tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post5850520723614516080..comments2024-03-09T15:02:20.201-05:00Comments on Murder by Gaslight: Murder Pamphlets.Robert Wilhelmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11008320767930927490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-20711225493985948582012-07-25T18:10:50.141-04:002012-07-25T18:10:50.141-04:00Thanks Bob. I don't know how many copies were ...Thanks Bob. I don't know how many copies were sold but _The Annals of Murder_ lists 1126 distinct titles between colonial times and 1900. The fact that so many have survived makes me think the printings were large. I'll bet a decent engraver would not have trouble finding steady work.Robert Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008320767930927490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-45786348205783705372012-07-25T14:14:31.425-04:002012-07-25T14:14:31.425-04:00Robert,
Great post!
I guess now people get their...Robert,<br /><br />Great post!<br /><br />I guess now people get their quotient on the nightly news, or YouTube.<br /><br />Do you have any idea how well they sold? <br /><br />One reason I ask is I've been trying to get an idea what the market for wood engravers was at the time. There must have been so many, what with the weeklies like Harper's, etc.<br /><br />BobBob_in_MAhttp://goingplaces.streetcarmysteries.com/noreply@blogger.com