RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LIFE OF JOHN BINNS by J Binns -1854 Philadelphia Journalist

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John Binns (1772-1860) was an Irish-born American journalist. A grand-nephew of the Irish patriot and politician John Binns, he got involved, together with his brother Benjamin, with the London Corresponding Society, that was closely associated with the Society of United Irishmen. His activities caused him to be imprisoned on several occasions, but he had considerable influence on the Democratic Party and from 1807 to 1829 conducted the Democratic Press, at the time the leading newspaper of the state, before publishing this autobiography at the end of his career.


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8vo Hardcover, 349 pages. 5 x 7.75 inches. Blind stamped covers. Gilt titles on spine. Wear/loss to head of spine. Tips badly rubbed. Ex-lib stamps and marking from Smith College on inside cover, ffep and title page. Previous owner's bookplate. p.171 shows staining on text block. Binding is secure. Overall Good condition.
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John Binns (1772-1860) was an Irish-born American journalist. A grand-nephew of the Irish patriot and politician John Binns, he got involved, together with his brother Benjamin, with the London Corresponding Society, that was closely associated with the Society of United Irishmen. His activities caused him to be imprisoned on several occasions, but he had considerable influence on the Democratic Party and from 1807 to 1829 conducted the Democratic Press, at the time the leading newspaper of the state, before publishing this autobiography at the end of his career.


-Panoply Books


8vo Hardcover, 349 pages. 5 x 7.75 inches. Blind stamped covers. Gilt titles on spine. Wear/loss to head of spine. Tips badly rubbed. Ex-lib stamps and marking from Smith College on inside cover, ffep and title page. Previous owner's bookplate. p.171 shows staining on text block. Binding is secure. Overall Good condition.

John Binns (1772-1860) was an Irish-born American journalist. A grand-nephew of the Irish patriot and politician John Binns, he got involved, together with his brother Benjamin, with the London Corresponding Society, that was closely associated with the Society of United Irishmen. His activities caused him to be imprisoned on several occasions, but he had considerable influence on the Democratic Party and from 1807 to 1829 conducted the Democratic Press, at the time the leading newspaper of the state, before publishing this autobiography at the end of his career.


-Panoply Books


8vo Hardcover, 349 pages. 5 x 7.75 inches. Blind stamped covers. Gilt titles on spine. Wear/loss to head of spine. Tips badly rubbed. Ex-lib stamps and marking from Smith College on inside cover, ffep and title page. Previous owner's bookplate. p.171 shows staining on text block. Binding is secure. Overall Good condition.