Romance of Indian History; or, Thrilling Incidents in the Early Settlement of America

New York: Kiggins & Kellogg, 123 & 125 William St, 1866. [CHAPBOOK] [JUVENILE] [NATIVE AMERICANS] [HISTORY].
Wrapper title: The Romance of Indian History, Fourth Series-No. 12.
24mo (5 7/8" x 3 7/8"); 24pp; printed wrapper, lettering and vignettes of children playing on front wrapper, rear wrapper features a publisher's ad for "Redfield's Toy Books"; publisher's string binding; vignette of a Native American on the title page; 4 full-page wood engravings and small illustrations in text; light soiling of wrapper, some offsetting of engravings, light diffuse foxing, some upper corners creased; very good.

The book features the stories of "Kiodago and his Christian Wife," and "Adam Poe and Bigfoot." Lossing engraved the front wrapper illustration after Samuel Wallin's (signed) illustration. The frontispiece engraving is signed "Houseworth," most likely Mortimer Houseworth; and the illustration following the frontispiece is signed "W. Howland" for William Howland. Kiggins & Kellogg was located at this address between 1856 and 1866, except in 1857-1859 when they were at 128 William Street.