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James Adair. The History of the American Indians; Particularly Those Nations Adjoining to the Missisippi [sic], East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, and Virginia . . . Also an Appendix, containing a Description of the Floridas, and the Missisippi [sic] Lands . . . Georgiana . . . Civilizing the Indians . . . to make all the Colonies more valuable to the Mother Country. London: E. & C. Dilly, 1775. Quarto. 5l., 464pp. with half title. Folding map. Half leather with marbled boards. Ex libris with attractive bookplate in front and two unobtrusive internal ink stamps. Some transferring at title page and map and slight internal spotting, else a fine copy.

The author was actively trading with the Indians of the southeast, and his work included the Catawba, the Cherokee and the Chickasaw among others from 1735 to 1759. While trying to prove that the Indians were descended from a lost tribe of Israel, he recounted many customs. This is a valuable, first hand observation with a superb map. Ref.: Sabin, 155; Vail, 643; Howes, A-38, and Cumming/DeVorsey, 448. $3,800

John Burgoyne (General). A State of the Expedition from Canada....with a collection of Authentic Documents. London: J. Almon, 1780. 2nd. edition. 2 octavo volumes. Text in full leather, six maps (2 with overlays) folded into half leather. New facsimile bindings. Excellent. Sabin: 9255; Howes: 968.

After Burgoyne's defeat and surrender at Saratoga in 1777, accusations and recriminations filled the air of the British parliament and military establishment. Gentleman John Burgoyne entered the fray with vigor and produced this book in 1780 using two different editions. The first was a quarto volume containing, according to Howes, five maps, and this second edition of the same year contained six. The maps are handsome engravings by William Faden illustrating the events of Burgoyne's expedition, including the surrender at Saratoga. In this set, the maps are bound separately so that they can be consulted while reading the appropriate text. This is one of the most interesting publications on the American Revolution, complete with contemporary maps and an account by one of the major participants. $3,200

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