TRUMBULL, Henry (1781-1843). History of the Discovery of America, of the Landings of our Forefathers, at Plymouth, and of their Most Remarkable Engagements with the Indians, Boston, 1819, 8vo, folding hand-coloured woodcut frontispiece, 2 plates, calf.

TRUMBULL, Henry (1781-1843).  History of the Discovery of America, of the Landings of our Forefathers, at Plymouth, and of their Most Remarkable Engagements with the Indians, in New-England, From their First Landing in 1620, until the Final Subjugation of the Natives in 1679, To Which is Annexed, the Particulars of almost every Important Engagement with the Savages, at the Westward, to the Present Day, including the Defeat of Generals Braddock, Harmer and St. Clair, by the Indians at the Westward, The Creek and Siminole War, &c. Boston [Mass.]: "Printed by Stephen Sewell, for the Author," 1819. 8vo (208 x 130mm). Large folding woodcut frontispiece with the title, "A View of Colonel Johnson's Engagement with the Savages (commanded by Tecumseh) near the Moravian Town, October 5th, 1812", with key beneath, partly coloured in an early hand, 2 woodcut plates titled "King Philip" and "Milly Francis intreating her Father to spare the life of an American Captive" respectively, both with early hand-colouring, woodcut vignette at the end (the frontispiece creased and torn with slight loss and frayed at lower margin, variable browning, staining and spotting throughout, mainly to the text block, a few darker spots). Contemporary full tree calf, the spine ruled in gilt with a black lettering-piece (lightly rubbed). Provenance: Thomas [?]Lord Esq. (pencil signature on the front pastedown repeated, more faintly, on the front free endpaper). The first edition, published under the pseudonym "Rev. James Steward", appeared in 1802, although opinions differ over the date; in some early editions the author prefers to remain anonymous and styles himself "a Citizen of Connecticut". Howes T-370 (citing the first edition): "A well nigh worthless production of a seventeen-year old lad which enjoyed wide favor by an uncritical public"; Sabin 97192.