Whig Against Tory: Or, The Military Adventures of a Shoemaker. A Tale of the Revolution. For Children. (1851)(AKA: Enoch Crosby; or, The Spy Unmasked.)(AKA: The Military Adventures of Enoch Crosby.)

Anonymous; (A. H. Maltby)

Verlag: Silas Andrus and Son. Hartford., 1851

Beschreibung

1851 hardcover from Silas Andrus. Condition is Very Good. Black blindstamped cloth shows minimal wear but some small splits at base of spine starting. This does not compromise integrity of binding which remains sound. Endpapers have pencil note of prior bookseller, pencil note on last page, occasional foxing and stains throughout, and bookseller stamp of "Perry & Erety, Philadelphia." Paginates: blank, (1)-104, blank. Many engravings in text. Complete as issued. Overall better condition than usually seen. This edition: OCLC: 2665946. Please see images of the book you will receive. Notes: Bibliographically this book is difficult so bear with me. James Fenimore Cooper wrote "The Spy, A Tale of the Neutral Ground" in 1821 with the main character being Harvey Birch; in 1828 H. L. Barnum wrote a biography of Enoch Crosby titled "The Spy Unmasked; Or, Memoirs of Enoch Crosby, Alias Harvey Birch, The Hero of Mr. Cooper's Tale of the Neutral Ground." In 1831 a juvenile version of this story was published anonymously with most likely author being copyright holder A. H. Maltby, which is what we have here. The Maltby version was issued by numerous publishers and pirates under various titles for decades creating confusion for dealers and collectors. I have prepared a short monograph on the subject for collectors, dealers and the terminally curious. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1572493408923

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Whig Against Tory: Or, The Military ...

Verlag: Silas Andrus and Son. Hartford.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1851

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good