IHE AtlEFI l0 ERA !y Falon6.rdnar . Flcv isad '1991 .

THE LOST LIFE OF HOFIATIO AI GFP

Scharnhorst f,ith Jack aalas.

$17.00; 1/4 ?.9e. 99.C0; trrr column 11"\3-3/!"-.$e.0O, s.nd.Cs, i!th chrck payab[e !o ::eHoratio Al3en Sociaty. to Carl f. Har:mE.n.4307 Allison 0rivc-LsnEin3, MI 4891O.

can and be active.rrThe more you are involved, the more you wiII

receive in pleasure, Friends, acquisitions of booksand good feelings.

Your partic'Iar friend,!rilI l{risht PF-539

168?6 U.S.50Chillicothe, Ohio 456O'1

NEHSBOY NOVEMBEB OECEMBER 199i PAGE 3

LETTERS TO THE EDITORDear Earl t

Plaasc Blnd me ttMgbcl Parkar; orr Thr HiddcnTr.asurerr for which chcck for $16.50 ls sncloscd.

f started to iot this down as ltl{abel Bankeril,bsforc rcalizing that I heve h.d this hiddantreasur! for 58 ya.FE !

tlany thanks for your good work with @!ry.

Bcst raglnds t

Jack Barker

Editor's Note:

The foTTowing Tetter was teceived bg '97 conventionhosts Bernie and Marcg Biberdotf foTTowing theirvisit -Iast summer to the South Dakote home of H.A.Smember LuciTTe Mone, P?-431.

November 12r1991

Orar Mr E Mrg Biberdorf:

I still ramamber with much pleasurc your vieit withme !t our Library in Spanccr last summEr. It cama

as a raal surprisa. Thsn rhen I saw your articlewith thc picture takcn out-side the Library inNewsboy f ras again surprisad.

our librarian insisted that a eopy be sent to ourcounty nrwspaper. The rrporter called hsr and atkedhow to get in touch with ne. She called me and theresult was the article which she put in thc Papcrta copy of which I an cnclosing for you. It has made

many people aware of the Horatio Alger Sociaty forwhich I am thankful.

I rant to send a donation to the Socicty. I rouldapprcciatc it very much if you will tell na vrhareto send it to and to rhom I should make out thccheck. During the many years f have have belonged Iwas ncvar financially able to eend one. llhan we

raturncd to the Stat€g from the Islands rc rere notallorad to bring eny monGy out of thare rith us. I{tarrivcd hcre with 2 vcry young childrcn and trotrunks. Ic had to start from scr.tch just likeHonatio Algcrts harors but rc succedsd and by bothof u3 working our son and daughtcr became collcgegnaduatcs and havc baen highly successful.Ourdaughtar passed away December, 1990 From nalignantmelanoma crnccr. Befora her death ghc learned thatshc had bcen listcd in thelst Edition of tlhors llhoIn Amcrican Tcaching. She ras 45 ycars old.

I must close and get this ln the mail. Hoping tohcar from you soon, I am

SincarclY Yourst

LuciIlc l'loncrPf-431SPancerr South Dakota

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Former HAS president Jack Row (PF-I01), left, getstogether with Jerry Friedland and Bil! Leitner at oneof the society's annual conventions.

Former president Jack Row diesOaar Carl:

JEck l{cston Row [PF-101], a chantrr msmber, formarPresidant and longtime Horatio Alger colleetor,died at his Vieux Carre home in Tampa on November13, 1991 of csncer of the pancrcas. At one timeJack had one of the Larger Horatio Algcrcollcctions. Jack hostcd the convention in DesMoincs in 1967 rhilc hc was prasident. In 1975 Jackratirsd from thc United Statls Treasury where hexas an arra managcr in thg Bonds Divislon. He movcdto Florida in't98? rnd h.E not been a collactor forc number of number of yaarsy although he maintaincdhis intcrcst in the Sociaty and his friendshipsrithin thB group.

Thanks for rhatavar halp you can give me.Sincerely,

Beth Hor

NEXT YEARAPRIL 23-25,1992

WACO TEXAS

PAGE 4 NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1991 NET{SBOY

In search of 'The Nugget Finders,- part IIby ROBERT E.IGSPER (pF-827)

. The fi-r:t^qurt of this article, which appeared in the July-August 1991 Newsboy, was a generalinhoduction to ,,The

Nugget Finders" and was mainly concemed with the colla-tion of various known editions. Part II is a more detailedlook at binding formats and some speculation about possi-ble candidates for the first printing.

I originally reported that I had examined 18 differentbinding formats and that number can now be increased to21. I will not attempt to describe all 21 formats, but theycan be classified into three basic categories, as follows:

7. Generic lormat - containing fancy filigree designswith an abundance of flowers, vines, hearts, arrows, arch1s,circles and other geometric shapes. Most of the covers exa-mined were blindstamped, but a few were printed in blackink. Red and green have also been noted. Although thisformat could be used for almost any story, I fail to see howit would be attractive to a young boy. I suspect that theartist for this group may have moonlighted as a geomehyteacher.

2. Action lormat - depicting an action scene that hasabsolutely nothing to do with searching for gold in Auskaliaor anywhere else. Most picture a hunting scene with a manor boy holding a rifle. I have seen one sports-related coverthat I would also place in this category.

3. Figure format - a plain binding with a solitary figurepictured to the right. Reported figures have included a mus-keteer and a turbaned Indian.

I have seen only one copy (see the front of this issue ofNewsboy) where the front cover depicts a gold-diggingscene. This is an applique cover where the colored frontis-piece was trimmed down and pasted on the front in a rec-tangular box. However, I would classify this binding as gen-eric since any internal illustration could be affixed in thisman_ngr depending, of course, on which story was beingused. I believe that a copy of "The Nugget Finders" with igold-digging scene actually embossed onto the front cover

- if one were to exist - would be a real find and couldpossibly be the first printing.

