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Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

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… Leer más

San Francisco: Published by the author, 1857., 1857. First edition. First edition. 12mo. Original pictorial wrappers, viii, [9] - 240 pp., introduction, eight full-page illustrations [rather than the normally collated seven] and one text illustration. The 1857 edition is "exceedingly rare" according to Six Guns 1408. A gripping account of Edward McGowan's adventures and perils while persecuted Sby 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. Ned McGowan was one of the truly colorful characters of early California. Six Guns 1408 says "Scarce." "Contains some material on Jack Powers, with whom the author hid out when the vigilance committee was after him." Wheat Gold Rush 132 says, "The 'other side' of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856. Ned McGowan escaped from the Committee amid many exciting… Leer más