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New York: Robert Bonner's Sons, 1888. The Trade Supplied by The American News Company. First Book Edition. 16mo, printed brown wrappers in cellophane covers, purple [publisher?] stamp on front wrapper and title page. Frontis., [7], 196 pp. A dramatic tale of political intrigue in 17th century Russia previously published in the New York Ledger in 1856, 1859 and 1880. CONDITION: Good, wrappers creased, inside edge of front wrapper affixed to flyleaf with part of printed ad on wrapper obscured

New York: Robert Bonner's Sons...The Trade supplied by The American News Company, 1888. Frontis., [7], 196 pp. 8vo. Brown publisher's cloth. VG. Frontis., [7], 196 pp. 8vo. Cobb was a popular and prolific author of stories and novelettes whose association with the New York Ledger produced (according to Kunitz and Haycraft), 130 novelettes, 834 short stories, and 2,305 brief sketches! Only two (as far as Wright was aware) made it into book form, including this title. He is notable as "the first American to apply 'mass production' methods to writing." -- Kunitz & Haycraft.

New York: Robert Bonner's Sons, 1888. First Edition. Original pictorial cloth stamped in black. First published in the New York Ledger in 1856, this is the first printing of this tale in book form. Published the same year by Bonner in buff wrappers, priority unknown. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece. Cobb was by all accounts a prolific writer of "pulp" fiction and was associated with the New York Ledger for 31 years, contributing literally thousands of pieces for publication. Only two of his works ever progressed to book form however. A scarce printing of this story and a representative sampling of mid-ninteenth century American popular fiction. Front inner hinge cracked, but cover still firmly attached, light wear to extremities of cloth, front free endpaper soiled and slightly chipped--along with following prelim leaf, on foredge. Internally clean and sound. A good copy.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Robert Bonner's Sons, 1888. First Edition. Wood-engraved frontispiece. 196pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original printed wrappers, slightly soiled. Excellent copy of a fragile book. First Edition. Wood-engraved frontispiece. 196pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cobb was a popular and prolific author of stories and novelettes whose association with the New York Ledger produced (according to Kunitz and Haycraft), 130 novelettes, 834 short stories, and 2,305 brief sketches! Only two (as far as Wright was aware) made it into book form, including this title. He is notable as "the first American to apply 'mass production' methods to writing." -- Kunitz & Haycraft. Wright III 1121