The Life Of Sile Doty. The Most Noted Thief And Daring Burglar Of His Time. The Leader Of A Gang Of Counterfeiters, Horse Thieves And Burglars Of The New England, Middle And Western States. The Terror Of Mexico During 1849.

COLBURN, J.G.W. [COMPILED BY].

Other works by COLBURN, J.G.W. .

Publication: Blade Printing & Paper Company, 1880, Toledo

First Edition. Octavo. Original black cloth, Title in gilt on spine, 269 pp., Frontis., Illustrated. Silas Doty was from a very good family, but chose instead, a life of crime. Howes C556 says, "A predatory profession, practised chiefly in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio, and told of with gusto by the old rogue at seventy-five; his horrified family succeeded in destroying many copies." Six Guns 461 says "rare" and Ramon Adams offers the following comments, "I hesitated for some time to include this book in a bibliography of western outlaws, but Doty did operate to some extent in the middle and southwestern states. Although he cannot be considered a western outlaw in the usual sense, he was a notorious lawbreaker in his day. This is a rather scarce book owing to the fact that the subject's family succeeded in destroying many copies of it." Professionally rebacked with original spine relaid, and new endpapers. Some light scattered foxing throughout the text, but a very good, tight copy of a rare outlaw item.

Inventory Number: 53634