Hawk's Nest, or The Last of the Cahoonshees: A Tale of the Delaware Valley and Historical Romance of 1690 by Allerton, James M - 1892

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

Port Jervis, NY: The Gazette, Book & Job Print,. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1892]. Hardcover. American Indian; Military; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 246, [6] pages; Hawk's Nest, or the Last of the Cahoonshees, a Tale of the Delaware Valley and Historical Romance of 1690. Most copies of this book are found in their original printed wraps. However, this is a fairly unique copy, bound by a binder in the same town as the publisher. The tale relates to this same area of New York, in the valleys of the Delaware and Neversink rivers, where Tom Quick, the Indian slayer hid out and wreaked havoc on the Native American population in the area in the name of vengeance. He is the main character in this tale. Contents tight, occasional scattered foxing, dusty, interior hinges cracked. Binding soiled, a rubbed through spot at spine, corners rubbed through and bumped, a gnawed spot at lower rear corner. Laid in is a book dealer's catalog description. In contemporary binding, whether… Read More

Port Jervis, NY: The Gazette Book and Job Print. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1892. First Edition. Softcover. First edition, missing original wraps and rebound in plain sage green paper wraps. Very nice modern quarter leather slipcase more of a clamshell box/slipcase/? hybrid, with marbled paper boards. Boards open to a 3-sided hard box with cardstock flap. Edges and corners are somewhat worn.; Book; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall .