THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE. A COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS, CHIEFLY BY COMMODORE PERRY: INCLUDING THE COURT-MARTIAL OF COMMANDER BARCLAY & THE COURT OF ENQUIRY ON CAPTAIN ELLIOTT

Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, October, 1918. No. 35 OF 150 COPIES. 240 x 165 mm. (9 1/2 x 6 1/2"). 222 pp.Edited, with Introduction, Annotations, Bibliography, & Analytical Index by Charles Oscar Paullin.
Publisher's blue paper boards backed with linen, flat spine with printed paper label, edges untrimmed, a couple of quires unopened. In matching (moderately worn) blue paper slipcase. With frontispiece portrait of Commodore Hazard Perry, color map of the battle, three black & white photogravure facsimiles, and two sepia-toned portraits, of Major General William Henry Harrison and Commander Robert Barclay. Addition printed paper title label attached to rear pastedown. Slipcase with "Lamprecht" written in pencil on front cover. ◆A very fine copy: clean, fresh, and bright internally, and protected by its case from shelfwear and soiling.

This handsomely printed, limited edition contains 19 documents associated with the Battle of Lake Erie, a naval conflict between British and American troops fought during the war of 1812. The American fleet gained a crucial advantage against Great Britain in this battle, enabling them to safeguard the Ohio Valley while also gaining access to Canada. Success is chiefly owed to the actions of Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819), the "Hero of Lake Erie," whose brilliant strategy and leadership secured a stunning victory over the British Commander Robert Heriot Barclay. Founded in 1892 for men interested in "the critical study of books in their various capacities to please the mind of man," the Rowfant Club was named for the Sussex home of leading English book collector Frederick Locker-Lampson (1821-95). The present work is typical of their fine output and refined aesthetic tastes..