From William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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48pp. Modern three-quarter morocco and cloth, spine gilt. Slight shelf wear. Bookplate on front pastedown. A bit of foxing, light stain in gutter of titlepage. Very good. An important event in the history of the first Vigilance Committee. Rufus Lockwood was Metcalf's lawyer in this bizarre case. Metcalf, a drayman, was accused of stealing goods he was transporting. In the middle of the night, Argenti and a Vigilance Committee group came to Metcalf's house and violently searched it for "stolen items," material actually in a warehouse in transit. Metcalf sued Argenti and his band for damages. The verdict of the case was $200 in compensation for Metcalf, significantly less than the $20,000 he requested. "These speeches of Lockwood are required reading for anyone wishing to understand the dark and cruel side of the activities of the Vigilance Committee" - Streeter. The Streeter copy sold to Dawson's Book Shop for $325 in 1968. SABIN 41752. COHEN 12019. GREENWOOD, CALIFORNIA IMPRINTS 333. STREETER SALE 2713. COWAN, p.394. GRAFF 2521. HOWES L420. Seller Inventory # WRCAM26591
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE OF SAN FRANCISCO. ...
Publisher: San Francisco
Publication Date: 1852
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