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Loss of the American Brig Commerce, Wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the month of August, 1815. With an Account of Tombuctoo, and of the Hitherto Undiscovered Great City of Wassanah.
de James Riley
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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EUR 558.98EUR 503.08
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Sobre este artículo
London: John Murray, 1817. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 12" by 9.5". Not Stated. The first UK edition of Captain James Riley's shocking account of the wrecking of his ship and subsequent enslavement of him and his crew by marauding Sahrawi natives. The uncommon first UK edition of American merchant ship Captain James Riley's account of the 1815 wreckage of the Commerce. Illustrated with a large folding map frontispiece.First published earlier in the same year in America, under the title 'An Authentic Narrative of the Loss of the American Brig Commerce'.Riley's shocking account of the events following the running aground of the merchant ship off the coast of Morocco in August 1815, and the capture and enslavement of Riley and the remaining crew members by local tribes. Rilely's account is one of extreme dehydration, severe starvation, and brutality as they roamed the Sahara desert with their captors.A smart copy of the first UK edition of a work quoted by Abraham Lincoln as one of the six most influential works he read in his youth. Rebound in quarter calf, with paper covered boards and endpapers renewed. Externally, exceptionally smart. Title page and folding map lightly age toned, with pages otherwise generally clean and bright, with only the odd spot. Very Good Indeed
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 829F20
- Título
- Loss of the American Brig Commerce, Wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the month of August, 1815. With an Account of Tombuctoo, and of the Hitherto Undiscovered Great City of Wassanah.
- Autor
- James Riley
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- John Murray
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1817
- Tamaño
- 12" by 9.5"
- Palabras clave
- commerce shipwreck captain james riley sahara shipwreck
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
