A Madman's Secret or The Prisoner of Dead Man's Island, Brave and Bold Weekly, No. 249
New York: Street & Smith, Publishers, 79-89 Seventh Avenue, 1907, September 28. [JUVENILE] [PERIODICAL] [PULP FICTION]. Small 4to (10 ¾” x 8”); 32pp; color pictorial wrapper featuring an illustration of men on a beach, one shooting a gun at men in a rowboat; rear wrapper publisher’s ad for latest titles; 2 staple binding; age-toned paper, a few neat, old edge repairs, pp 23/24 and 25/26 have archival tape at top edge; very good plus. OCLC locates 2 copies at the Univ. of Rochester and Univ. of S. Florida. Item #2312
“Issued Weekly. By subscription $2.50 per year” on the masthead under the title banner on the front wrapper. The first thirty pages contain the story in its entirety. Pages thirty-one and two include a section titled “Boys’ Hobbies” with subtitles “How to Mesmerize,” “Hints on Training,” “How Shoe-Nails are Made.” “When Ventriloquism was First Practised [sic],” and “Picture Post-Card Collecting.”
A form of late 19th and early 20th century sensational pulp-fiction published on a weekly basis and appealing to young boys.
Price: $75.00