Antiquarian Researches: A History Of The Indian Wars In The Country Bordering Connecticut River and Parts Adjacent and Other Interesting Events – From the First Landing Of The Pilgrims, To the Conquest of Canada By The English in 1760. With Notices of Indian Deportations In The Neighboring Country. And Of the First Planting And Progress Of Settlement In New England, New York and Canada.

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A unique first edition of Antiquarian Researches by Epaphras Hoyt from 1824. Octavo, [2] xii, 312pp. Light blue boards, title on label on spine. B&W illustration opposite title page, light foxing. Fold-out engraved plate of “Old-House” between pp. 188-189. Uncut leafs, loosely bound, clean pages. Paper on spine shows wear, but solid. Previous owners bookplate on end paper. (Sabin 33402) (Howes H-746)

Comments: Epaphras Hoyt was born in 1792 in Deerfield Massachusetts. He served as a Major General in the Massachusetts militia and was a member of the 1820 Constitutional Convention. He was a prolific writer, best known for publication of this book, Antiquarian Researches.