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Narrative of Edward Mcgowan - Including a Full Account of the Author's Adventures and Perils While Persecuted by the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856 - Together with a Report of His Trial Which Resulted in His Acquittal.
by McGowan, Edward
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
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About This Item
San Francisco: McGowan, Edward. Good with no dust jacket. 1917. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Rebound with tan boards and new endpapers. Title gilt on spine and top edge gilt. Light soiling on boards and bottom edge. Diagonal crease on first three endpapers. Front gutter cracking but binding is tight. Introduction and p. 53 have been stamped "The Society of California Pioneers, Not To Be Taken Away," but does not effect content. Otherwise, clean interior. Limited edition, 35/200. It was reprinted by Thomas C. Russell at his private press in 1917. And as stated on title page, this narrative was "printed line for line, page for page, from the original edition, published by the author in 1857, complete, with reproductions, in facsimile, of the original illustrations, cover-page title and title-page." A gripping account of Edward McGowan's adventures and perils while persecuted by the San Francisco Vigilance Committee by who he was indicted for his involvement in the killing of James King in 1856. This account also has a report of his trial which resulted in his acquittal. Wheat 132, Zamorano 80 #54, Cowan p. 407, Howes M103. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pp .
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- Back of Beyond Books
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- 012793
- Title
- Narrative of Edward Mcgowan - Including a Full Account of the Author's Adventures and Perils While Persecuted by the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856 - Together with a Report of His Trial Which Resulted in His Acquittal.
- Author
- McGowan, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- McGowan, Edward
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- Edward Mcgowan, California, San Francisco, Vigilance Committee
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Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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