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1843. Hardcover. Fair. 1843 Reprint. Hardcover. Fair. No Dust Jacket. Bumped corners. Prominent wearing on the covers and spine. Front cover has been reattached. Staining on the flyleaf and endpapers. Interior is clean and unmarked. 116p.
The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, A Cornish Man: Relating Particularly His Shipwreck Near the South Pole, etc. by R.S. (Robert Paltock) - 1979
by R.S. (Robert Paltock)
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The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, A Cornish Man: Relating Particularly His Shipwreck Near the South Pole, etc.
by R.S. (Robert Paltock)
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Dubbo, NSW: Review Publications, 1979. 116pp. Pictorial card. Occasional light foxing. Originally published in 1751 the book can lay claim to being the first science fiction novel set in Antarctica. This edition is a slightly larger format facsimile of th 1842 edition.. Facsimile Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.
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- Publisher Review Publications
- Place of Publication Dubbo, NSW
- Date Published 1979
- Keywords NOISBN Peter Wilkins Shipwreck Antarctica Antarctic Polar Maritime Cornwall Cornish Science Fiction
- Size 4to
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The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins: A Cornishman
by Robert Paltock (R.S.)
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The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, Among the Flying Nations in the South Seas
by [UTOPIAS] "R.S." (pseud. Robert Paltock)
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London: A.K. Newman & Co, 1822. Revised Edition. Octavo (15cm); black paper-covered boards, w/ handwritten spine label; 252pp. Ex-library/withdrawn. Boards well-rubbed, extremities rubbed and bumped; spine a bity sunned. Textblock toned and foxed; hinges cracked at preliminaries; deckled edges; sticker residue on rear pastedown; ownership signature on front pastedown. Good. A Cornish man who strikes up a more peaceful life at sea, only to escape a life of slavery at the hands of French privateers. He and his crew eventually wind up in Nosmnbdsgrutt, home of a race of winged women. Originally published in 1751; this is one of a number of early 19th-c. reprints.
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