A curious variant edition has come to my attention sincethe first part of this article was published. Three copies havebeen noted with 224 pages of text instead of 192 pagesseen in all other copies. Both editions contain 21 chaptersand identical chapter headings. An examination of the typeindicates no difference in font size or the number of wordsper line between the two editions. However, the 224-pageedition has either 29 or 30 lines of text per full page asopposed to 34 or 35 lines in the 192-page edition. Appar-entiy, Shaw had inserted five more lines of text onto each

(Continued on next page)

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224

192

192

192

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page in order to reduce the number of pages. I assume thatShaw initiated this change in an effort to save paper andmoney.

Based upon information in my possession at this time, Ican offer the following probable publication sequence for"The Nugget Finders":

Sequence Pages Address on title page Gomments

224 48 Paternoster BAff frontigpiece - Man, boydigging. Flbral endpapers.

Same as No. 1 but withplain endpapers.

"death" misspelled, page 64.

"death" spelled correctly.

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48 Paternoster

48 Paternoster

48 Paternoster

3 Pilgrim Street

Based on the number of known formats and the presentation dates

contained therein, I believe that as many as 40 separate editionscould have been published during the period 19A2-D12.

PA6E 6 NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1991 NEWSBOY

treceives nat'l recognitionWhen Lucille Mone of Spencer

tumed to page 1l of her iaresr copyof Newsboy, the official publicarionof The Horatio Alger Society, shewas surprised to see an article abouta stop made in Spencer by one ofthe direcors of the Society.

Bernie Biberdorf and his wifeMarcy stopped in Spencer to visitLucille, the only Sourh DakoraAlger Society member. Her HASnumber is PF-431.

Biberdorf said, "After driving intothe small Dakota town, we spotted

Only state HAS member

Horatio Alger was an Americanauthor who lived from 1832-1899.He wrote a series of successfulnovels for boys on lhe "rags toriches" theme.

Alger was the son of a Unitarianminister who became associatedwith Newsboy's Lodging House. Thehomeless waifs who lived lherebecame characters in his stories.Alger wrote about 135 books,including the "Ragged Dick,""Luck and Pluck," and "TatteredTom" series,

Like Benjamin Franklin, Algerwrote on fte theme that any poorboy could become a success andmillionaire if he was intelligent,hard-working and honest.

Lucille said she became interestedin Alger's works as a child. 'Iwould visit my GrandmotherMasters. She had a bookcase full ofthe books for my uncles. I lovedthem but don't know what happenedto them."

Lucille, who is 83 years old,joined the Horatio Alger Society inOmaha, u,here she iived for 24years. She served as a missionary inthe Canary Islands for 15 years andmet and married her husband Orere.

He is originally from New York burlikes Spencer's small-townatmosphere.

Their son works for OreAssociated Press and lives atBloomington, MN, Lucilte said,"You know that picture in theMitchell paper of'the srurogaremother and the twins, trat was hispicture. You never know where he'llbe."

Their daughter was married to anattorney in St. Paul. Lucille saidtheir daughter died of cancer rhe day,after Christmas.

"When I was young I wouldrather read than go to a party,"Lucille commented. She will readher books over and over and hasover 1,000, including 64 of Alger'stitles, in her house.

"Sometimes I read the lirstparagraph and I know what will bethere," she laughed.

Grace Livrngston Hill is anotherof Lucille's favorire authors,

Lucille, who is a narive ofSpencer, wasn't sure exactiy howmany members the Alger Socieryhas, but she has the disrinction ofbeing tle only South Dakoremember.

LUCILLE MONE visirs withBernle Btberdorl, director of theHoratlo Alger Soblety, ln front oflhe Hanson-McCook- Llbrarv tnSpencer. Lucllle has -

thEdlstlnctlon of belnq the onlvA[er"Soclety memblr tn Sourh

the library on Main Street. Weasked the librarian if she knewI r'^ilta Cha zlirl anrl ^ai.l I..^;lr^ .^&-Wgrv. v.av $.9 grg Jdg Lsllliv l5

one of their best customers."The librarian made a telephone

call to Lucille who was attending aSenior Citizen's meeting nearby.

"Lucille came to the library andwe had a mini-Alger conventionright there in Spencer. She had readher Alger titles many times over,"Biberdorf said.

The article in the newsletter,which is sent to Society members inthe Uniled States and Canada,encourages other Alger Societymernbers to contact Lucille.

Oear Bill:

Enc I osedthe oldf,8nt toappearcdnerrEpapeF.

is an obituary for Ted Dikty' Publisher ofBoys Book CoIlector. I thought you mightrun it in the Nerysboy ' The obituaryin the October 15, 1991 Ssattle Times

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Sincerely,

Joa Slavin

Thaddeus E. DIICIY, PublisherBorn June 16, 1920 in Porl Clinlcn, Ohio. Diedsuddenly October lI, l99l in /^Iercer lslond. Apioneer publisher of scierrce fiction ond fonlosybooks, he wos the culounder of Shcslo Publishers,Chicogo, ond the founder of Slormont House, lnc.,Mercer lslond. He vros olso the editor of numerousscience fiction onthologies ond o keen bibliophile ondbcok collecfor. He is survived by his wife of 38 yeors,Julion Moy; his sons, Dovid ond Alon, ond hisdoughler, Borboro, the president of SlormoniHous€, lnc. Privoie Cotholic service. lnlerment,Fort Woyne, I nd iono.ArLoEF.gf *rt,

BELLEVUE FUNERAL HOME.

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1991 PAGE 7NE}JSBOY

The following Alger books areadditionalbook.

BOOKMART

Chris DeHaan (PF-773)3870 9th St.

