Author: HANSON, ELIZABETH
Title: An Account of the Remarkable Captivity of Elizabeth Hanson, Her Four Children and Servant-Maid, Who Were Taken By the Indians
Description: s.n, 1830. Early Edition; First Impression. Stationery. Uneven cut paper has been rebound using marbled paper boards, gold on black title, Parchment end papers with buffered and restored text block. Very handsome presentation. There is foxing to the original pages. There is no publication date as this original imprint has been rebound as described. The final paragraph is "N.B. The substance of the forgoing account was taken from her own mouth by Samuel Bowuas. And in the ninth month, called September, 1741, Samuel Hopwood was with her, and received the relation much to the same purpose; at which time he saw the child (then grown a young women) who was sucking at her brest when she was carried into captivity." There are other accounts up to 26 pages, but this appears to be the 16 page account published by Davies and Company in 1810. (see google books) There is not title page to confirm this, but pages are complete. Rare imprint.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 16 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .
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Title: An Account of the Remarkable Captivity of Elizabeth Hanson, Her Four Children and Servant-Maid, Who Were Taken By the Indians
Description: s.n, 1830. Early Edition; First Impression. Stationery. Uneven cut paper has been rebound using marbled paper boards, gold on black title, Parchment end papers with buffered and restored text block. Very handsome presentation. There is foxing to the original pages. There is no publication date as this original imprint has been rebound as described. The final paragraph is "N.B. The substance of the forgoing account was taken from her own mouth by Samuel Bowuas. And in the ninth month, called September, 1741, Samuel Hopwood was with her, and received the relation much to the same purpose; at which time he saw the child (then grown a young women) who was sucking at her brest when she was carried into captivity." There are other accounts up to 26 pages, but this appears to be the 16 page account published by Davies and Company in 1810. (see google books) There is not title page to confirm this, but pages are complete. Rare imprint.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 16 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .
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Price: US$ 99.97 Seller: A Book Legacy
- Book number: 53824
- Book number: 53824
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