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    The Argosy
    Title changed from The Golden Argosy.


    The Argosy [v7 #1, #313, December 1, 1888] (Frank A. Munsey, Publisher, 10¢, 36pp, 7½" x 9¾")
    first issue of (just plain) Argosy (previous six volumes having appeared as Golden Argosy). Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 1 · The Prisoners of the Cave [Part 1 of 14] · Oliver Optic · sl
    • 8 · My Friend Smith [Part 7 of 13] · Talbot Baines Reed · sl The Boy’s Own Paper Oct 7 1882 (+38)
    • 11 · Prominent American Lawyers—Paper No. 1: William Fullerton · R. H. Titherington · bg; illustrated by [portrait]
    • 12 · Miscellaneous humor · Anon. · hu
    • 13 · Bob Lovell, the Young Fireman of the Ajax [Part 9 of 12] · Edward S. Ellis · sl
    • 17 · Christmas Morning · Richard H. Titherington · pm
    • 18 · Christmas Greeting · Anon. · ms
    • 20 · A Song of the Slide · Matthew White, Jr. · pm
    • 21 · The Gold of Flat Top Mountain [Part 4 of 14] · Frank H. Converse · sl
    • 26 · My Winter Garden · H. S. Keller · pm
    • 26 · The Two Rivals; or, The Road to Fame, Part Two [Part 1 of 8] · Anon. · sl; includes a summary of the plot of “The Two Rivals,” which had just finished its 22-part serial run the week before.
    • 30 · The Giant Islanders [Part 9 of 11] · Brooks McCormick · sl
    • 33 · The Problem of the Disarranged Men · George Folsom · pz
    • 34 · Editorial Material · Anon. · ed; announces price rise to 10¢; promises far more illustrations, reprints explanation for name change.
    • 35 · Amateur Photography 1: Early History, Growth, Apparatus · W. I. Lincoln Adams · ar


    The Argosy [v7 #2, #314, December 8, 1888] (Frank A. Munsey, Publisher, 10¢, 32pp, 7½" x 9¾")
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 37 · The Prisoners of the Cave [Part 2 of 14] · Oliver Optic · sl
    • 41 · My Friend Smith [Part 8 of 13] · Talbot Baines Reed · sl The Boy’s Own Paper Oct 7 1882 (+38)
    • 46 · Prominent American Lawyers—Paper No. 2: William M. Evarts · Anon. · bg; illustrated by [portrait]
    • 47 · The Two Rivals; or, The Road to Fame, Part Two [Part 2 of 8] · Anon. · sl
    • 51 · Miscellaneous Humor · [Various] · hu
    • 52 · Home Pleasures Are the Best · “Burns” · il
    • 54 · The Gold of Flat Top Mountain [Part 5 of 14] · Frank H. Converse · sl
    • 59 · Bob Lovell, the Young Fireman of the Ajax [Part 10 of 12] · Edward S. Ellis · sl
    • 63 · The Giant Islanders [Part 10 of 11] · Brooks McCormick · sl
    • 66 · Editorial Material · Anon. · ed
    • 67 · Questions Answered · Anon. · qa
    • 68 · A Pedestrian Problem · George Folsom · pz


    The Argosy [v7 #3, #315, December 15, 1888] (Frank A. Munsey, Publisher, 10¢, 7½" x 9¾", cover by Lucas, [?])
    Details supplied by Richard Bleiler.
    • 69-71 · The Prisoners of the Cave [Part 3 of 14] · Oliver Optic · sl
    • 72 · What the Bees Did: A Picture Puzzle · D. Comings · pz
    • 73 · A Snow Flake · H. S. Keller · pm
    • 73-77 · My Friend Smith [Part 9 of 13] · Talbot Baines Reed · sl The Boy’s Own Paper Oct 7 1882 (+38)
    • 78-81 · The Two Rivals; or, The Road to Fame, Part Two [Part 3 of 8] · Anon. · sl
    • 82 · Every Man His Own Steam Heater · Anon. · ms
    • 82 · A Profitable Dream · Anon. · ms
    • 82 · An All the Year Round Winter · Anon. · ms
    • 83 · Prominent American Lawyers—Paper #3: Melville W. Fuller · R. H. Titherington · ar
    • 84 · Miscellaneous humor · Anon. · hu
    • 85-90 · The Gold of Flat Top Mountain [Part 6 of 14] · Frank H. Converse · sl
    • 90-93 · Bob Lovell, the Young Fireman of the Ajax [Part 11 of 12] · Edward S. Ellis · sl
    • 94-97 · The Giant Islanders [Part 11 of 11] · Brooks McCormick · sl
    • 98 · Editorial Material · Anon. · ed; includes explanation of name change from The Golden Argosy to The Argosy.
    • 99-100 · Amateur Photography: In the Field · W. I. Lincoln Adams · ar


    The Argosy [v7 #4, #316, December 22, 1888] (Frank A. Munsey, Publisher, 10¢, 32+ii, 7½" x 9¾")
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.



