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Charles GUITEAU. The Crime Avenged: or, Guiteau on the gallows. 1882.
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AUTHOR: GUITEAU, Charles.
TITLE: The Crime Avenged: or, Guiteau on the gallows. A sequel to "Guiteau's Crime" and "The Assassin's Doom," and forming with them a complete secret history of the career, crime, jail life, trial and execution of Charles J. Guiteau, for the murder of President Garfield.
PUBLISHER: New York, Richard K. Fox, 1882.
DESCRIPTION: 1 vol., 9-1/2" x 6-3/8", (vii)8-70pp.(iii), illustrated, original stitching, publishers original yellow pictorial wrappers.
CONDITION: Toning to pages, chipping and old tape repairs the first 10 leaves, otherwise completely unsophisticated.
REFERENCE: Mcdade 403
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: OCLC locate only 2 copies in instructional libraries one being incomplete.
According to RBH no copy has ever appeared at auction.
The pamphlet is one of the "Police Gazette Series of Famous Criminals," available, back in the day, for "25 cts." McDade has a long explanation of the crime, noting Guiteau's insanity and his ties to the Conkling branch of the Republican Party. When Garfield, an opponent of the Conkling faction, received the Republican presidential nomination and won the election, Guiteau thought he could improve his career chances by killing Garfield and thus paving the way for vice president Chester Arthur, an ally of Conkling, to step up to the presidency.
- Dimensions:Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 6.38 in (16.21 cm)Depth: 0.25 in (6.35 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1882
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Hillsborough, NJ
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU6214241168912
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