The wonderful adventures of Captain Priest: a tale of but few incidents, and no plot in particular, with other legends. By the author of "A Stray Yankee in Texas."

[Hammett, Samuel Adams.]

Published by Redfield, New York, 1855

First edition; 12mo; pp. [3], iv-viii, [1], 10-202, [2], [203]-335, [1], [10] pages of publisher's advertisements; wood-engraved frontispiece and half-title, printer's vignette on title page, original blind-ruled brown cloth with gilt decorations on the spine; some fading of the cloth, the binding slightly skewed, all else very good. With the youthful ownership signature on the flyleaf of "J. A. Roosevelt / Po'keepsie, New York," and to prove the point a large stenciled 'R' on the front free endpaper. The inscription is likely that of James Aspinwall Roosevelt (1916-1981) the sixth and last child of FDR. "In 1835 [Hammett] moved to Texas, where he remained until 1848, working as a surveyor and peddler in and around Montgomery and as part owner of a wholesale produce and flour firm in Houston and Galveston. Upon his return to New York City he went into business and began writing both serious and humorous magazine articles about Texas. In 1853 he published these articles and others as A Stray Yankee in Texas. Two years later he issued a second volume, The Wonderful Adventures of Captain Priest, a collection of sketches and humorous tales with a down-east background. In his third book, Piney Woods Tavern, or Sam Slick in Texas (1858), which was published in Peterson's Illustrated Uniform Edition of Humorous American Works, he returned with obvious delight to the Texas scene." (W. Stanley Hoole, Texas State Historical Society). Wright II, 1081. Seller Inventory # 54310

Bibliographic Details

Title: The wonderful adventures of Captain Priest: ...
Publisher: Redfield, New York
Publication Date: 1855
Edition: 1st Edition