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JOHNSTON, Charles (ca. 1770–1833). 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.
Small 8vo. (Title–page dampstained with top edge torn away above title, browning or spotting throughout). Modern quarter calf, marbled sides, renewed endpapers.
FIRST EDITION, considered by Streeter to be one of the most interesting Indian captivities. Ayer 165; Field 784; Howes J–158; Sabin 36355; Streeter III:1366.