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
by Bidwell, George
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- Condition
- Lacking half title leaf. Hinges sound, a few minor extremity rubs to exterior.
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10799.176
- Title
- 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
- Author
- Bidwell, George
- Illustrator
- Black & White Frontispiece Portrait, Illus.
- Format/Binding
- Full cloth. Octavo. 560 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Lacking half title leaf. Hinges sound, a few minor extremity rubs to exterior.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bidwell Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- Business: Old And Rare, Stock Market, Speculators, Finance, Prison, True Crime, Forgers, Forgery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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