Judge — January 18, 1930 — page 35: what you’re looking at

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“As good a piece of thrill stuff as I’ve read since Lindbergh did his solo across the Atlantic. By no means miss this chance to buy the first dime novel for $2.50. A bargain if it were twice the amount,” says Emmitt O'Connor, in the Ohio State Lantern. A NEW PARLOR PASTIME And then Mr. O'Connor suggests a new indoor pastime. “TI can,” he says, “think of no better parlor amusement than a recitation of ex- cerpts from Mrs, Stephen's story.” Hwa LE AND COMPANY uEWw YORK: 118 WILLIAM ST. LONDON: .G, Ww. Cottrell, Beston, Mass, The first dime novel ever published MALAESKA The Indian Wife of the White Hunter By Mrs. Ann S. Stephens Malaeska was the first dime novel, the first complete book Americana is famous throughout the country, and who of fiction ever sold for ten cents, number one of that Beadle himself has written an introduction outlining the history series that delighted its millions of readers. Be of the book and its authoress. Malaeska was a landmark in the development of Ame The cover of the first issue is reproduced here as the letters, and because the series which it inaugurated ha ad frontispiece and also on the back of the jacket. On the much to do with our present interest in American origins, front of the jacket is a facsimile of the cover of the sec- it deserves re-publication in a permanent form. ond issue. The original was in brown, but for the jacket The present publication was made possible by the co- of the present edition the publishers have used the salmon operation of Dr. Frank P. O'Brien, whose collection of tint which later became characteristic of the Beadle This book may be purchased from your bookseller. If a bookstore is not convenient, mail your order ($2.50 per copy) to the publisher, adding 5 cents postage. Address THE JOHN DAY COMPANY, Dept. J 386 Fourth Avenue, New York City ~ comicbooks.com