An Important Early History of Tennessee
The Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee, From Its Earliest Settlement Up To The Year 1796; Including the Boundaries of the State.
Knoxville, Tenn: Printed for the Author by Heiskell & Brown, 1823.
Price: $2,500.00
About the item
First edition. [6], 504pp. With the "Copy Right Secured" leaf preceding the title page, and with "District of West Tennessee" deposit notice slip, tipped-in, following the title page. 8vo. An Important Early History of Tennessee. Contemporary tree calf, red morocco spine label, worn at joints and extremities. Owner's early ink signatures and inscriptions dated 1845. Lacks front flyleaf, front hinge started and front cover sprung (but binding is very tight), half-title page (the "Copy Right Secured" leaf) is creased and partially detached, text is moderately foxed, with two-inch tear at top edge of rear flyleaf, else a very good copy. Church 1324; Field 671; Howes H358; Sabin 31084; Horn, Twenty Tennessee Books 5; Allen, Tennesseana 472; Allen Tennessee Rarities 25; McMurtrie Tennessee 205; Streeter sale 1658; Siebert sale 372.
Item #325218
"This work, only less rare than the Aboriginal History of Tennessee by the same author, contains a large portion of the material relating to the border warfare with the Indians ... The Story of Indian conflicts and massacres is narrated with great detail and minuteness..." (Field).
