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1937 First Edition "The Filibuster The Career of William Walker" and Others

Item Details

A grouping of hard cover books on Filibusters, one of which is a 1937 first edition of The Filibuster: The Career of William Walker by Laurence Greene. This book is illustrated and published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis. Plus, a 1901 copy of By-Ways of War: The Story of the Filibusters by James Jeffrey Roche, published by Small, Maynard & Company, Boston. This book has an inscription to the front end papers, ‘John S, Dunlap, August 10, 1902’ and it is enhanced with newspaper clippings, pen notes and other ephemera. Plus, an 1891 The Story of the Filibusters: To Which is Added the Life of Colonel David Crockett by James Roche, illustrated, published in London T. Fisher and a 1916 edition of Filibuster and Financiers: The Story of William Walker and his Associates by William O Scroggs, published by The MacMillan Company, New York.

Genre History
Binding Hardcover
Publication Year 1891, 1916, 1937, 1901
Complete Set Yes
Number of Books 4

Condition

- wear and stains to covers, wear and damage to spines, writing to inside cover pages, yellowing and foxing; the 1901 Filibuster book has been enhanced with older newspaper clippings to supplement the text, additional written notes.

Dimensions

6.5" W x 9.5" H x 2.0" D

Refers to the largest.

Item #

18DCC367-222

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