first edition
1862 · Boston
Boston: Gardner A. Fuller, 1862. First edition, 8vo, pp. [5], 5-296, [4] ads; original pebble-grained purple cloth; engraved frontispiece depicting an assassination attempt on a street corner; gilt lettering on the spine; publisher's monogram blind-stamped on the covers; spine faded, extremities lightly chipped; otherwise very good. A satirical novel about contemporary Boston. Wright II, 1870.
(Inventory #: 56045)