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

Marryat, Capt. C.B. (Frederick)

New York: Wm. H. Colyer, 1839. Very Good. First Edition. 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]. Item #13687

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.

Price: $100.00