$732
Cincinnati: Looker, Reynolds, 1819. 12mo, original printed boards, housed in custom 3/4 morocco slipcase and matching cloth chemise, black leather spine label with gilt titles. First edition. After spending 6 years among the native peoples of "the Great Western Lakes," Dana petitioned to Congress for a loan to purchase a large piece of territory for settlement and was denied. According to the preface, his friends thus pressed him to publish his observations for the general public. An important document regarding early settlement in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Tennesee, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Michigan, Missouri and the Northwest Territory.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2009-03-24
