The only price listed anywhere is 100fr.

Dime novel series containing primarily stories of the contemporary west.

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Issues & Index Sources:  1925 – 1931

Publishers:   Street & Smith (New York)
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Issues & Index Sources:  Apr-1922:

Western Fiction Index

(Missing: all issues)

Publishers:   Readers' Publishing Corp. (Clayton Magazines)
Formats:   standard pulp
Mentioned in:   The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps, Ultimate Guide to the Pulps

Issues & Index Sources:  Nov-1946:

Western Fiction Index

Publishers:   Universal Publishing Company, 140 King Street West, Toronto, Canada

Only the first issue has been seen, and that contains only a novel by John Theydon. The other three listed on back of issue 1 as "forthcoming", but may not have appeared.

May be the same as Round-Up Western from the Magazine Fiction Group and/or may actually be titled Round-Up Library.

Not seen, but advertised in an issue of Real FBI Detective Case Stories. May be the same as Round-Up Magazine from The City Libraries.

An annual which published some supernatural tales by Amelia B. Edwards and others. The issues varied between story collections and novels and were somewhat erratically numbered/named/dated. Issues known are:

- Christmas 1867, dated 1866, titled "Mixed Sweets" - Christmas 1867, dated 1867, titled "On the Cards" - Christmas 1868, dated 1868, titled "First Class" - Christmas 1869, dated 1869, no title - Christmas 1870, dated 1870, no title - Christmas 1871, dated 1872, no title - Christmas 1872, dated 1873, no title - Christmas 1873, dated 1873, no title - Christmas 1876, dated 1876, no title - Christmas 1879, dated 1879, no title

Boys' story paper. Incorporates: Wizard from 23-Nov-1963 Incorporated into Wizard (comic). Further Reading: The Rover Index by Colin Morgan (Golden Fun, 1982).

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"Described as "for young British Manhood". It was edited by A.L. Haydon of the Boy's Own Paper. It had similar stories and articles to those which appeared in The Scout." (W.O.G. Lofts)

The final issue announced "Owing to decreased circulation during the summer months, the publisher has decided to suspend publication of any further issues of Rovering. The competition in this number is cancelled."

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Issues & Index Sources:  11-Mar-1872 – 12-Apr-1873

Publishers:   W.L. & G. Emmett (Note: Gifford gives Charles Fox)
Pagecounts:   12pp
Frequency:   weekly

Issues & Index Sources:  11-Mar-1872 – 28-Apr-1873

Publishers:   E.J. Brett
Pagecounts:   8pp
Frequency:   weekly

The first issue states that the initial print order for The Royal was one million copies, the total of which weighed nearly 300 tons and stood nearly 5 miles high. Published first stories by William Hope Hodgson (1904) and Sax Rohmer (1905); other authors include Baroness Orczy, M.P. Shiel.

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Issues & Index Sources:  1898?

Publishers:   Harry Shurey
Editors:   Charles Shurey
Formats:   large tabloid (folio)

Issues & Index Sources:  1898

Publishers:   George Munro
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography

Issues & Index Sources:  1900 – 1910

Publishers:   Royal
Mentioned in:   Dime Novel Bibliography