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[LEGGETT, William (1802-1839)]. "The Rifle" in The Atlantic Souvenir; A Christmas and New Year's Offering. Philadelphia: Carey, Lee and Carey, 1827.
12o. Half-title, pink embossed paper presentation leaf. Engraved frontispiece and plates. Original green glazed decorated boards, edges gilt (rebacked); ORIGINAL DECORATED SLIPCASE, repeating the designs used on the cover of the book. Provenance: Ann Mary Cook (presentation inscription from her brother dated 1 January 1828 on presentation leaf).
FIRST APPEARANCE of "The Rifle," the story of a prairie-man, Jim Buckhorn, who uses his skills and knowledge of rifles to break down another man's alibi and prove the innocence of a young doctor, convicted of murder. A FINE COPY WITH THE RARE DECORATED SLIPCASE.
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FIRST APPEARANCE of "The Rifle," the story of a prairie-man, Jim Buckhorn, who uses his skills and knowledge of rifles to break down another man's alibi and prove the innocence of a young doctor, convicted of murder. A FINE COPY WITH THE RARE DECORATED SLIPCASE.