Narrative of the Adventures and Suffering of Samuel Patterson, Experienced in the Pacific Ocean and Many Other Parts of the World, with an Account of the Feegee, and Sandwich Islands

Bookseller

curtis paul books inc. (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

39457

Title

Narrative of the Adventures and Suffering of Samuel Patterson, Experienced in the Pacific Ocean and Many Other Parts of the World, with an Account of the Feegee, and Sandwich Islands

Author

Patterson, Samuel

Format/Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Used - Fair with no dust jacket

Quantity Available

1

Edition

First Edition

Publisher

Palmer Press

Date Published

1817

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