[WISTER, Charles J. Jr.]

Labour of a Long Life: A Memoir of Charles J. Wister.

Item #26019

(WISTER, CHARLES J.). [WISTER, Charles J. Jr.]. Labour of a Long Life: A Memoir of Charles J. Wister. Germantown, 1866-86. 1st ed. Sm. 4to. Two vols. Portraits, plates. Orig. green cloth. Some speckling to Vol. One, else a near fine set. One of 100 sets. Inscribed by the author. A very scarce privately printed work containing a wealth of information concerning the Wister family and early Philadelphia history, especially Germantown. There is a great deal of information on the American Revolution. Including the first printing of Sally Wister's journal.

Price: $1,250.00