Rare Book Monthly

Articles - November - 2003 Issue

American Historical Fiction Chart

Page 2, The Scribner 115 Index




American Historical FictionPrices Sixty-Five Years AgoInflation Adjusted to 2003
Audrey., 1902 $17.50$211.02
Blackbeard., 1835 $37.50$452.19
The Deerslayer; or, The First War-Path., 1841 $90.00$1085.26
Fife and Drum at Louisbourg., 1899 $2.50 $30.15
Agnes Surriage., 1887 $5.00$60.29
Fairfax; or, The Master of Greenway Court,... 1868 $12.50$150.73
The Roving Red Rangers; or, Laura Lamar…1902 $3.00$36.18
The Pathfinder; or, The Inland Sea., 1840 $65.00$783.80
The Dutchman's Fireside., 1831 $45.00 $542.63
Shadow of the Long Knives., 1928 $5.00$60.29
The Lord of the Wilds. A Story of the Old New York…1919 $5.00 $60.29
The Shadow of the North., 1917 $6.50$78.38
The Wilderness; or. Braddock's Times.,…1823 $50.00$602.92
Old Fort DuQuesne; or Captain jack, The Scout., 1873 $12.50$150.73
The Neutral French; or, The Exiles of Nova Scotia., 1841 $12.50 $150.73
The Last of the Mohicans; A Narrative of 1757., 1826 $150.00 $1808.76
The Red Rover., 1828 $17.50$211.02
Twice Told Tales., 1837 $175.00 $2110.22
Wacousta; or, The Prophecy. An Indian Tale., 1851 $10.00 $120.58
The Virginia Comedians: or, Old Days in…, 1854 $50.00 $602.92
The Charming Sally., 1898 $2.00 $24.12
The Rebels; or, Boston Before the Revolution., 1825 $50.00 $602.92
Cardigan., 1901 $50.00 $602.92
The Green Mountain Boys: A Historical Tale…, 1839 $165.00 $1989.63
In the Days of Poort Richard., 1922 $2.50 $30.15
Spanish Bayonet., 1926 $5.00 $60.29
Logan, A Family History., 1822 $20.00 $241.17
Tecumseh and the Shawnee Prophet., 1878 $10.00 $120.58
Drums., 1925 $7.50$90.44
The American Spy; or, Freedom's Early Sacrifice., 1857 $12.50$150.73
Lionel Lincoln; or, The Leaguer of Boston., 1825-24 $17.50 $211.02
Janice Meredith. A Story of the American Revolution., 1899 $12.50$150.73
The Conquest., 1902 $4.00 $48.23
At the Siege of Quebec., 1897 $2.75 $33.16

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    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
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