Wayland,Ml49348

for sale. Postage is $1.35 for the first book and 30 cents for each

ConditionPublisher

1. A Debt of Honor

2. The $500 Check

3. The $500 Check

4. Joe's Luck

5. Mark the Match Boy

6. Paulthe Peddler

7. Paulthe Peddler

8. Strive and Succeed9. Struggling Upward

10. Shuggling Upward

11. Telegraph Boy

12. The Young Miner

Hurst

Caldwelllnternational (Amer. Publishers)(St. Nicholas Series)

A.L. Burt (fez - Alger Series)

LoringHenry T. Coates

ftattered Tom Series)

Porter & Coates

LoringHenry T. CoatesWinston(binding similar to H.T. Coates)

A.L. Burt (capped head - walker)

Henry T. Coates

G (cover picture tom a little)

G (spine torn a little on top)

G (missing front pages up to title page)

G

G

G (spine torn a little on top)

Fair (complete)

G

VG

$2.00

$5.00$15.00

$4.00$1s.00

$7.00

$4.00

$4.00$4.00

$10.00

$3.00

$7.00G

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SPECIAL NOTEIt has been the long standing policy of the Horatio Alger Society to promote the

exchange of Horatio Alger Jr. books and related Alger material by providing freeof charge to our members, space limited to one column, in the Newsboy for the saleof such material. All material for this column should be sent to our editor

If you have books other than Alger's or you have Alger's or other books you wouldlike to buy, advertise in the supplement to the Newsboy. For this there is a charge asfollows: Full Page $32.00, Half Page $17.00, Quarter Page $9.00, Per Column Inch$2'oo'

REMEMBER - se, Argermaterial in Newsboy - Free, Free, Free.

Buy Alger material or any other items there is a charge!!

PA6E 8 NOVEMBER BECEMBER 1991 NEWSBOY

Partic'lar Friendsof Letters

A listing of Horatio Alger Societyauthors and publishers

CompiJ.ed ByJudy Roobian-Mohr pF-e49

Forwardl{hen this yeanrs convention host, Bernie Biberdorf,asked me to put togethen a Iist of rrparticrlarFriends of lettersrr for the Indianapolis neeting, fhad no inkling rhat I *ould Find. Iould there bemany? Iould there be but a few? l{ho would they be?llhat had they done?

It ras hard going at first -- responses tricklingin at a painfully slow paee. But even with thefirst few I began to realize the richness anddiversity oF oun group.

Some lnformation came from but a stoners throwaway. Bob Sawyer [pF-4S5] lives just down the roada piece here in Columbub', Ohio. Other membersresponded from far and wide -- paul J.Rich [pF-937]gets the distance prize for posting his froml{estern Australia!

By the time the job was done, we had documented thecreative efforts of fourty-two HAS past and presentmembers. And what interesting projects yourve takenon over the years. Topics ranged from genealogy toaccounting. And formats ran the gamut from pLays tobooks from crossword puzzles and eartoons toI{PA booklets !

Thanks to all of you who sent in information. Aspecial thank you to Bob Sawyer for letting meborrow freely from his 1983 publication, Collectedin Columbus. Bernie Bibendorf and Carl Hartmannwere also very helpful when f needed to fill ingaPs.

}IABRIET STRATEEYER AOAXSPF-sOO

Special: The daughter oF Edwand Stratemeyer, MsAdams is nemembered for her long steward-ship of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Shedied in 1942.

RALPH I. AIIEHEililtr-1t14

Editor: Mr Anderson edited Antique Trader. He wasalso a charter member of the Horatio AlgerSociety.

XATGY TXEI.BAI'PF-5Ot

Books: A Iife nember oF HAS, lls Axelrad was arorking member of The Stratemeyer Syndi-cate. She took over the writing of theEobsey Twin stories.

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Books; Horato Alger.Jr.: An Annotated Bib1io-graphy of Comment and Criticism. I{rittenwith Gary Scharnhorst. Metuchen, NJ ALondon: Scarecrow Press, 198,1.

The Lost LiFe of Horatio Alger,Jn. Author-ed with Gary Scharnhorst. Bloomington:fndiana University Press, 198S.

Alger: A Biography [ithout a Hero. Writtenby Herbert R. Mayes, rvith an Afterword byJack Bal.es, Des Plaines, fL: Gilbert K.l{estgard II , 197A.

Kenneth Robents: The l,lan and His t{orks.l,letuchen, NJ g London: Scarecrow pness,1989.

Anticles:riAt the nadir of my discouragementt.ilOart-mouth CoIlege Library BuIletin,30 [199O].

rrHenbert R.Mayes and Horatio AIger,Jr.ttJournal of Popular Culture, e IFaIt 1574).

'rHorato Alger,Jr., 1g3e-1ggg,r in Book ofOays 1987: An Encyclopedia of InformationSources on Historical Figures and EventsKeyed to Calendar Oates.Ann Arbor: pierianPress,1986.

rrKenneth Bobertsrtt Oown East, published ina summc,r 1991 issue.

Editor: Mr Bales was editor of the HAS publicationNewsboy, from 1971 to t983. He also senvedas.Guest Edtor in 19ZZ and again in 1974.

Sadly, f rm sure some ofPlease forgive the oversightnot intentional.

you have been missed.and know that it was

Your Particrlar Friend, LYIS B.EEAIFT'PF-A4A

Judy Roobian-MohrEditor Articles:rtBiIl Towerst Bomance,tr a v{ork in progress

- 1990.

Mn Beaird has also written a number ofother fiction stories and has had severalaccepted for publication.

rrlmitation Flowersrr and rrMarquerite. il Both

CONTINUED PA6E 9

Songs:

NEWSBOY NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1991 PAGE 9

Partic'lar Friends of LettersFrom Page 6

LEO [B{E] EETNETTPF-265

Books: Horatio AIger. Jr. : A Comprehensive Bibli-ography. Flying EagIe Publishing, 198O.

Horatio Alger,Jr.: A Colleetorrs lgqldE toVaLues,1982.

