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HORRORS OF SLAVERY: OR, THE AMERICAN TARS IN TRIPOLI
by Ray, William
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- Hardcover
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Troy: Printed by Oliver Lyon for the Author, 1808. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 298 pages; G; bound in contemporary full calf, some rubbing, wear, and scraping to binding, leather label with gilt titling to spine; housed in a VG buckram covered slipcase, red label with gilt titling; ink stains to endpapers and pastedowns page [3/4] with small hole in the middle; foxing and toning throughout; scarce; shelved case 1. Title continues: "Containing an Account of the Loss and Capture of the United States Frigate Philadelphia...Written During Upwards of Nineteen Months' Imprisonment and Vassalage Among the Turks.";
First published in 1808, Horrors of Slavery is the tale of a sailor, captured during the United States's first military encounter with the Islamic world, the Tripolitan War. William Ray, along with three hundred crewmates, spent nineteen months in captivity after his ship, the Philadelphia, ran aground in the harbor of Tripoli. Imprisoned, Ray witnessed and chronicled many of the key moments of the military engagement. [Rutgers University Press]. 1347149. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
First published in 1808, Horrors of Slavery is the tale of a sailor, captured during the United States's first military encounter with the Islamic world, the Tripolitan War. William Ray, along with three hundred crewmates, spent nineteen months in captivity after his ship, the Philadelphia, ran aground in the harbor of Tripoli. Imprisoned, Ray witnessed and chronicled many of the key moments of the military engagement. [Rutgers University Press]. 1347149. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1347149
- Title
- HORRORS OF SLAVERY: OR, THE AMERICAN TARS IN TRIPOLI
- Author
- Ray, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed by Oliver Lyon for the Author
- Place of Publication
- Troy
- Date Published
- 1808
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Rockville, Maryland
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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