SKETCHES AND ECCENTRICITIES OF COL. DAVID CROCKETT, of West Tennessee
New York: J. & J. Harper, 1833. Second Edition. Hardcover. 209p; 24p advertisements in back. Ex-library. A hardcover book in POOR condition. Bound in the original cloth boards, but LACKS THE BACKSTRIP. The boards are heavily stained and weakly attached, and the corners are bumped and wearing through. Library bookplate inside front cover and check-out slip in back. Early owner's ink signature on front free endpaper. The cover stains have penetrated into the page block. Pages foxed, but text otherwise free of notes and underlining. A badly worn but readable copy. Item #175998
The unauthorized biography of Davy Crockett, in which originated many of the legends about him. No author is stated, but the work is attributed to James S. French. This is the second edition, issued the same year as the first. Howes C898.
Price: $375.00