8vo
1832 · Maysville, Kentucky
by McCLUNG, John A.
Maysville, Kentucky: L. Collins, 1832. 8vo. (7 x 4 inches). xii [13] - 360 pp. Contemporary sheep, smooth spine tooled and lettered in gilt, within a morocco-backed cloth slipcase.
First edition of the rare Maysville imprint.
A miscellany of tales of the opening of Kentucky, which detail "the escapades of various frontier heroes, including Daniel Boone, William Crawford, and Francis Downing." One of the primary sources of the Daniel Boone tale, the work went through multiple later editions. Thomson calls it "the most complete collection of captivities and adventures ever published in one volume."
Ayer 189; Howes M-46; Sabin 43052; Siebert Sale 985; Streeter Sale III:1666; Thomson 745; Vaughan 191; Coleman 2221; Jillson 'Rare Kentucky' pg. 89; Sabin 43052. (Inventory #: 42000)
First edition of the rare Maysville imprint.
A miscellany of tales of the opening of Kentucky, which detail "the escapades of various frontier heroes, including Daniel Boone, William Crawford, and Francis Downing." One of the primary sources of the Daniel Boone tale, the work went through multiple later editions. Thomson calls it "the most complete collection of captivities and adventures ever published in one volume."
Ayer 189; Howes M-46; Sabin 43052; Siebert Sale 985; Streeter Sale III:1666; Thomson 745; Vaughan 191; Coleman 2221; Jillson 'Rare Kentucky' pg. 89; Sabin 43052. (Inventory #: 42000)
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