Ltlrls B[I,{AR,-rF-Pf-49(,

Cartoons: Mr Bodnar ! s cartoons Here a muchlooked-Fornard to feature of Newsbov formany yeaFs,

XE}'GTH B.A'TLERPF-O(E

Publisher: Mr Butler's firm, The Hayside Press, didthe printing for Hestgard?s AIger Stneet.Publisher of Gardnerts Horatio AIger, orThe American Hero Era in 1964, and thepaFerbaek reprint, The Road to SuccessL1s71).

Books: Hor?tio Alger Books published by A.L.Burt,1983. Mr Chase also assisted in the suc-cessful efFort spearheaded by Robert E.l{ilLiman [pF-S6g] to have a commemorativepostage stamp issued in honon of HoratioAlger, Jr.in '1982 .

ROBERT 6-Cot-t-tcnPF-A661

Article: rrHoratio AIger Speaks to Americans.?? pub-lished in the January ?411991 edition of

Waco Tribune-Herald.

ct_Eil otnomAxPF-339

Books: As a Sth. grade student in Sioux City,Iowa, Mr Corcoran and his classmates tyeregiven the task of creating their own booksThe teacher read the first chapters ofPinocchio and Bobby Cottontail and thenhad the students write their own endings,illustrate their stories, and bind theirbooks !

Editor:

Stories:

Books:

F(rcT GAPBELLPf-(xx,

A charter member of HAS and theeditor of Nevrsboy. [196e-1969].

Book:

fi rst

Books:?tThe Young Postmaster'r is an AIger-styte

story written by Mr CampbelI and seria-lized in the HAS publication Newsboy, in1965.

The Young Postmaster, issued in hard coverin 1979.

The Young American, 197a.

The Young Stableboy, 1977.

The Young Philanthropist , 1977.

The Younq Economist. 197a.

The Younq Boston 8ov. 1979.

JItI{ T-OIZERTJT-PF-Si r

Tom Swift and Company. McFarland, 19ge

IIILTO}I F.E}LERTtr-7(E

The Story oF Grand Rapids. Z.Z,Lyens,editor, KregeI Publications, Grand Rapds,MI , '1966, Mr Ehlert authored A chapt-erslr'Public Parks - For Rest and play,r and'rBurial grounds - Rest in Peaceill in thisdeFinitive history of Grand Rapids, Mf.

The Romance of Merchandising .tg2g to 1978:48 Years of Good Merchandising.Author: DonFarrant. Privately published in GrandRapids, MI, 1978. Mr Ehlert assisted theauthor of this history of the Earl RobsonDepartment Store in l,{yoming, MI , and iscited as rrHistoriantr on the bookrs titlepage.

RALPI{ CAROTGRPF-TI53

Horatio Alger: oF The American Hero Era.l{ayside Press, ,1964. Reissued in 1g7g byArco Publishing and in 199O by AmereonHouse.

Road to Success: The Bibliography of thel{orks oF Horatio Alger. }layside press, 197,1

U{riters TaIk to RaIph D.Gardner. ScarecrowPress,1989.

Continued Page 1O

Books:The Young Milkman, 1981.

rrThe Boy From The Bowery,tr a 3-act playproduced in Mansfield, Ohio, by the Mans-Field Childrenrs Theater. The productionx,as directed by HaI McCuen [pF-O96]. Thisplay was reissued in hard cover in 19eO,along with a storyl rrGrantFather BaldwintsClock.tr

BRATIFORTI S.CI{ASEtr11?

PIays:

PAGE 10 NOVEMBER OECEMBER 1991 NEWSBOY

Partic'lar Friends of Letters

Papers:

From Page I

RALPH GARI'iCR. IContinued]

Mr Gardner also arranged the publicationof aad/oc wrote introductions to the fol-Iowing Alger books and stories:

rrA Fancy of Herstt and rc!.Eg]=@!|ggJ-" under one cover r van Nostrand-Fleinhold, 1981.Silas Snobdents Office Bov. OoubIedayrl9T3Cast Upon the Breakers. Doubledayrl9T4'Struggling Upward. Doubleday, 1974'Brave and BoId. l{ren l{interts Triumph.Oean Dunham, Igg-@@' G.Tr"i.Boy, Mark Manningts Mission. BaIph-Raymondts Heir, Eiafgal@Y.' L&l-l-i-gg.Stone'Aeonian Press betvYeen'1975 and 1983'

BookChapters:ttHistory of Stret & Smith,t' in Publishers

for Mass Entertainment in 19th Century&sg!g, 6.K.Hall Publishing,'l9gO'

Journalist: From 194? through 1955, Mr Gardner wag

. employed by The New York Times in a vari-ety oF positions, from coPy boy to foreigncornespondent. A frequent contributor overthe years to publications such as The

Saturday Evening Post, New York Times BookReview, etc. Mn Gardner currently writes a

syndicated column on books and authorswhich is canried by eOO newsPapers.

FHED A.GOtT-TEIItr-730

Bookg:

IILLIAX B.GOIENPF-7(E

Articles: :The Publications of Tom Swift"' 9@Novel Round-Ljp, Vol.48, No.2 [April 1979]The 1st detailed research on publicationformats oF this series.

"Tom Swift Jr., Dime Novel Round-UP, VoI.48, No.4 [August 1979].

Memos, Coon and stMore Coon. PublishedJune 199O by the Palmyra Historical Soci-etY' rnc

Books:

I'The Publication History of the RoverBoys,rt oime Novel Round-Up, VoI. 51, No' 5 Books:

Ioctober 198e],

trstratemwyerrs Garden City PublishingVenture and How It Grew.r' Presented at thePopular Culture Association/American Cul-ture Associationrs 199O meeting.

Current editor of .@@y.

EYELYN X.GREBELPF-3lA

Booklets:Archery - Making oF Equipment' Publishedby the tiPA around 1938'

Indian Oves Using Native PIants' Publishedby the HPA around 1938.

