Two Evil Isms, Pinkertonism And Anarchism. By A Cowboy Detective Who Knows, As He Spent Twenty-Two Years In The Inner Circle Of Pinkerton's National Detective Agency

CHARLES A. SIRINGO

Publication: Charles A Siringo, Publisher, 1915, Chicago

First edition. 12mo. Original 7 9/16" x 5 1/4" color, printed, stiff wrappers, [6], 109 [1] pp., preface, illustrated, frontispiece. Inked gift inscription at the top of the first page: "To Brian Boris Dunne from Charles A. Siringo, Santa Fe, NM." Six Guns 2033 says "Exceedingly rare." Adams 150: 126 says: "Because publishers were afraid to publish this book, Siringo was forced to publish it himself. The original edition was out of print before it came off the press. From the time he severed connection with the Pinkertons and started writing, he seemed determined to reveal what he knew of them and they were judt as determined to suppress his efforts. It seems that this book apparently originated in the author's mind because of his bitter resentment against the Pinkertons. On October 17th, 1914, Siringo sent Pinkerton's lawyer a typed copy of this manuscript from his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, seeking to discover their objections to this one. There were plenty. After its publication the Pinkerton Agency obtained an injunction and had the court seize all copies and the plates and destroy them. A small lot had been shipped west and escaped, thus making the book exceedingly rare." Former owner's name at bottom of front cover, an old water stain to the lower quarter of the front and rear covers and internally to a few pages from each end, back cover is lightly rubbed and covers are lightly used, still a solid, internally clean, very good copy. Housed in a clamshell case with titles stamped in silver gilt on the spine.

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