(Pulp Fiction - Detective Magazines) NICK CARTER LIBRARY NO. 6. NICK CARTER IN PHILADELPHIA; OR, NIGHT HAWKS OF THE QUAKER CITY. SEPTEMBER 12, 1891; by the Author of "Nick Carter." New York: Street & Smith, Publishers, September 12, 1891. FIRST EDITION. 4to - 11-7/8" x 8-1/2". Staple bound pictorial cheap wood pulp paper self wrappers printed in black with a masthead featuring seven different portraits of "Nick Carter in Various Disguises" and a large drawing of Nick Carter in disguise, decking a bouncer with a "stunning blow" from his fist to the bouncer's face to front wrapper, and the concluding text of the story and an advertisement from the publisher to back wrapper with minor fraying to the edges, splitting to the spine fold, and age-tanned paper for what is still a nice copy of what is a rare survival of a 19th century pulp magazine. 16 pp.; pages are age-tanned; some pages are partially unopened. Nick Carter, the fictional detective, began as a dime novel private eye in 1886. Credit for creating the character goes to the prolific dime novel author, John R. Coryell, who wrote the original Nick Carter dime novels and pulp magazine stories. Originally published in 1891 as "Nick Carter Detective Library," but after just three issues the name was change to "Nick Carter Library." A combined total of 282 issues were published; the final issue, no. 282, was published on Dec. 26, 1896. Though this magazine ceased publication on that date, that would not be the end for Nick Carter as he would appear in new magazines, novels, and even a popular radio show. Nick Carter electronic books are even available for purchase from major online retailers today. The condition of the pulp magazine is GOOD. No physical copies located on OCLC/WorldCat. RARE #001006