Indian Captivity: A True Narrative of the Capture of the Rev. O. M. Spencer by the Indians, in the Neighborhood of Cincinnati. Written by Himself

New York: Lane & Tippett, 1846 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Later printing, first published in 1835. 16mo. 160pp. Four woodcut plates, 3 woodcut text illustrations. Original blind stamped brown cloth. Spine worn with some varnish, two inch horizontal tear to one leaf, light damp stain to first ten leaves. A very good copy. Spencer describes his experiences when he was a child captured in 1790 by Mohawk Indians near present-day Cincinnati. An important, classic account, this work went through many printings early on. [Howes I: S-835; Howes II: 843]..