Fine Books and Manuscripts

Biographical Sketches of General Nathaniel Massie, General Duncan McArthur, Captain William Wells, and General Simon Kenton: who were early settlers in the Western country. Cincinnati: E. Morgan and Son, 1838.8vo (182 x 112 mm). (Staining throughout, last text leaf recornered, affecting a few letters in the last two lines.) Modern black cloth. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY inscribed by McDonald: "Presented to his grand son James McDonald by the author." A rare account of early settlers in Ohio and Kentucky. "The author had personal communication with the families and neighbors of these Indian fighters, and has secured many details of their exploits among the savages" (Sabin). Sabin 43160.