Description
Marryatt's Novels and Tales by F. Marryatt, R.N., Complete in One Volume, Jas. B. Smith & Co., Philadelphia, c. 1840, 1183pp, leather, 6 x 9.5", 8vo Fair condition. Wear to front and rear boards. Tips are bumped. Title compartment of spine still legible. First compartment is lacking. Protective plastic cover secured with tape on pastedowns. Marbling to fore edges. Provenance on flyleaf; no other known marginalia. Front hinge is cracked. Toning, age-staining, tea-staining, and finger-staining throughout textblock. Please see photos. Captain Frederick Marryat (10 July 1792 - 9 August 1848) was a Royal Navy officer and a novelist. He is noted today as an early pioneer of nautical fiction, particularly for his semi-autobiographical novel Mr. Midshipman Easy (1836). He is remembered also for his children's novel The Children of the New Forest (1847). In addition, he developed a widely used system of maritime flag signaling, known as Marryat's Code. FORN-MSB-0424-TUB0021-JC452
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