1897 Catalogue and Order List

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Title

1897 Catalogue and Order List

Coverage

New York

Publisher

F. M. Lupton Publishing Company

Date

1897

Subject

32-page booklet listing 20 series

Description

Five of the many Lupton series in this catalogue include Sherlockian titles. The cheapest book offered was 20¢; the priciest was $2.25 for a six-volume set comprising The Sign of Four, A Study in Scarlet, Beyond the City, The Firm of Girdlestone, Micah Clarke, and The White Company. By way of comparison, a hardbound book from a “legitimate” publisher in the same year might cost $7. Which book would be more affordable to a New York carpenter earning $4 a week in 1897?