My Master: The Inside Story of Sam Houston and His Times by His Former Slave Jeff Hamilton
Published by Manfred, Van Nort & Co, Dallas, 1940
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
AbeBooks seller since July 25, 1997
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 850.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
First edition, trade issue (there was apparently a limited issue as well). Foreword by Franklin Williams, Grandson of Sam Houston. Tall octavo. 141pp. Illustrations from photographs. Scattered light foxing on the foredge and in the text, else near fine in a very good or better dust jacket with several tiny nicks. According to the jacket copy, "This 100-year-old Negro recalls humorous stories and dramatic episodes. and gives an eyewitness account of the days of slavery, secession, and war." Scarce, particularly in jacket.
Seller Inventory # 587764
Bibliographic details
- Title
- My Master: The Inside Story of Sam Houston and His Times by His Former Slave Jeff Hamilton
- Author
- HAMILTON, Jeff as told to Lenoir Hunt
- Publisher
- Manfred, Van Nort & Co, Dallas
- Publication year
- 1940
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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