[Rarebooks] For Sale: "One of the most remarkable items belonging to Captivity Literature"

[Norman Kane]

THE INDIAN CAPTIVE, A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES AND SUFFERINGS OF 
MATTHEW BRAYTON IN HIS THIRTY-FOUR YEARS OF CAPTIVITY AMONG THE 
INDIANS OF NORTH-WESTERN AMERICA.   Fostoria, Ohio: The Gray Printing 
Company, 1896.  2nd edition of this rare narrative., itself very 
scarce.  Original cloth-backed printed boards, 5 3/4 X 4 1/2 inches, 
a few light spots, closed tear on cover repaired, old names pencilled 
on title page verso, 70 pages. a 13-line biographical postscript is 
unique to this edition. USiana B729: "After being stolen as a lad in 
Northwestern Ohio, successively traded to various western tribes, and 
finally adopted by the Snakes, he wandered with them as far as 
California and Oregon.  Basically authentic, though confused in its 
details and geography, it is one of the most remarkable . . . items 
belonging to captivity literature."   The text has been attributed to 
J. H. A. Bone.   $750.00             (Dealer Discount Available)


THE AMERICANIST (ABAA),
113 Creeks Edge, Chapel Hill, NC USA 27516-8962
Telephone: 919-967-9287 email: nkane at kanebooks.com. web: kanebooks.com
Proprietor: Norman Kane (50 years as an antiquarian bookseller.)