[INDIAN CAPTIVITY]. JOHNSTON, Charles (b. 1768). A Narrative of the Incidents attending the Capture, Detention, and Ransom of Charles Johnston...who was made Prisoner by the Indians, on the River Ohio, in the Year 1790...to which are added Sketches of Indian Character and Manners, with Illustrative Anecdotes. New York: J. & J. Harper, 1827.

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[INDIAN CAPTIVITY]. JOHNSTON, Charles (b. 1768). A Narrative of the Incidents attending the Capture, Detention, and Ransom of Charles Johnston...who was made Prisoner by the Indians, on the River Ohio, in the Year 1790...to which are added Sketches of Indian Character and Manners, with Illustrative Anecdotes. New York: J. & J. Harper, 1827.

12o (195 x 117 mm). (Some intermittent pale spotting.) Original salmon linen-backed boards, printed paper spine label, uncut.

A VERY FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, considered by Streeter one of the most interesting Indian captivities. Ayer 165; Field 784; Howes J-158; Sabin 36355; Streeter III:1366.

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