Sarchedon: A Legend of the Great Queen

Overview:

  • Title: Sarchedon: A Legend of the Great Queen
  • Author: G. J. Whyte-Melville
  • Year: 1871
  • Publisher: D. Appleton & Company
  • Pages: 195
  • Binding: Trade Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: Sarchedon: A Legend of the Great Queen
  • Notes:
    • US edition, one month after publication in London
    • Capsule review in "Review of New Books", Phila. Inquirer 1871-08-07 p3, identifies Assyrian queen Samramis; notes "a story well flavored with exciting business", and the usual from Holt-White; "published as No. 33 in the paper-covered Library of Choice Novels." (no price)
    • WorldCat (OCLC, below) report a digital copy at HathiTrust Digital Library and (quote): -- Printed in double columns -- Library of choice novels, no. 33
    • Trade paperback format (tp)? Most WorldCat library records of this Appleton series report no size. One record of no. 20 in the series (Miriam Alroy : a romance of the twelfth century by Benjamin Disraeli), {{OCLC|48054922}} mentions a "wrapper" and reports size 24 cm. One record of no. 26, {{OCLC|7236620}} mentions "paper covers" and reports size 23 cm.