“A Masterly Trick, or, Chick and the Beautiful Italian”

A New Nick Carter Weekly dime novel, the third issue in a trilogy focused on a fictional criminal organization called the Black Hand.

Creators: Chick Carter (pseud.), but can be attributed to Frederick Van Rensselaer Dey (1861-1922). John R. Coryell (1851-1924) is the creator of the Nick Carter character.

Date of Creation: August 7, 1909. Reprinted in thick book format with New Magnet Library nos. 718 and 1268 in 1912 and 1929.

Place of origin: New York City

Physical measurements:  31 pages; approx. 5” x 7”.

Materials: Paper, ink

Process by which it was made: Stereotyping

Current location: Northern Illinois University: Nickels and Dimes, From the Collections of Johannesen and LeBlanc.


Information contributed by Nancy Caronia.