Sir Edward Seaward's narrative of his shipwreck, and consequent discovery of certain islands in the Caribbean Sea; with a detail of many extraordinary and highly interesting events in his life [etc.]
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Book
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Category
Main Collection pre-1900
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Publication Year
1832
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Abstract
Sir Edward Seaward's narrative of his shipwreck, and consequent discovery of certain islands in the Caribbean Sea; with a detail of many extraordinary and highly interesting events in his life, from the year 1733 to 1749. As written in his own diary. Edited by Miss Jane Porter. In three volumes.
Description
(GEN) With a vignette on each title page, and an ink ownership signature dated 1848 on the front free endpaper of each volume. A newspaper clipping has been pasted to one of the blank leaves at the front of Volume I, identifying the story as a myth. There is a commentary in ink to that effect underneath the clipping.||(CON) Vol I: A-Y8, Z4, Contents. [A1 missing] A2r Title, verso blank; A3r-A5v Preface; A6r-A8r Contents, A8v Errata, Vol I.; B1r-Z4v Text.Vol II: [A]3, B-Z8, AA4, Contents. [A]1r Title, verso blank; [A]2r-[A]3v Contents; B1r-AA4r Text, AA4v Imprint of A. & R. Spottiswoode.Vol III: A4, B-Y8, Z3, Contents. A1r Title, A1v Imprint of A. & R. Spottiswoode; A2r-A4r Contents, A4v Errata, Vol III; B1r-Z3r Text, Z3v Imprint of A. & R. Spottiswoode.||(REF) Six copies in RLG NUC;||(BIN) Contemporary green half morocco, marbled boards, gilt lettering.
Biblio Notes
3v. 8vo.
Number of Copies
1