Darien; or, the merchant prince. A historical romance. By Eliot Warburton . In three volumes

[Warburton, Bartholomew Elliott]

Published by Colburn and Co., Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough Street, London, 1852

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First edition, 3 volumes, 8vo, pp. [4], 319, [1]; [2], 314; [3], 304; original drab paper-covered boards, green muslin shelfback, printed paper labels on spines; the first two volumes slightly skewed, labels a little rubbed and chipped, spines a little sunned, else generally very good and sound. Armorial bookplate of James Ackers in each volume, also that of Eric Quayle in volume I. Ackers (1811-1868) was a conservative member of Parliament 1841 to 1847. And Quayle? I knew Quayle. What I could say. Warburton (1810-52) was an Irish novelist and traveler. His last book, the novel Darien; or, The merchant prince: an historical romance (1852), "described the horrors of a ship fire at sea, a tragic foreshadowing of his own fate. Delegated by the Atlantic and Pacific Junction Co. to establish friendly relations with Indigenous tribes in Darién, on the isthmus of Panama, he sailed from Southampton on board the mail steamer Amazon on 2 January 1852. The ship caught fire off Land's End, and Warburton was one of the many who perished (4 January)" (DIB). Not in Sadleir or Wolff.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Darien; or, the merchant prince. A historical romance. By Eliot Warburton . In three volumes
• Publisher: Colburn and Co., Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough Street, London
• Publication Date: 1852
• Edition: 1st Edition
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