Cape Horn Snorter: A story of the War of 1812, and of gallant days with Captain Porter of the U.S. frigate, Essex

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Late work by this British-born American author, of a young sailor washed from a whaler during a storm off Tierra del Fuego and later retrived by the American warship Essex, which is involved in actions against British & Portuguese during the War of 1812; the author spent some time in Tierra del Fuego in his early adulthood. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; the first edition (first printing), with same date on title & copyright pages. Light wear to book, couple of poorly-trimmed leaves & reddish stains to lower edge, possibly a publisher's error, as they seem to match the book's decoration's color; minor nicks to top page edge; jacket shows some edgewear, light chips & ceasing, $2.00 price intact; pages 52 & 53 tanned from an old clipping, since discarded. Text clean, no names or marks; [10], 263 pages; detailed page-and-half illustrations by Pitz. Size: Octavo. N° de ref. del artículo w0689

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