Author: Stuart, William
Title: Sketches of the LIfe of William Stuart, the First and Most Celebrated Counterfeiter of Connecticut
Description: Bridgeport, Printed and Published for the Author, 1854. 1st Edition, 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 223pp. Plain boards. Paper over boards, leather backing. Covers detached but present, spine perished, boards soiled and heavily worn, "William Stuart" hand printed on front board, front free endpaper missing, text block separated in two but all pages present, contents foxed, title page missing 1 inch fragment from lower margin. Despite the foregoing imperfections, this rare book is basically complete and a good candidate for restoration. An amazing biography of an incorrigible counterfeiter and cad. Howes S-1104. Poor/No Jacket.

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