cloth, paper dust jacket
1951 · New York
by Galt, Tom
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1951. cloth, paper dust jacket. Zenger, John Peter. small 8vo. cloth, paper dust jacket. (xii), 242 pages. First Edition. A fictionalized story of John Peter Zenger (1697-1746), colonial publisher and journalist, who was the central figure in the trial that established a legal precedence for freedom of the press in America. With a note from the author. Illustrated by Ralph Ray. The jacket (with price clipped) and the cover of this copy show minor wear and soiling. (Inventory #: 90297)