FORGING HIS CHAINS. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE BIDWELL AN AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF HIS UNEXAMPLED CAREER IN AMERICA AND EUROPE...WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.
Hartford: S.S. Scranton & Company, 1888. 560pp., plus illustrations. Modern half black morocco over original purple cloth boards, stamped in gilt. Boards heavily faded and soiled, corners scuffed. Mild toning, very light scattered soiling. About good. First edition of the autobiography of George Bidwell, focusing on his successful bank forgeries.....