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AN AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE OF THE SHIPWRECK AND SUFFERINGS OF MRS. ELIZA BRADLEY, The Wife Of Capt. James Bradley, Of Liverpool, Commander Of The Ship Sally, Which Was Wrecked On The Coast Of Barbary, In June 1818. Written By Herself. by Bradley, Mrs. Eliza - 1820

by Bradley, Mrs. Eliza

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AN AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE OF THE SHIPWRECK AND SUFFERINGS OF MRS. ELIZA BRADLEY, The Wife Of Capt. James Bradley, Of Liverpool, Commander Of The Ship Sally, Which Was Wrecked On The Coast Of Barbary, In June 1818. Written By Herself.

by Bradley, Mrs. Eliza

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Printed by James Walden, Boston: ., 1820. 108 p. Frontis torn with quarter loss. Some loss on inner corner margins. Some pages and margins torn. Damp stain. Age stain. Early penciled manuscript ownership of Harriet A. Wetherbee. 12mo. 175 mm. Original worn leather spine over marbled paper covered boards. Loss on corners. Title continues: "The Crew and Passengers of the above Ship fell into the hands of the Arabs. Mrs. Bradley, who, after enduring incredible hardships during six months captivity (five of which she was seperated from her husband and every other civilized being) she was fortunately redeemed out of the hands of the unmerciful barbarians, by Mr. Willshire, the British Consul, resident at Mogadore. in a barbarous land, she became a Convert to the Religion of a Blessed Redeemer." American Edition. S&S/AI 574. Hardbound. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AI BX 4. Hardcover.. Good.
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  • Keywords EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINTS TRAVEL ADVENTURE WOMEN SHIPWRECK BARBARY COAST ARABS ARABIA CAPTIVITY MRS. ELIZA BRADLEY BOSTON IMPRINT ; NARRATIVE;1820

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An Authentic Narrative of the Shipwreck and Sufferings of Mrs. E. Bradley: Wife of Captain ... Bradley ... Commander of the Ship ... Wrecked on the Coast of Barbary in June 1818

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An Authentic Narrative of the Shipwreck and Sufferings of Mrs. Eliza Bradley, the Wife of Capt. James Bradley of Liverpool, Commander of the Ship Sally, Which Was Wrecked on the Coast of Barbary, in June 1818

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Boston: Printed By James Walden, 1820. Title page dated 1820. Lacks two of the three panels of the folding frontis engraving. Marbled boards with brown leather spine, 108 pages. Covers heavily rubbed, binding sound, front free endpaper absent, pages foxed but otherwise clean, names on rear endpapers, no other markings. Harrowing tale of six months' captivity including five away from her husband and crew members. . Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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An Authentic Narrative of The Shipwreck And Sufferings of Mrs. Eliza Bradley, The Wife of Capt. James Bradley of Liverpool, Commander of The Ship Sally, Which Was Wrecked on The Coast of Barbary In June 1818. (At Fault - Lacks Folding Frontispiece)

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Boston: James Walden,. Fair with no dust jacket. 1820. First American Edition. Hardcover. Quarter bound, with a brown leather spine and paper boards. Extremities rubbed, marked. LACKS the folding frontispiece and any further plates. As far as I can ascertain the second plate was only added to the second edition, but at this age it could be a case of the publishers added plates if they had any on hand? . Browning to paper internally throughout due to age and the type of paper used. Some spotting. No Inscriptions, but a few tears/closed tears, due to the friable paper, but No loss. Lacks the rear free endpaper, o/w complete. Apparently this is "almost certainly spurious account of the 'shipwreck and sufferings' of Mrs Eliza Bradley, supposedly autobiographical, but borrowed in large part from Captain James Riley's 1816 account of his capture and exploits on the 'coast of Barbary'. ". Whatever the source, this is an ORIGINAL and early fascinating account, and a… Read More
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An Authentic Narrative of the Shipwreck and sufferings of Mrs. Eliza Bradley, Wife of Captain James Bradley, of Liverpool.

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Boston:: Printed for James Walden,, 1823.. old leather backed marbled boards.. Old ink signature; frontispiece damaged as noted; light foxing; binding very worn but tight and sound.. 12mo,. Folding frontispiece chipped at the outside edge affecting the image; split along folds; one plate..
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