    The Argosy [v7 #6, #318, January 5, 1889] (Frank A. Munsey, Publisher, 10¢, 7½" x 9¾", cover by J. Gleeson)
    Details supplied by Richard Bleiler.
    • 165-170 · $500; or, Jacob Marlowe’s Secret [Part 3 of 14] · Horatio Alger, Jr. · sl
    • 171-175 · The Two Rivals; or, The Road to Fame, Part Two [Part 6 of 8] · Anon. · sl
    • 175 · Puzzle Solution: The Disarranged Men Problem [given in Whole #313] · Anon. · ms
    • 176 · The Bad Young Man · George Folsom · pz
    • 176 · Prominent American Lawyers—Paper #6: William Allen Butler · R. H. Titherington · ar
    • 177-181 · The Prisoners of the Cave [Part 6 of 14] · Oliver Optic · sl
    • 182 · Miscellaneous humor · Anon. · hu
    • 183-187 · The Gold of Flat Top Mountain [Part 9 of 14] · Frank H. Converse · sl
    • 188-193 · My Friend Smith [Part 12 of 13] · Talbot Baines Reed · sl The Boy’s Own Paper Oct 7 1882 (+38)
    • 194 · Editorial Material · Anon. · ed; provides explanation of name change from The Golden Argosy to The Argosy.
    • 195-196 · Amateur Photography: Portraiture · W. I. Lincoln Adams · ar


    The Argosy [v7 #7, #319, January 12, 1889] (Frank A. Munsey, Publisher, 10¢, 7½" x 9¾", cover by J. Gleeson)
    Details supplied by Richard Bleiler.
    • 197-202 · $500; or, Jacob Marlowe’s Secret [Part 4 of 14] · Horatio Alger, Jr. · sl
    • 203-205 · The Prisoners of the Cave [Part 7 of 14] · Oliver Optic · sl
    • 208 · Prominent American Lawyers—Paper #7: David Dudley Field · R. H. Titherington · ar
    • 209-213 · The Gold of Flat Top Mountain [Part 10 of 14] · Frank H. Converse · sl
    • 214 · Miscellaneous humor · Anon. · hu
    • 215-219 · The Two Rivals; or, The Road to Fame, Part Two [Part 7 of 8] · Anon. · sl
    • 220-225 · My Friend Smith [Part 13 of 13] · Talbot Baines Reed · sl The Boy’s Own Paper Oct 7 1882 (+38)
    • 226 · Editorial Material · Anon. · ed; provides explanation of name change from The Golden Argosy to The Argosy.
    • 227 · Puzzle solution: The Pedestrian Problem [given in Whole #314] · Anon. · ms
    • 228 · Amateur Photography · W. I. Lincoln Adams · ar


    The Argosy [v7 #8, #320, January 19, 1889] (Frank A. Munsey, Publisher, 10¢, 32pp, 7½" x 9¾")
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 229 · In the Apache Country; or, On the Trail of Geronimo [Part 1 of 12] · Lieutenant R. H. Jayne · sl
    • 237 · The Three Bicyclists · George Folsom · pz
    • 238 · $500; or, Jacob Marlowe’s Secret [Part 5 of 14] · Horatio Alger, Jr. · sl
    • 244 · The Two Rivals; or, The Road to Fame, Part Two [Part 8 of 8] · Anon. · sl
    • 247 · The Prisoners of the Cave [Part 8 of 14] · Oliver Optic · sl
    • 252 · Prominent American Lawyers—Paper No. 8: Stephen J. Field · R. H. Titherington · bg; illustrated by [portrait]
    • 253 · The Gold of Flat Top Mountain [Part 11 of 14] · Frank H. Converse · sl
    • 257 · Questions Answered · Anon. · qa
    • 257 · Military Matters · [The Readers] · lc
    • 258 · Editorial Material · Anon. · ed
    • 259 · Amateur Photography 7: Instantaneous Photography · W. I. Lincoln Adams · ar
    • 260 · Floating Fun · [Various] · hu


    The Argosy [v7 #9, #321, January 26, 1889] (Frank A. Munsey, Publisher, 10¢, 32pp, 7½" x 9¾")
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.


    The Argosy [v7 #10, #322, February 2, 1889] (Frank A. Munsey, Publisher, 10¢, 32pp, 7½" x 9¾")
    Details supplied by Denny Lien.
    • 293 · My Mysterious Fortune [Part 2 of 14] · Matthew White, Jr. · sl
    • 299 · In the Apache Country; or, On the Trail of Geronimo [Part 3 of 12] · Lieutenant R. H. Jayne · sl
    • 305 · The Prisoners of the Cave [Part 10 of 14] · Oliver Optic · sl
    • 310 · Parade of the Ants and Antis · Anon. · pz
    • 311 · Prominent American Lawyers—Paper No. 10: General John C. Black · R. H. Titherington · bg; illustrated by [portrait]
    • 312 · The Gold of Flat Top Mountain [Part 13 of 14] · Frank H. Converse · sl
    • 315 · Questions Answered · Anon. · qa
    • 316 · The Violet Under the Shroud · H. S. Keller · pm
    • 316 · $500; or, Jacob Marlowe’s Secret [Part 7 of 14] · Horatio Alger, Jr. · sl
    • 321 · Football As It Is Played · Anon. · ct
    • 322 · Editorial Material · Anon. · ed; anounces first issue of Munsey’s Weekly, a “ten-cent paper designed for adult readers”.
    • 323 · Amateur Photography 9 · W. I. Lincoln Adams · ar
    • 324 · Floating Fun · [Various] · hu



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