The Capture and Release of Captain John Smith, Including His Rescue from Death by Pocahontas, in His Own Words from The Generall Historie of Virginia as Published at London in 1624

Smith, John

Published by The University of Michigan Printing Office, Ann Arbor, MI, 1960

About this Item

Limited edition. One of 600 copies. Colophon in back reads: "Six hundred copies printed for The Clements Library Associates by The University of Michigan Printing Office." Original publisher's beige wrapper with gray dust wrapper. Front covers of wrapper and dust wrapper have the same black and red illustration. 8 1/2" x 11 1/4." Nineteen pages, complete. One black and gray plate on Page 12 and orange and red illustrations on flyleaves, complete. Also includes an introduction by an author with the initials, "H. H. P." Pages, covers, and dust wrapper are very clean and intact. A small dog-eared fold on front flap. Very minimal wear on the top of the dust wrapper's front panel. A reprinted first-person account told by Captain John Smith of his capture by members of the Powhatan tribe and how Pocahontas rescued him.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Capture and Release of Captain John Smith, Including His Rescue from Death by Pocahontas, in His Own Words from The Generall Historie of Virginia as Published at London in 1624
• Publisher: The University of Michigan Printing Office, Ann Arbor, MI
• Publication Date: 1960
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Seabright, William
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature
  • U.S. History