RARE 1897 AMERICAN CRIME FICTION Smallest Magazine in the World MYSTERY CHAPBOOK

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RARE 1897 AMERICAN CRIME FICTION Smallest Magazine in the World MYSTERY CHAPBOOK:
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1897 AMERICAN CRIME FICTION
MYSTERY/DETECTIVE FICTION

CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.By Emerson Bennett.Boston, MA: Published by A. B. Courtney, May, 1897. First edition [issued as Vol. 4, \"No. 41\" in the Multum In Parvo Library for children, \"The Smallest Magazine in the World\"].
Covers measure 4 by 2.75 inches, printed self-wrappers, 16 pages, stapled.

Near fine, crisp, clean condition.
Multum in Parvo Library, which billed itself as \"Smallest Magazine in the World,\" began publication in January, 1894, and published monthly issues until at least December, 1898, with issue No. 60. A form of \"Street Literature\" for children, costing only a nickel an issue, of 50 cents per year. It specialized in mysteries and detective stories, joke books, marriage, love letters, ventriloquism, hypnosis, and various controversial and tawdry topics, etc.
The author, Emerson Bennett (

Emerson Bennett (1822-1905) was a popular American author primarily known for his lively romantic adventure tales depicting American frontier life. He was the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories.At one time, Bennett was one of the most popular authors in America [wiki].

This individual title is unrecorded by OCLC, which does note dozens of other titles by this author.OCLC also locates only a few holdings of short runs of the periodical, including several other mystery/detective fiction titles.

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