[Maritime Disasters]
Perils and Adventures on the Deep
Thomas Nelson 1840
Perils and Adventures on the Deep: A Series of
Interesting Narratives of Naval Adventure and Suffering. Edinburgh:
Thomas Nelson, 1840. Second edition. Twelvemo. 236pp. Vignette title. Later
black cloth, printed title to front cover.
A collection of authentic shipwreck and marine disaster
stories, including accounts of attacks by savages, the story of The Bounty, the
marooning of Alexander Selkirk, which inspired Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe,
very early polar explorations, etc.
Slight spine lean; light rubbing to extremities; offsetting
to endleaves; light dampstaining to title page and vignette title, scattered
foxing throughout; pencil ownership inscription to verso of last blank. About
very good.
NPD-00073A
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