8vo (209 x 125 mm). Errata slip pasted to last page. (Some spotting or browning, ca 5 leaves with burn marks to lower corners). Contemporary calf, smooth spine gilt, red morocco lettering-piece gilt. Provenance: James Miller (early signature). 

FIRST EDITION, [Metcalf's compilation] "seeking to preserve for posterity early border narratives, has become almost as rare as the originals themselves" (Howes). Included are the captivity narratives of Colonel James Smith, Jackson Johonnet, John Slover, and a description of Daniel Boone's battles with Native Americans, as well as descriptions of episodes from the French and Indian War. Howes M-560; Sabin 48166; Streeter III:1655.