[Adams, Francis Colburn].

The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter . . . by Pheleg van Truesdale [pseud].

New York: Stanford & Delisser, 508 Broadway, 1858. First edition. 8vo (7.5 x 5.38 inches), original blind-stamped and gilt-stamped blue cloth, 522 pages. 12 plates. Light, large and persistent damp-stain throughout; spine sunned, cloth somewhat soiled and a bit worn; in good condition. Item #21555

A jovial Yankee picaresque from the South Carolina novelist, the tall tales of a Cape Cod man with satirical flings at life in New York City, office-seeking in Washington, and wildcat banking (with a South Seas excursion thrown in), with prominent figures like Barnum making occasional alarums and sorties, the plot driven in part by the presence of a sapient swine. Wright II, 11; Hamilton 926.

Price: $25.00