[Rarebooks] FS: The first true "book" published in Indiana!

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[Anon.] THE LIFE OF BONAPARTE, LATE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH, &c. &c. &c. From 
His Birth Until His Departure to the Island of St. Helena. By a Citizen of the 
United States. Salem, IN: Printed by Patrick & Booth. 1818. 12mo. 258pp. Cont. 
sheep, a bit rubbed. Occasional text foxing. Ownership signature dated 1819 
on a blank preliminary. An excellent copy of a very rare book.     $1,000.00 
(trade discount allowed)
This biography is the first literary work published in Indiana. Actually, it 
is the first “book” printed in the state as the earlier printings (beginning 
in 1804) were all territorial laws, speeches or broadsides. Byrd. INDIANA 
IMPRINTS #68; Streeter Sale Vol. III #1406.

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