Chronicles of Border Warfare, or a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia: and of the Indian Wars and Massacres, in that Section of the State; with Reflections, Anecdotes, &c .
Clarksburg, VA: Joseph Israel, 1831. Duodecimo (7x4 ¼ inches, 175x105 mm). Contemporary tree sheep. Condition: Lacks the front free endpaper, heavily dampstained and foxed throughout, ink staining to the terminal leaves, rear endpapers torn; minor wear and staining to the binding, front hinge cracked. first edition of a classic work concerning the settlement of the ohio country, with gory tales of torture and indian captivity. “Of this scarce book, very few copies are complete or in good condition. Having been issued in a remote corner of Northwestern Virginia, and designed principally for a local circulation, almost every copy was read by a country fire-side until scarcely legible. Most of the copies lack the [separately-issued] table of contents. The author took much pains to be authentic, and his chronicles are considered by Western antiquarians, to form the best collection of frontier life and Indian warfare, that has been printed” ( Field ). Field 1690; Howes W601; Sabin 104928; Streeter Sale 1107.
Chronicles of Border Warfare, or a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia: and of the Indian Wars and Massacres, in that Section of the State; with Reflections, Anecdotes, &c .
Clarksburg, VA: Joseph Israel, 1831. Duodecimo (7x4 ¼ inches, 175x105 mm). Contemporary tree sheep. Condition: Lacks the front free endpaper, heavily dampstained and foxed throughout, ink staining to the terminal leaves, rear endpapers torn; minor wear and staining to the binding, front hinge cracked. first edition of a classic work concerning the settlement of the ohio country, with gory tales of torture and indian captivity. “Of this scarce book, very few copies are complete or in good condition. Having been issued in a remote corner of Northwestern Virginia, and designed principally for a local circulation, almost every copy was read by a country fire-side until scarcely legible. Most of the copies lack the [separately-issued] table of contents. The author took much pains to be authentic, and his chronicles are considered by Western antiquarians, to form the best collection of frontier life and Indian warfare, that has been printed” ( Field ). Field 1690; Howes W601; Sabin 104928; Streeter Sale 1107.
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