The Pirate and The Three Cutters. By Captain Marryat, R.N. Illustrated with Twenty Splendid Engravings From Drawings by Clarkson Stanfield, Esq. [Full Leather Binding FIRST Edition]

Captain Marryat, R.N.

Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1836

About this Item

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1836, First Edition. Fine full leather binding, with gilt titles and gilt decorated compartments, gilt decorated boards, marbled end papers, and gilt page edges. Frontispiece, illustrated title, letterpress title and 20 plates as called for. Pagination: [xii], 315pp. Captain Frederick Marryat CB FRS (10 July 1792 9 August 1848) was a Royal Navy officer and a novelist. He is noted today as an early pioneer of nautical fiction, particularly for his semi-autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy (1836). He is remembered also for his children's novel The Children of the New Forest (1847). In addition, he developed a widely used system of maritime flag signalling, known as Marryat's Code. Provenance: dedication to George Mumford to the front end paper, his bookplate to the paste down. Approximately 9 ¼ inches tall (26.5cm). Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, gilt bands and decorated compartments, gently worn top and tail, minor marks. Joints good condition sound, gently rubbed. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition gilt and blind decorations to the front and rear boards, marks and scratches. Page edges good condition all gilt, darkened to the top edge. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition marbled, bookplate to the front. End papers good condition marbled, tanned and minorly foxed to subsequent end papers. Title good condition lightly tanned, very minor foxing. Pages good condition b/w frontispiece, pages lightly tanned throughout, illustrated. Binding good condition sound. See photos.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Pirate and The Three Cutters. By Captain Marryat, R.N. Illustrated with Twenty Splendid Engravings From Drawings by Clarkson Stanfield, Esq. [Full Leather Binding FIRST Edition]
• Publisher: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman
• Publication Date: 1836
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
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