Captain Smith and Princess Pocahontas : an Indian tale.

Author/creator Davis, John
Other author James, F., illustrator.
Other author Tanner, Benjamin, 1775-1848 engraver.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed by Thomas L. Plowman, for the author, at his book store, no. 86, Arch-Street, opposite the Presbyterian Church, 1805.
Descriptionviii, 3 unnumbered pages, 12-176 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : 1 illustration ; 15 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 8301. ^A575643
General noteBy John Davis. A portion of the text was first published in Davis's Travels of four years and a half in the United States (London, 1803). The present text also forms a portion of Davis's The first settlers of Virginia, an historical novel, exhibiting a view of the rise and progress of the colony at James Town, a picture of Indian manners, the countenance of the country, and its natural productions.
General noteDedication signed: John Davis. Philadelphia, March 12, 1805.
General noteEngraved frontispiece signed: F. James del.; Tanner sc.
General note"Copy right secured."
General note"Appendix."--p. [117]-156. Includes a memoir of the early life of Captain Smith and a brief vocabulary of Indian words.
General note"Original publications. For sale opposite Arch-Street Meeting."--p. [157].
General note"Subscribers' names."--p. [159]-173.
General noteAdvertisement for "The massacre of the Virginian planters," p. [175]-176.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 8301
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 8301).
Genre/formNovels.
Genre/formSubscription publications.
Genre/formPublishers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia.

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