Narrative of Edward McGowan
San Francisco: Privately printed by Thomas C. Russell, 1917. Limited Edition to 200 numbered copies, this copy not numbered. Small 8vo. Illustrated plates. Publisher's brown paper covered boards with cream title label on spine. Previous owner blindstamp at top of title page; previous owner name in pencil; else a fine copy. Item #22149
Including a Full Account of the Author's Adventures and Perils While Persecuted by the San Francisco Vigilance Committee of 1856 - Together with a Report of His Trial Which Resulted in His Acquittal. First published in 1857, described in The Zamorano 80 as "one of the rare pieces of Californiana...published in pamphlet form by `Ned' McGowan, one-time justice of the peace in San Francisco, and an ex-convict from Pennsylvania, as a vindication of his conduct in absconding after being accused of complicity in the murder of James King of William...." (Adams Six-Guns 1408; Cowan p.407; Howes M103; Zamorano 80 #54).
Price: $350.00