A reasonable early working copy of an important account of Indian captivity in Ohio. Spencer was captured by the Swanee in 1792 and held for 8 months before being released [for ransom]. An important first-hand narrative.
Spencer, Oliver M. Indian Captivity: A True Narrative of the Capture of the Rev. O. M. Spencer by the Indians, in the Neighbourhood of Cincinnati. New York. Lane & Scott for the Sunday-School Union of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 1852. 160pp
Good - to fair. Spine cover absent, consolidated. Boards rubbed. Binding generally solid, pages handled with some scattered foxing, tears, and light stains. Some engravings amateurishly watercolored, to the point of obscurity in some instances. A working early copy only and as such affordably priced.
