[Rarebooks] fs: John Wilkes Booth, oilman

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Greetings All,

For your consideration:
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(No. 7939 )  Miller, Ernest C.. JOHN WILKES BOOTH IN THE PENNSYLVANIA OIL
REGION.
(Meadville, PA): (Crawford County Historical Society), (1987). First
printing, Hardcover, Octavo, [x], 89 pages, Black & White photographs. Near
fine in a fine dust jacket, Jacket in Mylar protector.
      Valuable resource for information about Booth's oil speculation
activities, including acquisition and disposition of his Homestead and
Pithole leases, the activities of his business manager Joseph H. Simonds,
and his friendships and business associations in Western Pennsylvania.
Contains the first full transcription of Louis J. Mackey's interviews with
Booth acquaintances which he conducted in 1894. Prior owner bookplate on
front pastedown.    $50.00
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