The First Settlers of New-England: Or, Conquest of the Pequods, Narragansets and Pokanokets. As Related by A Mother to Her Children. By A Lady of Massachusetts. Boston: Printed for the Author, by Munroe and Francis, 1829. ***First Edition Second Issue. Original publisher's boards, 282 pp + 4 pp of ads, 6.5 x 3.75", 16mo. ***Second Issue: According to BAL 3100, there are two noted issues of the first edition. This is a second issue because the title-leaf is a cancel (see photo #5) & the imprint reads: "Boston: Printed for the Author, By Munroe and Francis. 1829." The first issue does not include a publication date and the title leaf is an integral part of its gathering. In poor condition. As is. Original paper covered boards are scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Large piece of paper covering front board lacking at bottom corner. Head and tail of cloth spine rubbed. Tail of spine beginning to split at rear hinge with some exposed binding. Title label on spine moderately chipped & soiled; "First Settlers" is legible in the title but "New-England" lacking. Ex-library bookplate found on front paste-down: The Property of the Gray Social Library. Ex-library ink marginalia found on front end-page: The Property of the Gray Social Library No. 128. Ink stamp below ink marginalia on front end-page. Front and rear gutters split with some exposed coding. Small ink stain found on top corner of frontispiece. Finger-soiling on bottom corner of title page. Normal age-related toning throughout text-block; with some instances of age-staining. Original binding intact, but fragile. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) was an American abolitionist, women's rights activist, Native American rights activist, novelist, journalist, and opponent of American expansionism. Her journals, both fiction and domestic manuals, reached wide audiences from the 1820s through the 1850s. At times she shocked her audience as she tried to take on issues of both male dominance and white supremacy in some of her stories. Despite these challenges, Child may be most remembered for her poem Over the River and Through the Wood. Child published her first novel, the historical romance Hobomok, A Tale of Early Times, anonymously under the gender-neutral pseudonym "an American." The plot centers around the interracial marriage between a white woman and a Native American man, who have a son together. During the 1860s, Child wrote pamphlets on Native American rights. The most prominent, An Appeal for the Indians (1868), called upon government officials, as well as religious leaders, to bring justice to American Indians. It contributed to the founding of the U.S. Board of Indian Commissioners and the subsequent Peace Policy in the administration of Ulysses S. Grant. A First Edition Second Issue in Original Publisher's Binding. RAREA1829DOPB 04/24 - HK1510
