Life and Confession of Mary Jane Gordon, Who was Tried, Condemned, and Hung on the Twenty-Fourth Day of February, 1849, for the Murder of Jane Anderson, a Native of Covington, Kentucky

Calhoun, J.S.

Published by Self Published, Covington, KY, 1849

About this Item

Published two years after an earlier printing which claims Maine and 1847 as the state and date of the hanging; though appearing to be an account of a true crime, the existence of two identical accounts with different venues and dates seems to indicate a fiction by Calhoun; the reference book, 'The Annals of Murder' by McDade, entry 367, also indicates a fictitious account. 8vo, sewn yellow paper covers; fair (covers waterstained and soiled; edges of covers and several pages chipped, torn, and worn; sewn ends torn and worn; bottom corner of front cover almost completely torn off, only attached by small piece; corners heavily creased and torn, affects covers and pages; foxing to pages; bottom corners of pp7-16 torn off and missing, some loss of text; pages toning); 32pp. If you collect true crime or rare crime fiction this will be the rarest book in your collection.

Seller Inventory # 20817

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Life and Confession of Mary Jane Gordon, Who was Tried, Condemned, and Hung on the Twenty-Fourth Day of February, 1849, for the Murder of Jane Anderson, a Native of Covington, Kentucky
• Publisher: Self Published, Covington, KY
• Publication Date: 1849
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana