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(INDIAN CAPTIVITY.) Williams, John. The Redeemed Captive returning to Zion. A Faithful History of Remarkable Occurrences in the Captivity and
(INDIAN CAPTIVITY.) Williams, John. The Redeemed Captive returning to Zion. A Faithful History of Remarkable Occurrences in the Captivity and Deliverance of Mr. John Williams. 70, [1] pages. 8vo, disbound, stitched together at an early date; first and last leaves tissue-backed; foxing; early owner's signature on the title. Boston, 1774
- Notes: The fifth American edition. First published in 1707, all pre-Revolution editions are uncommon. This edition includes an Appendix listing the names of those captured and killed. Also of note is the terminal leaf, which contains a publisher's ad for a new edition of Mary Rowlandson's captivity. "One of the most famous and most popular captivity narratives. Williams, Harvard graduate, in charge of the church at Greenfield when it was attacked by Indians, in 1703, was taken, with others, to Canada, his wife and two of his children being tomahawked on the way"--Howes W462; Evans 13773; Ayer 309.
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