BookChapter:

Musical:

Editor:

Book:

QuiIt Patterns. Printed and distributed by

the Grand Rapids Public Museum around 1943

Offered in the 194Os for.1O, this Pamphletsold over ?rOOO coPies.

rtA Nature Hiker" ineluded in a 3rd gradetext used by Grand Rapids elementaryschool students.

AT.NATO HARBISw-?eA

Author and director of a musicalr I'From

Rags to Riches,rr based on the Alger sto-ries, rrRagged Oicktt and 'rMark, the MatchBoy. tt

CARL T.I{ABTXA}SIPF-l(,2

Mr Hartmann has served as the editor ofthe Societyrs publication' Newsboy, oFfand on since 1969.

orEItRE Alt{ Jl}rrsoilPF-341

Stratemeyer Psqudonyms and Serie= Books'Greenwood Pregs, 198e.

EDIABO T. LE B|.A}'CPF-Ol5

The AIqer Short Stories. Authored withVictor Birch. Published 199O.

Publisher:Mr LeBlanc is the publisher of Dime Novel

@[g|:t|P.ra magazine devoted to the collec-tion, preservation, and literature of theold time dime and nickel novels' Over theyears, this publication has carried many

articles about Alger and his writings'

IRYING LETFPF-395

Larry Eigner: A Bibliography of His l{orks'Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, '1989'

An fntennational Sourcebook of PaperHistory' Camden, CT and Folkstone, EnglandArchon Books and }lm. Dawson E Sonst 1978'

Childrents Literature: A Historical andContemporary Bibliography. Troy, N'Y: The

I,lhitston Publ ishing Co, ,1977 .Editor:

Continued Page 1 1

NEt{SBOY NOVEMBER OECEMBER 1991 PAGE 1 1

Partic'lar Friends of LettersIBVTNG LETFI Cont inued ]

Community Power and Decision-Making: An

International Handbook. Metuchen, NJ: TheScarecrow Press, 1974.

Community Power and Decision-Making,Current Sociology Series.The Hague: Moutonfor the International Sociological Asso-clation , '197? [with T.CIark].

GEORCE I. IIAYtr-121

Books: History Papers on Messac County,. Illinois.PrivateJ.y published, 199O. A collection ofeO essays on Massac County history cover-ing topi.cs ranging from the politics ofthe 1860rs and a l{orld Har f Massac dough-boy to the el.ection of 1932 and the Pro-hibition era.

History of Massac County. Privatelypublished,1955.

Massac Count 1955-198e. Privatelypublished, 1982. A history of MassacCounty, IIlinois, from revolutionary timesto present controversies surrounding in-dustrialization and the locati.on of anatomic plant in the area.

Oown IlIinois Rivers. privately published,1981. A personal narrative oF float-paddletrips doxn 18 Iittle fllinois rivers, thisbook is fuII of Iocal history, nature andriver lore, and entertaining adventures inthe Thoreau and Tom Sawyer-Huck Finn trad-itions.

Charles E.Duryea - Automaker. Privatelypublished, 1973. The story oF a farm boywho went on to build rrmotor rragonsrt in 5American cities -- including, in 1893, thefirst practical, American-made ISpringfieldMassachusetts], gasoline powe.red vehicle.

Studentst History of Peoria. Privatelypubl ished, ',l968.

Massae Pilgrimage. Privately published'1 964.

llalter l{est t s Probation a novel inProgress.

Articles: Numerous contributions since 198e,chiefly on historical topics.Most recentlyItOscar Micheau, BIack FiIm Pioneer,rrinSpringhouse, December 199O.

Assistsr Hobnail Boots and Khaki Suits by KayKiefer and Pagl Fellows. Published in 1983this book tells the story of the CivilianConservation Corps ICCC] of the 193Ots.

Books:

}EREEFT R.XAYESPF-469

Alger. A Biography Without A Hero, Macy-Masius, 1928. Later admitted to be a hoax,this biography was reprinted Iwith a newcome-cIean introductionl by t{estgard in1974.

HAROLO XcCt.ENPF*(x!6

Oirector: Mr McCuen brought Forrest Campbell'splay, riThe Boy From The Elowery, rr to I iFe as aproduction of the l{ansf ield IOnio] Children tsTheaten.

6IL O'GARAtr-6e7

Articles: A Free-lance writen since 1977, Mr OrGarahas published many artieles over the yearsHis writing focuses primanily on non-fic-tion for a variety of antique and hobbypubJ.ications, film journals, and even aperiodical devoted to professional fire-fighting !

NewspaperEditor: In years past, Mr OtGara doned the hat of

Jack-of-al1-trades for several smal1 townne$rspapers and assumed the duties, at var-ious times, of editor, reporter,and photo-grapher.

Magazi neFounder: In January 1941, the Yellowback Library, a

Monthly magazine for series book collec-tors, was established by Mr OrGara.

CoIumnAuthor: Gil OrGara also authors a column on book

collecting which appears monthly in PaperCollector ts Marketplace.

STA]II.EY A.PAC}TIT{tr-oa7

Articles: Mr Pachon was a frequent contributor toDime Novel Round-Up.He was acknowledged tobe one of the best informed member of HAS,espeeially on early and rare publishingsof Algerrs work.

FOREST P.PORTERPF-834

Condominium Management and Accounting,1979.

Credit and Collection, 198e.

Hotel Aecounting, 1978.Continued Page 12

Books:

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Partic'lar Friends of Letters

Plays:

STEYE PBESStr-164

ItTom Coopen Captain of Industrytt -- a playbased on an Alger theme.

';Th" Spid". .and The Bee,r based on aJonathan Swift novel.

ItThe Last Canival . rr

PAI.[. J.RICHPF-437

Eooks: Rituals of Empine. London3forthcoming.

Chains oF Empire. London:1991.

Articles:rtA Man and a Brother: Virginiats BlackSoldiers of the Revolution.'r perspective,1976,

rrThe Trooper t{as A Lady.tr The RichmondLiterature and History Quarterly, VoI I,No. 1 [Summer 1978] .

