THE LIFE OF MAJOR-GENERAL WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Comprising a Brief Account of His Important Civil and Military Services, and An Accurate Description of the Council at Vincennes with Tecumseh, as well as the Victories of Tippecanoe, Fort Meigs, and the Thames.
Philadelphia, PA: Grigg & Elliot, 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good- condition. Item #018719
Apparently a variant of Howes H246 and Sabin 30585 with only 93 pages of printed text. Illustrated with a frontisportrait and three plates. Original printed paper-covered boards, with a faded cloth spine; heavily rubbed, with ink marks, soiling and staining; protected in archival mylar. The front inner hinge is cracked and loosening. A few pages with old ink marks, blots, and perforations. The final rear endpaper has modern adhesive residue staining. Most pages have minor foxing, and the final 40 pages have a small stain in the margin. The inside of the front cover is inscribed to "Gen'l G.D.B Keim Reading-Berks Co from his friend John C. Montgomery of Philadelphia." General De Bennevill Keim (1778-1852) was a warm and personal friend of Governor Hiester, who, in 1821, appointed him as aide-de-camp on his staff, with the rank of Colonel. In 1830, he was elected Major-General of the Sixth Division. John Crathorne Montgomery (1792-1867).
Price: $250.00