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 about Das Kloster-Verbrechen! oder Die Geschichte von Miss Barbara Ubryk

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 about The Infernal Secret! or, The Invulnerable Spaniard, who was for many years termed The terror of...

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 about Sketches of Trojan Life. Drawn with a Free Pencil. By an Amateur