Item #51299 Narrative of the Massacre, by the Savages, of the Wife and Children of. Thomas BALDWIN.
Narrative of the Massacre, by the Savages, of the Wife and Children of
Narrative of the Massacre, by the Savages, of the Wife and Children of
Narrative of the Massacre, by the Savages, of the Wife and Children of

Narrative of the Massacre, by the Savages, of the Wife and Children of

Item #51299

[BALDWIN, Thomas]. Narrative of the Massacre, by the Savages, of the Wife and Children of Thomas Baldwin, Who, Since the Melancholy Period of the Destruction of His Unfortunate Family, Has Dwelt Entirely Alone, In a Hut of His Own Construction, Secluded from Human Society in the Extreme Western Part of Kentucky. New York: Martin and Wood, 1835. 1st ed. 8vo. [2], 3-24pp. Folding plate. 19th-century plain gray wraps. Foot of folding plate trimmed, some minor foxing and toning, else a very good copy in custom cloth slipcase with red morocco spine label and inner cloth chemise. Howes B-63, "aa." American Imprints 30184. Rare. Complete with the large folding woodcut frontispiece which is usually lacking or tattered. "Perhaps based on some actual accident of border horror in early Kentucky, but unconvincingly and rhapsodically presented" - Howes B-63. "A very florid and romantic narrative." - Jillson, p. 96. American Imprints located 5 copies, only one of which is in Kentucky. With the bookplate of noted Americana collector Josiah Kirby Lilly.

Price: $1,250.00

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