Annals of Tryon County; or, The Border Warfare of New-York, during the Revolution.
New York: J. & J. Harper, 1831. First Edition. Full-Leather. Good / No Jacket. Item #2333221
First edition (Sabin 10275; Howes C-103). Includes folding frontispiece map and facsimile Joseph Brant letter. Both fold-outs complete. Moderately foxed throughout, two closed marginal tears to map fold-out (neither affects map), letter facsimile toned, ink name and address on front endpaper, ink note on rear endpaper.
191, 78 pp. An account of raids on New York's borders by Tories and Native Americans goaded by the British during the Revolutionary War. Sabin 10275: "Includes a letter to John Brant from Thomas Campbell, in regard to the mention of Brant's father in Gertrude of Wyoming."
Price: $250.00