Reverend Devil: A Biography of John A. Murrell
by Phares, Ross
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New Orleans: Pelican Publishing Company, 1941. First printing; no additional prints. Orange buckram (cloth) boards, black stamped spine titles, fine. Pages fine. Endpaper maps of John A. Murrell's travels throughout the South and on a trail from Nashville to Mexico. Several photos, expository illustrations, decoration, headers thoughout. The story of America's first big-time gangster and near-legendary bandit operating in the good ol' US of A along the Mississippi River in the mid-nineteenth century. This book and its author, Ross Phares, purport to truth in an entertainingly and lively manner. "One of the best books written about the early day outlaws, based upon scholarly research." Seven-page bibliography. 263 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- BiblioStax (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000373
- Title
- Reverend Devil: A Biography of John A. Murrell
- Author
- Phares, Ross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New Orleans
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare;
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...