The History of the American Indians; Particularly those Nations adjoining to the Mississippi, East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, and Virginia. London: Edward and Charles Dilly, 1775. [12], 464 pp. With folding engraved map. 4to (275 x 200 mm). Period calf, rebacked. Occasional light toning and foxing, map lightly offset to self and title and with one or two creases, one text leaf with blank corner torn away, ownership inscription erased on title, rubbed. FIRST EDITION of this work by Adair, "a Trader with the Indians, and Resident in their Country for Forty Years" (title page). The "best 18th-century English source on the Southern tribes" (Howes), notwithstanding the author's belief that the Indians descend from the Jews. Field 11; Graff 1; Howes A38; Sabin 155. Acquisition: purchased from William Reese Company, 1992, $2,250.
The History of the American Indians; Particularly those Nations adjoining to the Mississippi, East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, and Virginia. London: Edward and Charles Dilly, 1775. [12], 464 pp. With folding engraved map. 4to (275 x 200 mm). Period calf, rebacked. Occasional light toning and foxing, map lightly offset to self and title and with one or two creases, one text leaf with blank corner torn away, ownership inscription erased on title, rubbed. FIRST EDITION of this work by Adair, "a Trader with the Indians, and Resident in their Country for Forty Years" (title page). The "best 18th-century English source on the Southern tribes" (Howes), notwithstanding the author's belief that the Indians descend from the Jews. Field 11; Graff 1; Howes A38; Sabin 155. Acquisition: purchased from William Reese Company, 1992, $2,250.
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