THE OHIO HUNTER: or a Brief Sketch of the Frontier Life of Samuel E. Edwards, the Great Bear and Deer Hunter of the State of Ohio.
Battle Creek, MI: Review and Herald Steam Press Print, 1866. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 240p. A blue cloth hardcover book in well-worn condition, as it is normally found. Heavy, spotty brown stains all over the cloth. Edges rubbed and corners worn through. The bottom of the spine is worn down and the crown is ragged. Pages foxed and spotted with stains. Occasional unobtrusive pencil notations. Lacks the rear free endpaper, leaving the rear hinge shaky, but all pages attached. Comes in a custom clamshell box covered in brown cloth with a leather spine label. Item #174268
The first edition of one of the great rarities of Ohio books, a memoir of frontier huntsman Samuel E. Edwards (1810-1895). Howes E-70, a "B" item.
Price: $2,000.00