Life Of Captain Michael Cresap - Jul 12, 2018 | Pba Galleries In Ca
LiveAuctioneers Logo

lots of lots

Life of Captain Michael Cresap

Related Books, Magazines & Papers

More Items in Books, Magazines & Papers

View More

Recommended Collectibles

View More
item-63109464=1
Life of Captain Michael Cresap
Life of Captain Michael Cresap
Item Details
Description
Heading:
Author: Jacob, John J.
Title: A Biographical Sketch of the Life of the Late Captain Michael Cresap
Place Published: Cincinnati
Publisher:Jno F. Uhlhorn
Date Published: 1866
Description:


158, 23pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait. (4to) 24.8x19.4 cm (9¾x7¾"), later half leather over red cloth, gilt title on spine; floral patterned endpapers with gilt, title page printed in red and black. Reprint from the Cumberland Edition of 1826.



This is one of the copies containing the Lieutenant Boyer's A Journal of Wayne's Campaign...Against the Northwestern Indians, which has a separate titlepage, but continuous signatures. Written in 1826 by a contemporary of Cresap against aspersions published in Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia regarding Dunmore's War.

Condition
Large bookplate on front pastedown; dampstain in bottom corner on last few pages; very good.
Buyer's Premium
  • 25%

Life of Captain Michael Cresap

Estimate $300 - $500
See Sold Price
Starting Price $150

Shipping & Pickup Options
Item located in San Francisco, CA, us
See Policy for Shipping

Payment

PBA Galleries

PBA Galleries

badge TOP RATED
Berkeley, CA, United States4,772 Followers
TOP