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Lot 393
Sale 1022 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 4, 2022
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[WELCH, Andrew G. (1797-1852)]. A Narrative of the early Days and Remembrances of Oceola Nikkanochee, Prince of Econchatti, A Young Seminole Indian. London: Hatchard and Son, 1841.
8vo (214 x 125 mm). Half-title, lithographic frontispiece, 2 lithographic plates. (Tear on half-title repaired, some spotting and toning.) Modern quarter black morocco gilt.
FIRST EDITION of this work, attributed to Dr. Andrew Welch Nikkanochee, nephew of the Seminole chief Oceola, was adopted by Welch after his capture by U. S. troops. Welch wrote several books about the Seminole wars, many of which include Nikkanochee’s detailed recollections from the perspective of his relatives who were involved. De Renne II, p. 479; Decker 37:110; Howes W-230; Sabin 56642.
Property from the Collection of Robert P. Hunter, Jr. and Barbara Hunter, Alpharetta, Georgia