Withers, Alexander S. Chronicles of Border Warfare. Clarksburg, Virginia, 1831.

WITHERS, ALEXANDER S. 

CHRONICLES OF BORDER WARFARE, OR A HISTORY OF THE SETTLEMENT BY THE WHITES, OF NORTH-WESTERN VIRGINIA: AND OF THE INDIAN WARS AND MASSACRES, IN THAT SECTION OF THE STATE. CLARKSBURG, VIRGINIA: JOSEPH ISRAEL, 1831

12mo (7 x 4 1/4 in.; 178 x 108 mm). Advertisement at end; scattered foxing and browning. Contemporary calf, leather label on spine, edges stained yellow; wear and scuffing.

First edition. Complete without the four-page list of contents, which was printed later and is found inserted in some copies.

"One of the more circumstantial and gory compilations of Indian warfare" (Streeter).

LITERATURE:

Ayer 338; Field 1690; Howes W 601; SAbin 104928; Streeter 1107; Thomson 1257

PROVENANCE:

James Elden (early signature) — Frank T. Siebert (acquired Wessen 1944; offered in his sale, but unsold, Replica Shoes 's New York, 28 October 1999, lot 984)