Forging His Chains. the Autobiography of George Bidwell, the Famous Ticket-Of-Leave Man...his Trial and Incarceration in English Prisons Fourteen Years on a Life Sentence for "The $5, 000, 000 Forgery on the Bank of England
de Bidwell, George
- Usado
- Estado
- Lacking half title leaf. Hinges sound, a few minor extremity rubs to exterior.
- Librería
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Bidwell Publishing Company, 1889. Full cloth. Octavo. 560 pages. Lacking half title leaf. Hinges sound, a few minor extremity rubs to exterior.. Black & White Frontispiece Portrait, Illus.. Bidwell recounts his Puritan upbringing, successful struggles against poverty, his career as a merchant, his commercial misfortunes and temptations, and his ultimate fall. Well illustrated with a tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait and many woodcut illustrations in the text.
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- Librería
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 10799.176
- Título
- Forging His Chains. the Autobiography of George Bidwell, the Famous Ticket-Of-Leave Man...his Trial and Incarceration in English Prisons Fourteen Years on a Life Sentence for "The $5, 000, 000 Forgery on the Bank of England
- Autor
- Bidwell, George
- Ilustrador
- Black & White Frontispiece Portrait, Illus.
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Full cloth. Octavo. 560 pages
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Lacking half title leaf. Hinges sound, a few minor extremity rubs to exterior.
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Bidwell Publishing Company
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1889
- Palabras clave
- Business: Old And Rare, Stock Market, Speculators, Finance, Prison, True Crime, Forgers, Forgery
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Americana;
Términos de venta
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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Sobre el vendedor
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
Sobre Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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