12mo. (Some spotting throughout.) Original black cloth, printed paper lettering label (minor wear to extremities, slight soiling); cloth folding case. Provenance: Dudley Bell Priester (1923-2017), Mississippi River collector and bibliographer (sold Bloomsbury, 20 November 2009, lot 55).

FIRST EDITION, describing "Western travels through the eyes of a teacher on her way to an Indian mission in Missouri. Despite a somewhat tortured style a good picture of the frontier" (Streeter). Parts of the narrative deal with interactions with Mormons, including "the execution of two Mormons in Iowa, with a description of their trial" (Flake). RARE: According to online records, this is the only copy of Archbold's work sold at auction in at least 50 years. Flake 195; Graff 77; Howes A-299; Streeter Sale III: 1346.