In Oime Novel Bound-Up:rRecycling and Respectability.rr 58, No.2IApriI 1989].ItFrenk Merriwell Off Broadway. rr 59, No. 'l

IFebruary 199O].fThree Letters From Gilbert Patten." 59,No,4 [August 199O].'tA Merriwell Genealogy.[ 59, No.4 [August19901.I'Three Novel ists t{ho Didn I t Bite theDust.tr 6O, No.e IApril 1S91].

In Virginia Cavalcade:rrSurveyed and Exactly Drawne: VirginiatsCatographers and Their Maps.tt XXV, No.3Iwinter 1976).r?All Fine Fellows andNo.1 [summer 19741.

l{ell-Armed. r XXIV,

rrFit to Place in the Hands of theMilitia.il XXII, No.e IAutumn 197"7.rrWe have Only to Lament Being Concerned inThis Business.r' XX,No.3 [I{inter 19717.ttRichmondrs OId BeIl House.r' XIX, No.2IAutumn 1969].?rAn Undiseiplined Set ofXVTII, No.4 [spring 1969J.

Vagabonds. r!

In Militarv Collector and Historian:rrPoint of Fork Revisited.'r Vol XXf, No.4lwinter 19691.lrThe French Brass Guns at the VirginiaMilitary Institute: A Footnote.rr Vol XXII,No.4 [Hinter 197O].rrVirginians Celebrate the Saratoga Victory1777-1779.r' Vol XXVI, No.3 [FalI 1974].'

In Quarterly BuIletin oF the ArcheologicalSociety of Virginia:rrA Preliminary Checklist of VirginiaTobacco Inspections, 158O-18eO.r' VoI XXIV,Nos. 1-2 [Sept-Dec 1369].r?From England to HoIland: JamesGouda Pipemakers.tt VoI XXfV, No.3197O1.

Software:Numerous COBOL mainframe programs.

Fegency Press,

Regency Press,

The Invasions of The GuIf. Cambridge:Allborough Press, 1991.

Elixir of Empire. London: Flegency press,1949.

Articles: rrThe Bahrain public School Scheme ,1941.xEducation Research and perspectives,Oecember 1987.

'iPercy Coxts Flagpoles: Flags and TheirPolitical Consequences in the Arabian6ulf,rrThe Flag Bulletin, 1991.

I'The British Haj in Arabia.'r Indo-BritishReview, May 1991.

}CRBERT L.RI5TEENPF-t04

Puzzles: This charter member of HAS created manyAlger-oriented crossword puzzles which ranin Newsboy.

Bo-oks: Mr Risteen also penned six juveniles.

JAIIES RYBERGPF.5:l:'

Editor: Mr Byberg served as editor of Newsboy inthe 198Ors.

I&theI March

E. II. SANCTEZ.SAAYEDRAPF-3AA

Books: A Guide oF Virginia Military Organizationsin the American Revolution, 1774-1787.Richmond, Virginia State Library, 1978,

A Oescription of The Country: VirginiaCartographers and Their Maps. Richmond,Virginia State Library, 1975.

fnProgress: Bibliography of English and American

Editions of thertJack Harkaway booksrr and abibliography of the authorized Scribnereditions of G.A.Henty, the latter for theU.K.Henty Society.

Continued Page 13

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Partic'lar Friends of LettersFrom Peie 12

Books:

IILLTAX A.SAT.I!iAT'ANPF-?17

The Sausaman-Sassaman Family in America.1954.

Descendants oF Genman Immigrant JohannLorentz Haensel IHentzel]. 1S68.

Nathan Alldredge [1739-1826] aF NorthCarolina and Tennessee and His Descendants.1971.

Oescendants of Irish Immigrant John

Abraham Noe [175O-18O1] of New Jersey andHis Descendants. 1973.

Jacob Byers ['175O-1801 ] oF pennsylvaniaand His Descendants. 1974,

Ten Generations of Hixsons in AmenicaIiEB6-1978] . 1972.

Books:

ROAERT E.SAIYEHPF-4s5

The Sun Series. tr{r Sav{yer gatheredtogether nine AJ.ger stories which had oni-ginally been issued in serialized form[rnostly in the Nevr York Sun] and had themissued as 1st. Editions in 1981, Bindingwas done by HAS member Fnank Schott PF-684.The nine stories were:

rrMadeline The Temptress, t? trThe SecretOrawer ,

rt t?The Cooper r s l{ard, rr ?rHerbertSeIdon,rr ilManson the Miser,rr rrThe GipsyNurse, x trThe Oiscarded Son, " 'rThe MadHeiress,?t and "Marie Bertrand.ri

Pamphlet:'rPublication Formats of the 59 stories byHoratio Alger,Jr. as reprinted by the Johnl{inston Co." 1984. Co-Authored rith JimThorp, PF-574.

ttCollected fn CoIumbus, rr a souvenirpamphlet for the 1983 Horatio AIgerSoeiety Convention in Columbus, Ohio.

GARY F.SCIURiIilNSTPF-368

Books: Horatio Afggllt., Twayne, 'lg80.

Horatio AIger,Jn.: An Annotated Biblio-graphy oF Comment and Criticism in colla-boration with Jack Bales, Scarecrow Press,1 9gO.

FLOBErcE OGILVIE SCIiCLLtr-u4

Ms Schnell is the granddaughter of JohnStuart Ogilvie, publisher of t4 Alger tit-J.es, among them 7 first editions.

JIN TI{NPtr-s74

Pamphlets: I'Publication Formats of the 59 stoniesby Horatio Alger,Jr. as reprinted by TheJohn t{inston Co.tr 1984. Co-Authored withBob Sawyer PF-455.

ROHIXA IALTERPF-160

Song: rrdowntownrr Words and Music. Played on I{ASKRadio in Anderson, Indiana.

PETER C.IALTTCRPF-54€l

Books: Ongoing bibliographies of t{ilIiam T.Adams["oIiver Opticil].

