Mirror of Olden Time Border Life; embracing a History of the Discovery of America . Also, History of Virginia . of the long continued and bloody struggle between the white settlers and Indians in North-western Virginia, Kentucky, &c. . Also, History of the early Settlement of Pennsylvania . To which are added, personal narratives of captivities and escapes . Together with numerous Sketches of Frontier Men

PRITTS, J.

Verlag: S.S. Miles, Abingdon, Va, 1849

Beschreibung

Second edition (originally published in 1839): this edition "with add[ition]s & omissions, and differently arranged" (Howes). Tall octavo. XII, [13]-700pp., 11 illustrated plates (some folded), one full-page illustration, two in-text vignettes (Howes calls for 13 plates). Full sheep. Two contemporary or early owner's names ("James Slocum Rogers" and "William H. Morse"), spine-back almost entirely lacking, boards detached, a very worn copy, but internally intact. A scarce copy containing many fine engraved plates, including an outstanding portrait of "Daniel Boone" seated on a rock above a valley (with two small contemporary owner's names on the back). A detailed list of the 11 inserted plates and in-text illustrations is available. *Howes P622*. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 208036

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Mirror of Olden Time Border Life; embracing ...

Verlag: S.S. Miles, Abingdon, Va

Erscheinungsdatum: 1849

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good