The story of an earnest man. Figs and thistles: a romance of the Western reserve
New York: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert, [1879]. 8vo, pp. [2], vi, 7-538, [2] ads; original embossed brown cloth stamped in black and gold; engraved frontispiece; spine extremities lightly scuffed; otherwise very good. Pencil inscription on front free endpaper of J.W. Hall, dated March 26, 1881. Albion Tourgee (1838-1905) was an American lawyer who fought in the Civil War and later devoted his career to challenging segregation laws. Wright III 5519. "Reprints appeared with the title The Story of an Earnest Man. Figs and Thistles: A Romance of the Western Reserve..., <1879; i.e., not before Sept., 1880>" BAL 20344. Item #57559
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