Item #191895 The First White Man of the West, or the Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky;; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country
The First White Man of the West, or the Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky;; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country
The First White Man of the West, or the Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky;; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country
The First White Man of the West, or the Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky;; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country
The First White Man of the West, or the Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky;; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country
The First White Man of the West, or the Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky;; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country

The First White Man of the West, or the Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky;; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country

Cincinnati, OH: Applegte & Company, 1854. early Printing. Hardcover. Embossed black cloth with gilt title on spine. ffep with image and text, reverse of ffep with portrait of Boone, then title-page, colophon with copyright date of 1847, then pp. v-x, pp. 11-252, followed by two blank sheets (one with ragged loss at top but ownership inscription on backside. Good, 2 pages have small chuncks of paper missing from the top or bottom with no loss of text; one page with a torn piece missing no loss of text, uniform and light to moderate foxing (as is typical), cover corner worn in a compact fashion cloth gone from top 1/16' of top and bottom of spine. Item #191895

An early edition of this scarce classic that appears to have been printed often but in small quantities each time. This copy contains old ownership insciptions at the rear and a partial booksellers label on the inside of the front cover from Poughkeepsie, NY. Howes F-199. Contains woodcut illustrations facing the following pages:23, 43, 55 (this one with a small amount of crude hand-coloring),67, 71, 97, 94, 121, 147.

OCLC: 4881062

Price: $500.00

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