"July 15, 1871."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 133, no. 82:38.
Illustrated paper wrapper in orange and black.
Printed in double columns.
Pagination starts with page 20.
"Sequence of series, American Tales, nos. 86, 80, 81, 82, 83."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 1, page 133, no. 80:36.
"Beadle knowingly or unknowingly gave in the by-lines of several novels the name of the translator instead of the author. All of the stories listed under the name Francis Johnson are translations from the German."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 3, page 28.
"Since the authorship ... is uncertain and may be either Gerstacker or Grabowski, for convenience they are temporarily listed with the novels of the former."--Johannsen, A. House of Beadle and Adams and its dime and nickel novels, volume 3, page 25.
NIU Copy: Brittle, holes in some pages, missing back cover.