Captain Lightfoot - The Last of the New England Highwaymen: A Narrative of His Life and Adventures, with Some Account of the Notorious Captain Thunderbolt
by Captain Lightfoot (Michael Martin)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Topsfield, Massachusetts: The Wayside Press, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Signed by Editor. Unusually scarce in this state and condition, being a PRESENTATION COPY from the editor and contributor to a friendly married couple, the only SIGNED copy available currently. Probably the best condition copy of this fine work of Eastern Americana as you're likely to find. Engaging gift inscription inside front flap, denoting that this is a Presentation Copy from G.F.D. (George Francis Dew) to the previous owner, Dr. and Mrs Arthur M. Greenwood, a fine copy of a First Edition Thus. 162 pp. and with plentiful black-and-white illustrations in text. "Captain Lightfoot, whose real name was Michael Martin, is believevd to have been the last person in Massachusetts to be hanged for highway robbery. Shortly before his execution he dictated an account of his life and adventures" (which is reprinted here) - from Preface. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Complete with a half-title page, title page, Preface by G.F.D., Advertisement to the First Edition by F.W. Waldo, Advertisement to the Third Edition, a list of illustrations, and then 162 pp. and with note stipulating that this was the inaugural volume published by The Wayside Press.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351047
- Title
- Captain Lightfoot - The Last of the New England Highwaymen: A Narrative of His Life and Adventures, with Some Account of the Notorious Captain Thunderbolt
- Author
- Captain Lightfoot (Michael Martin)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Wayside Press
- Place of Publication
- Topsfield, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Wayside Press|Captain Lightfoo New England Highwaymen Eastern Americana U.S. history Michael Martin
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana/Regional Interest;
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