first edition
1856 · New York
by McNamara, John
New York: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1856. First Edition. An ex-library copy in good condition in its original 1/4 leather and marbled paper covered boards with no text remaining on the spine's backstrip. A 16mo og 6 7/8 by 4 3/8 inches with both boards loose, the leather over the spine deteriorated with no title or author shown, a library book plate on the front paste down, notations on the title page and copy right page in pencil, a library call number on the dedication page, a penciled notation at the top of the first page of text, the ghosts of old library materials having been pasted to the rear end sheets and a library EFT fixed to the rear paste down. The contents remain clean and free of foxing and tanning and show only occasional library stamps. 238 pages of text. The book remains protected in a library chemise with a ribbon tie. The title only attributes the author as "A Clergyman Of The Episcopal Church"; however, his real name was John McNamara (1824-1885) who an Episcopal minister and an outspoken abolitionist during the years of "Bloody Kansas" and the border wars with Missouri. Considered to be "mildly scarce" by Howes. (Howes M-174, Graff, 2645; Wagern-Camp, 277)
(Inventory #: TB32177)