Articles:Becent articLes published in Dime NcveIRound-Up and Yellowback Library.

GILAERT T.IESTGARO rItr-?4

Publisher:Alger Street. Canner, 1964. Collection ofAIgen poems. Recognized as an authenticAIger 1st. edition

Hugo, the Deformed. An Alger 1st. Edition,197A.

Bootblack: The Horatio Alger Magazine.

A Large Alger engraving, a fuLl-colorenlargement of the Algen Stamp, and thefo'IIowing AIger reprints:

The Oisagreeable l{oman, 8lE!45her

Editor:

Baldwinrs Thanksgiving. Making His Mank,The New Schoolmaram, Nothing To Oo, Number91, Timothy Crumprs llard, Tom Tracy, I{aitand l{in, Berthats Christmas Vision, TheLiFe of Edwin Fonest.

Newsboy , 1 986- 1 gee .

TELL IRTG}TTPF-876

Clifton Geneology. This books on theCIiFton family has sold over 4O0 copies.

Book:

PA6E 14 NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1991 NEI,ISBOY

L,etters to the editorOeecnber 7 r1991

Oear PFs of HAS,

l{y daughters and I wish to thank the menbers forthalr cxprsgsions oF sympathy to us ald for theSeptanbar-October Issue of Newsboy uhich was vcnytouching.

Next to his family and work, the Society waE hisspccial lnter.st. The family membere he knew andwrotc to rara his Particular Fricnds.

His latcst project, ttA Book of Titlcs" that he

eaIlcd, rtHoratlo AIger Eooks for Boys and Ginlsr?,was a task hG was enjoying vary much and it renewedhis lntcrsst in colleeting Alger.

Sincerely,l.lrs DaIe Thomas

Oear Editor,

The final copy of the bnochurc I promised isfinally rvailable for delivery.

It is not nccasEary for thE membcrs rho paid fonthem to return their copy, Just give your name andre rill mail thc corrGcted copy immediately.

I personally am intercstEd in those rho donatedmoney to thc Society and reccivgd a coPy of thisbrochure. Kindly not!,fy CarI Hartmann or myself atthe addrass below if you received a copy.

Please lct me namind you they ane available inblack and white for $1O.OO and in color for $17.50'And you sven grt a copy of the book covcr forSkopussrrrn Tom. It may be the eloscst you?Il evercome to the book.

It has bcen a task I have enjoyad vary much and hasrenewed my int€rest in collccting Algar and I willbe subrnittlng a.want list vcry shortly.

I want to takc this opportunity to thank BobEcnn.tt for glving me parrniasion to usc his bookfor nafarancc. I doubt most people realize tha rorkth.t r.nt into Bobts book.

Dale E.ThomasrPF-315

Editor's lvote.'lrlrs Thomas wi77 be naking DaTe's btochute availabieto members via Executive Sectetarg Catl Hattnann.Those who have ordeted copies or vish to do so canvrite to Carl a2 4907 Allison Drive., Lansing, MI48910.

MEMBERSHIPEI EIGERS

Robrrt R.Routhiar'5r. PF-88913?1 lllliamsburg NovFlint' MI 4A5O7Jsanctta T-57 13137 767-9755

Robert is a Sn. Manufacturing Engineer who learnedabout HAS from Milton Ehlrrt. Robcrt lists BowlingtHunting and Fishing as his othcr hobbies.

Nicholas A. Z.des PF-89O391 Front StraetChicopac ' lt{A 01013Jcannette B. [4r3] 594-9619

Nicholas tells us ha donated his 90 piececollection of Newsboy Figurines to the City ofChicopee, MA, Public Library [Oeclaration of Trust]many of the pieces arr ov.r 1O0 y.ars old. Nicholasalso is writing a book titlad Ncwsboys.

Nicholas is a rctircd SupcrintendEnt ofComp.-Engraving for the Springfield Ncwspapcrs, who

rs a nersboy of 1O rgad many of Algers books, thatgave him high inspirations to f,ork hard.

Nicholas learnad about HAS from Barrie J. HugheE,PF-617 .

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BOOKMART

Rolfe B. Chase (PF-602)4731Fox Creek Road

Carson City, NV 89703 - (702) 885-6812

The following Horatio Alger books are for sale. Please add $2.50 postage per order.

1. Hector's lnheritance2. Facing the World3. Facing the World4. Young Musician5. Lost at Sea6. Helping Himself7. Randy of the River

8. Making his Mark9. Try and Trust

10. Young Explorer

P&C (First, Ed.) Terrible

Hurst (w/d.j.) ExcellentHurst (wid.j.; different d.j. and series) ExcellentHurst (w/d.j.) Excellent

G&D (no title page) Poor

S&S Alger Series paperback VG

G&D VG

Westgard Mint

Winston Fair

P&C (log cabin) Near mint

$5.00$12.00$12.00$12.00

$3.00$12.50$15.00$2s.00

$3.00$20.00

Also, 35 ditferent Hurst or N.Y. Book titles, good-plus or better, $50 the lot'

Richard D. WilliamsP.O. Box 594

Marion, 5.C.29571 - (803) 752-5795

The following Horatio Alger books are for sale at the listed prices. All books are hardcover editions of the realthing

- no reprints or flukes. All these books are first editions and original printings; in one or two instances it may be a

second printing under a new title, such as The Westem Boy.

Publisher Condition PriceTitle

("By Horatio Alger" on the title page - completed by Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer), Alger's close friend and writer. A very collectible item in

fair condition but the cover is a little loose.)

1. Phil, the Fiddler2. Slow and Sure3. A Debt of Honor4. Young Captain Jack

5. Tom Thatcher's Fortune6. Tom the Bootblack

7. Frank Fowler, the Cash Boy8. Tom Temple's Career

Loring,1872Loring,1872A.L. Burt,1900Mershon Co., 1901

A.L. Burt,1888A.L. Burt,1889

A.L. Burt,1887A.L. Burt, 1888

Fair conditionFair conditionGood conditionFair

Front cover pretty looseFront cover loose; ex.lib.

