[Rarebooks] FS: Very scarce copy of Crakes' "Five Years a Captive Among the Black-Feet..."

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(AMERICANA) Crakes, Sylvester, jun. FIVE YEARS A CAPTIVE AMONG THE BLACK-FEET 
INDIANS: or, a Thrilling Narrative of the Adventures, Perils and Suffering 
Endured by John Dixon and His Companions, Among the Savages of the Northwest 
Territory of North America. Never Before Published. Columbus: Osgood & Pearce, 
printers. 1858. 12mo. 224pp. Illustrated with all 6 plates. Orig. blind stamped 
brown cloth, some old water stains, fraying at extremities, outer front hinge 
split but holding nicely. Some internal splits between gatherings. Old water 
stain on title & occasionally throughout text. Two leaves (97-98 and 183-184) 
are present in nice photo-facsimile. A worn & defective copy of a very scarce 
book.     $600.00 (trade discount allowed)
Wagner-Camp, THE PLAINS AND THE ROCKIES, #299. Howes C854.

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