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HOWARD, H. R., COMPILER
History of Virgil A. Stewart, and his Adventure in Capturing and Exposing the Great "Western Land Pirate"and his Gang . . .
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1836. First edition. American Imprints 38118; Sabin 33250. 12mo, original rose colored linen and printed paper label. 36-page publisher's catalogue. ¶ An astonishing tale of the celebrated case of fraud and mass hysteria caused by John Andrews Murrell (1806-1844), a minor criminal in western Tennessee, and Virgil Stewart, an accomplice and snitch. Spine a little faded and soiled; some scattered foxing; very good copy.
- USD 425.00 > other currencies
- ordernr.: 21688
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