Philadelphia: C. W. Alexander, 1869. First edition in German. 8vo, later cloth spine and marbled boards, [1-4], 21-78 pages (evidently complete; this nearly matches the similarly erratic pagination of the English-language edition). Illus. A fugitive German-language edition of the uncommon sensationalist anti-Catholic tract, Convent Horror; or The true narrative of... More
New-York: Published by Maria Monk, and Sold by Booksellers Generally, 1836. First edition thus. 12mo, original embossed rose cloth, printed paper label, 376 pages. Folding frontis plan and view of the nunnery. An expanded edition of this best-selling piece of anti-Catholic scurrility, purporting to give a first-hand account of the... More
Boston: Printed by and for Henry Jenkins, 1831. First American edition. Unbound pamphlet, stitched as issued, 8 x 5.75 inches, 23, [1] pages, untrimmed. An ephemeral piece of Gothic blood and thunder romance, with daggers drawn and maidens nearly outraged, the hellish villain at last dying at the stroke of... More
[N. p., but Reading, Penna.?]: Printed for the Trade, [ca. 1898-1900]. 8vo, original pictorial green wrappers, [1-4], [9]-99, [17] pages. Illus. Fold-out illustrated ad for the Spanish Magnetic Dip Needle (a scientific divining device) tipped in before the title page. A later edition of a popular cheap pulp book on... More
Troy [N. Y.]: Published and Sold by L. Willard, 230 River Street, 1847. First edition. Original printed wrappers (spine perished, early rough stitching to the spine), 44 pages. Sensationalist cheap fiction, narrated as though by a resident of Troy wandering the streets of the city, overhearing conversations and peering into... More
