The Narrative of Colonel David Fanning, (A Tory in the Revolutionary War with Great Britain;) Giving an Account of His Adventures in North Carolina, From 1775 to 1783. With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes.
New York: Reprinted for Joseph Sabin, 1865. xxvi, 86 pages. Softcover in original printed brown wrappers, with title on front panel. The spine is missing sections at the crown and tail. Wrappers toned and lightly soiled. Hinges tender. Previous owner's handsome bookplate. Internally clean and bright. Bookplate of John Henry Monger(1831-1892), British and Australian merchant and agriculturist. One of the first europeans born in Australia. Member of the Legislature. Family estates near Perth
Sabin printed 250 copies of this work in 1865 (a reprint of the superbly rare Richmond, 1861 Confederate edition). There were 200 copies of large octavo and 50 in quarto. This copy is # 71 and is initialed "J.S." by Sabin next to the limitation.
*** "The original edition was the first book printed in the Confederacy --Howes F26. This edition printed for Joseph Sabin and limited to 200 copies. Recounting the daring exploits of the legendary Tory raider, David Fanning. Fanning participated in approximately 36 minor engagements and skirmishes, and in 1781, captured the Governor of North Carolina, Thomas Burke, from the temporary capital at Hillsborough. ***
Incredibly SCARCE early North Carolina title. Not Ex-Lib. Item #100378
Price: $600.00