The First White Man of the West, or the Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky;; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country
Cincinnati: Applegate, 1851. Frontispiece woodcut and 8 others throughout the text. (11), 12-252 pages. Slim 12mo, handsomely bound by Morrell in 3/4 black polished calf with ornately gilt-decorated spine, top edges gilt. Cincinnati: H. S. & J. Applegate & Co., 1851. First edition. Scattered staining and foxing, still a near fine early copy of this rather scarce frontier classic. 1851 printing of the 1847 re-release under this new title (originally published in 1833 as 'Biographical Memoir of Daniel Boone, the..... More