| Description |
Memoirs of a CounterfeiterAlbany: B.D. Packard, 1811. Two volumes, complete. 12mo, original matching full brown calf; spines ruled in gilt; red morocco lettering piece on one volume (no longer present on second volume). 248 + 148 pages. Bindings rubbed and worn, but intact and sound. Some browning and other signs of moderate wear, but no real problems. Good to very good. Streeter called this "One of the great criminal autobiographies, and an important piece of picaresque Americana." Burroughs was a career criminal who repeatedly engaged in counterfeiting before changing his ways, finding religion, and becoming a teacher. A rare title. Estimate $750. Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society.
Heritage Auctions 11/2018 (Newman XI), lot15165 (realized $432).
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