Front cover slightly looseSpine frd.

$75.00$60.00$40.00$50.00

$35.00$60.00

$35.00$3s.00

(Described in Ralph D. Gardner's 1964 bibliography as rare as hen's teeth')

Horatio Alger Society members can advertise Alger books/or sole in the Book MartJor/ree. To advertise books wanted or to sell non-Alger items, rates

are listed onPage2.

ISSN O0a8-9396

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LIMITED EDITIONS OF IIORATIO ALGER BOOKS FOR COLLECTORS PUBLISHED BY

GILBERT K. WESTGARD II-1001 S.W.

THE NEW SCHOOLMA'AI!; oE, A Suuuer in NorthSparta, by lloratlo Alger, Jr., orlginallypubllshed by A. K. Lorlng la 1877 wl.thoutAlger's Batre. A wealthy young helressbecones a teacher Ln a rural New Englandschool. $24

NITMBER 91; ot, The Adventures of a NewYork Telegraph Boy, by tloratlo Alger, Jt.,orlginally publlshed by John I{.. Lovell Co.ln 1889 under the pseudonyo of Arthur LeePutnau. $24

TII1011{Y CRIIMP'S WARD; oE, The New YearsLoan, and What Carne of It, by HoratloAlger, Jr., orlglnally publlshed by A. K.Loring ln 1866 wlthout Alger's natre. Aboy rescues his foster-sister frou kiri-nappers. One of the uost sought afEerAlger titles. $30

I{UG0, THE DEFORMED, by Horatio Alger, Jr.This is a first edltloa of a story thatvas seriallzed la the Nai lork Sun ln1857. It ls Alger's flrst novel. Hugo'sevll scheoes are folled. 524

NOTHING TO DO: A T1It at Our Best Soclety,by Horatio Alger, Jr., originally pub-llshed by Janes French & Co. in 1857. Asatirlcal view of "hlgh soclety" ln NewYork Clty. S18

BERIHAfS CHRISTMAS VISION: An Autumn Sheaf,by Horatlo Alger, Jr., orlginally pub-lished by Brorm, Bazln & Co. 1n 1856. Acollectlon of stories and poetry. $24

TOM IMCYi orr Ttre Trials of a New YorkNewsboy, by Horatio Alger, Jr., originallypubllshed by John I{. Lovell Co. ln 1890under the pseudonyn of Arthur Lee Put-nrln. $24

GRAND'TIIER BALDWIN'S IUANKSGMNG witli'Other Ballads and Poeas, by Horatio Alger,J!., originally published by A. K. Loringln 1875. thls ls the only collection ofAlger's poetry 1n hls llfetiue. $21

THE DISAGREEABLE I{OMAN; A Soclal Mystery,by Horatio A1ger, Jr., originally pub-llshed by G. Il. Dllllnghau ln 1895 underthe pseudonlm of Julian Starr. A youngphysiclau views an eccentrlc spinster atthe house where he boards ln Nelr York.Inspired by Beetrice llarraden's nlIllonselllng novel SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE

5TH COT'RT - BOYNTON BEACH, Ft 33426I{AFING EIS MARK, by Horatlo Alger, JE.,orlglnally publlshed'by Penn PubllshiagCo. lri 1901. A boy leaves hls tyrannicalstep-trother to oake a place for hinselfwlth declded success. S30

I{AIT A}ID I{IN, The Story of Jack Dru'*ond'sP1uck, by Horatlo Alger, Jr., orlginallypublished by A. L. Burt in 1908. A boyleaves hone; goes to sea, and ls wreckedon an lslaad. $30

ALGER, A BTOGRAPHY WITHOUT A EERO, byIlerbert R. Mayes, origlnally published byMacy-Maslus 1n L928. Itrls golden anni-versary edltlon has an lntroduction byUr. Mayes that te1ls how this hoax quiteunexpectedly becaue accepted as a Erueaccount of Algerts llfe. Jack Bales hasadded an afterword that assesses thlsbookrs Lmportance. lhls volume has beenautographed by both the late Mr. Mayesand Mr. Bales. s33

ADDRESSES DELIVERED BY REV. J. P. SI{EAIEJR. AI.ID REV. HORATIO ALGER, AT TIIE SEMI-CTNTSM'IIAI CELEBRATIoN oF THE DEDIcATIoN0F 1118 rIRST T NITARIAI.I CHURCH, SoITHNATICK, NOVEMBER 20, 1878. Originallypublished by Ryder & Morse in 1879. Con-tains an orlginal hyo.n, rrrltten for theoccasion by Horatlo A1ger, Jr. $6

R0BERT LAWSON: or, A Ministerrs Fortunes,A Story of New England, by Horatio A1ger,Jr. Ttrls ls a first edition of a storythat appeared Ln True Elag Ld 1854 underthe pseudonyu of Charles F. Preston.Based on his father's financlal problenswhen living ln Chelsea (now Revere). UA.3" alulature. s20

ANNIE GMIIAM: oE, The Young Lawyer's Fee

-and- IHE UNCLE'S RETITRN, by HoratioAlger, Jr. Ttris is a first edltion of apair of stories that appeared in TntePl.ag, and The Flag of )ur Uni,on. ANNIEGRAHAM appeared ln 1856 under the pseudo-nyn of Charles F. Preston, whlle THEINCLE|S RIIIRN appeared ln 1856 under theauthorts orrn name. 3" niniature. $20

I't{E YOITNG PATRIOTS: Six Brave Boys in TheCivil l{ar, by Horatio Alger, Jr. This lsa first. edition of a group of storiesthat appeared La NeD lork lleekly during1882 ln slx successive issues froo Feb. 6

to March 13. 3" uiniature. $24NIGHT. $24