A Journal Comprising an Account of the Loss of the Brig Commerce of Hartford, Conn: James Riley, Master: Upon the Western Coast of Africa, August 28th, 1815: Also of the Slavery and Sufferings of the Author and the Rest of the Crew, Upon the Desert of Z
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Add this copy of A Journal Comprising an Account of the Loss of the Brig to cart. $19.95, poor condition, Sold by Village Bookmarket rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Palmyra, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1818 by E. Peck, andcompany.
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Poor with no dust jacket. Poor condition, text not complete. Heavy wear and rubbing to brown leather covers. Names written on front pastedown, front end page missing. Damp staining and heavy foxing throughout. Pages missing from page 14 through page 23. Page 23 missing a large piece from the bottom. Pages missing from page 40 through page 45. Page 59/60 missing. Last complete page is page 264. Piece missing from bottom of page 265/266. Top of last four pages missing so I do not know what page numbers they are. Last page ends in the middle of a sentance, so there is more missing at the end of the book. On this last page, which is missing a large piece at the top, there begins an entry at the bottom dated "Tangier, 17th April, 1817, " which might give those who are familiar with the text some idea of how much is missing at the end. Other pages have chips/tears around the edges, and some are torn across vertically with both parts pressent. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package.
Add this copy of A Journal, Comprising an Account of the Loss of the to cart. $36.00, fair condition, Sold by RPL Library Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rochester, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1826 by Silas Andrus.
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Fair. No Jacket. Size: 4 1/2" x 7"; FAIR / NO DUST JACKET. 275 pp. Text with previous owners' identification at free front endpaper, title page, and dedication page. Foxed throughout. Brown leather boards with red compartment at spine lettered in gilt. Boards scuffed, edges rubbed, lower corners worn to boards. Binding intact and firm.
Add this copy of A Journal, Comprising an Account of the Loss of the to cart. $92.00, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1848 by Silas Andrus & Son.
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Very good(-) 275 pages. 12mo, original blind-stamped dark blue cloth with gilt spine; corners worn and bumped, spine slightly cocked, initial pages damp-stained, foxing throughout. Hartford: Silas Andrus & Son, 1848. A very good(-) copy.
Add this copy of A Journal: Comprising an Account of the Loss of the to cart. $102.00, poor condition, Sold by BookScene rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hull, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1817 by Silas Andrus.
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Poor. 12mo 6.75-7.75'' tall. Full brown leather. Heavily worn. Title page missing, map page missing. Foxing throughout. All else seems intact including Dedication, To the Public, Contents, Introduction, and Robbins' Journal. 275 pages. In 1817 Archibald Robbins, a member of Riley's crew who had been redeemed from slavery in Africa nearly a year after Riley, published a short book extending Riley's account; its pros-pectus and title page careftilly justified its publication by specific reference to the public's interest in Riley's story.
Add this copy of A Journal, Comprising an Account of the Loss of the to cart. $107.00, fair condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1821 by Silas Andrus.
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Book. Octavo; 275 pages, map in rear; G-; Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering on red spine label; Bumping and rubbing to corners, splitting along joints, tearing to both covers near joints, scratching to covers, creasing to rear cover; Textblock has age toning, damp staining to pages, small triangular tear in front endpaper, foxing to pages, rear endpaper separated from textblock; RWO. 1361927. Special Collections.
Add this copy of A Journal Comprising an Account of the Loss of the Brig to cart. $79.77, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Nabu Press.
Add this copy of A Journal, Comprising an Account of the Loss of the to cart. $207.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1821 by Silas Andrus.
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Very Good. Thirteenth edition. 12mo. 275pp. Full contemporary calf, black morocco spine label gilt. Ownership signature of Levi Pownall, foxing in the text, and rubbing at the joints, but a sound and nice very good or better copy.
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