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A Diary in America; With Remarks on its Institutions. [In single volume]

Name: A Diary in America; With Remarks on its Institutions. [In single volume]
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Author: Marryat, Capt. C.B. (Frederick)

by Marryat, Capt. C.B. (Frederick)

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New York: Wm. H. Colyer, 1839. First Edition. Very Good. 12mo, [7.75x4.5in]; 263 pp.; Light brown paper covered boards with tan linen cloth backstrip, black lettering with rules on paper label on spine, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear to covers, corners and edges, covers rubbed and soiled, corners bummed, edges worn, spine darken, hinges loose, label rubbed and soiled with small chips and a little loss, minor foxing spots throughout text. [Sabin 44696]. Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) was a British Royal Navy officer and novelist. Marryat traveled in North America during 1837 and 1838. The first 145 pages is a diary of his travels and there are few dates in this diary that can help in placing Marryat and events. The remaining pages of "Remarks, &c. &c." are essays of Marryat's criticisms of American culture and society such as language, slavery, religion, lynch law, education and others.

This book is a pirated copy from the Philadelphia multi-volume edition issued the in 1839, when foreign author copyrights were not enforced.

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Bookseller: David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 13687
Title: A Diary in America; With Remarks on its Institutions. [In single volume]
Author: Marryat, Capt. C.B. (Frederick)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Wm. H. Colyer
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1839
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David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.

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