Rare original 1824 Kentucky history by Humphrey Marshall printed in Frankfort Kentucky. One of the earliest and most important published histories of the Commonwealth and a cornerstone title for collectors of Kentucky Americana frontier history genealogy and early western settlement.

This volume contains extensive coverage of:

* Early Kentucky exploration

* Pioneer settlement

* Indian wars and frontier conflicts

* Revolutionary era Kentucky history

* Political development of the Commonwealth

* Early Kentucky families

* Geography and natural history

* Migration and settlement patterns

* Biographical and historical accounts

Published in Frankfort Kentucky in 1824 and increasingly difficult to locate in any condition.

Important condition notes:

* Volume I only

* Early leather binding

* Significant wear and age

* Spine and boards heavily worn

* Filson Club markings and ownership history present

* Foxing staining and age toning throughout

* Handwritten note indicates one leaf missing

* Sold as found and as pictured

Despite condition issues this remains a genuine early Kentucky imprint over 200 years old and offers substantial research historical and collector value.

An outstanding addition for collectors of:

* Kentucky history

* Kentucky genealogy

* Frankfort Kentucky imprints

* Early American history

* Frontier Americana

* Pioneer settlement

* Filson Club material

* Western expansion

* Rare Kentucky books

* Antiquarian books

465 pages plus appendix