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Forging His Chains: The Autobiography of George Bidwell, the Famous Ticket-of-Leave Man
by George Bidwell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
1889 printing. Very Good hardcover, no DJ. Brown hard morocco-grain cloth over boards, gilt titles on front cover and spine. Clean, lightly scuffed covers and spine; few small pale stains on front cover; fading on spine, gilt titles remain legible; very slight edge wear; tightly bound; small printed note from author/publisher tipped in at front end papers seeking sales people for book; light, clean interior; supple leaves. Large 8vo, 560 pp; illustrated throughout ('one hundred illustrations').
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- Bookseller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19765
- Title
- Forging His Chains: The Autobiography of George Bidwell, the Famous Ticket-of-Leave Man
- Author
- George Bidwell
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Bidwell Publishing Company
- Date Published
- 1889
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ENGLAND; BRITAIN; BANK OF CONMEN; SCAMS; FINANCIAL; BRITISH; CRIMINALS; PRISONS; JAILS; GAOLS; EUROPE; SPAIN; PORTUGAL; BRAZIL; BANKING; NEW YORK; TRIALS; COURTS; MICHIGAN; TORONTO; RHODE ISLAND; GEORGE ENGLE; AMSTERDAM; FORGERY; NOTES; COUNTERFEIT; ARRES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Law; Finance;
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
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