Wellsburgh, Va.: Office Of The Gazette, 1824. ..together with a view, of the state of society and manners of the first settlers of the western country. First Edition. 5p. 1., [v]-xii,[1].[15]-316pp. 18cm. Condition: Rebacked with spine being a tan calf, whereas sides are dark brown calf. New title label. Writing and wear on endpapers and pastedown. Owner name at top margin of title page. Toned throughout with an occasional spot or smudge. Tear on leaf 309/310 with a couple of words partialy obliterated. Endpapers only are foxed. "Best of the many secondary sources on these border wars." ___Howes D390. "Doddridge..knew by actual experience the frontier life he describes so well. A classic on the life of the first settlers beyond the Alleghenies." ____Shoemaker 15990. "Considered of primary importance in collections of books relating to America." ___Streeter Sale 134. "Includes captivities of Mrs. Glendennin, John Carpenter, Col. Crawford John Slover & John & Henry Johnson." ___Thomson 331.
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150/250 Sold $465.75
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