ATWATER, Caleb (1778-1867). Remarks Made on a Tour to Prairie du Chien; thence to Washington City, in 1829. Columbus: Jenkins and Glover, 1831. 8vo (175 x 105 mm). (Some browning and spotting, as usual.) Contemporary boards (modern rebacking, some wear). FIRST EDITION, one of apparently two issues (no priority known): one as above, the other with the imprint of Isaac Whiting on the title-page with the Jenkins and Grover imprint on verso. "Some very curious particulars relating to customs of the Winnebagoes are related by Atwater... The real object of his tour was to procure as Commissioner of the government, a cession of the title of the Winnebago, Pottawatomie, Chippewa, and Ottawa Indians, in the rich mineral lands, now forming the State of Wisconsin and part of Illinois" (Field 54). Howes A-379; Sabin 2335. Property from the Estate of Mary Patricia Reynolds, Bowling Green, Kentucky