Fugitive by Smith Benjamin (5 results)
More imagesPublished by Private Printing, Joplin, MO 1935
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: K. L. Givens Books, Bella Vista, AR, U.S.A.K. L. Givens Books
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Soft cover. Condition: G+. No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. The book is a stapled soft cover in light blue with dark blue title. The cover is sunned and the previous owner's name is stamped on the ffep. The true story of a man who lived the first years of his adult life in the mines of southern Missouri that lead to criminal…activities, later he was saved to become a preacher. Book.
Language: English
Published by Self Published, Joplin, Missouri 1935
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: K & B Books, Tucson, AZ, AZ, U.S.A.K & B Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 122 pp., frontis, photographs. Scarce. A near fine, unmarked, unblemished hard cover copy. Now in a clear protective Mylar cover. This is the life story of an outlaw from bad to good. Six-Guns #2043. COLLECTOR QUALITY. .
Published by Joplin, Mo 1935
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: T A Swinford, Bookseller, sun city west, AZ, U.S.A.T A Swinford, Bookseller
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st Ed., 125 pp., frontis., photo, stiff pr. wps, vg+ 6-Guns #2043 scarce.
Language: English
Published by Self-Published, Joplin, MO 1935
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Young & Sons Enterprises, Apache, OK, U.S.A.Young & Sons Enterprises
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. True first edition, 1935. Blue hardcover book with gold gilt title. Strong hinges. Moderate wear for a book almost 100 years old.
Published by Mathew Carey. Philadelphia 1789
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.Riverby Books
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No Binding. Condition: Good. Volume VI. 1789. After the title page, first page is a full page dedication to the President and members of Congress from the printer, Matthew Carey, dated July 28, 1789, and wishing them the 'smiles of heaven.' A long list of subscribers names includes George Washington, Robert Morris, Charles Carro…l, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and 16 pages more, listing both their names and places of residence. Pagination begins with the title page and runs through page 91, plus an index page. Includes a letter to George Washington from North Carolina and his response; Observations on the climate of Pennsylvania by Benjamin Rush; Letter on western forts by Noah Webster, 5 pages on complexion (race) by Samuel Stanhope Smith; report on drunkards in Pennsylvania; a column on the magnanimity of a certain Indian in Virginia; on Protestantism by Pacifus; the benefits of exercise; description of Pennsylvania by William Penn; Duche on medical society in Delaware; Benjamin Franklin on electricity in paralytic cases; Shadrich Ricketson on cultivation of the poppy in New York; account of the settlement of Plymouth; essay on smuggling; theory of earthquakes by John Winthrop; anonymous essay on Free Trade, by a citizen of Philadelphia (Pelatiah Webster); John Morgan on agriculture vs manufacture; speech by William Pinkney on relief for slavery; a letter on slavery by a negro (author still unknown); Fanaticism in South Carolina; an Ode by Samuel Knox; an epitaph by William Pierce; brief notes on current events in US and UK. This copy has no covers and no endpapers; spine slightly cocked, showing that it was removed from a larger volume. Text block still securely bound, with a gloss of (probably) modern adhesive on the spine. Early ownership name Dr. Rustin on the title page. There is no Rustin listed among the subscribers. An extraordinary collection - printed just months into President Washington's first term and establishment of the Constitution as foundational document of the United States - with contributions by founding fathers themselves, some published here for the first time. Several pieces on slavery, including the first publication of an essay about slavery by an anonymous freed slave. Please email with questions or to request photos.
