Peter Simple.

MARRYAT, [Captain] Frederick (1792-1848).

London: Saunders and Otley, 1834. [Naval Adventure] SECOND EDITION. Complete in three volumes. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.[2] viii; 309 [3]; pp.[2] viii; 322 [4]; pp.[2] viii; 316 [2]. Original plain pasteboards, re-backed in the mid twentieth century in green quarter cloth with printed paper title labels (possibly original spare copies). All edges untrimmed. Skull-illustrated bookplate to front pastedown of volume I. A small bibliographic note bound into volume I facing title page. Light spotting throughout. Heavy wear and bumping to boards. Moderate rubbing to cloth, with repairs to split joints of volume I. Good. A coming-of-age novel set on the high seas during the Napoleonic Wars. Item #58838

Price: £48.00