A Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of John R. Jewitt; only survivor of the crew of the Ship Boston, during a captivity of nearly three years among the savages of Nootka Sound: With an account of the manners, mode of living, and religious opinions of the natives, 2nd edition, printed by Seth Richards, Middletown, 1815, engraved frontispiece (offsetting to title), a few light spots, library bookplate remnant and manuscript shelf numbers at front, contemporary tree sheep, neat reback, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of Samuel Patterson, Experienced in the Pacific Ocean and many other parts of the world, with an account of the Feegee and Sandwich Islands, 1st edition, Palmer, May 1, 1817, some spotting and browning, blindstamp at head of title, small red ink number inscription to title verso, contemporary sprinkled calf, neat reback, 8vo First work Sabin 36123. First published in 1807, this expanded edition was edited by Richard Alsop in 1815, one of two editions in this year, the other with the Loomis and Richards imprint with two plates. Jewitt was an armourer aboard the Boston, which arrived in Nootka Sound in 1803, and he apparently along with one other crewman (despite the title stating he was the lone survivor) survived and spent three years in captivity there before being rescued in 1805. (2)
A Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of John R. Jewitt; only survivor of the crew of the Ship Boston, during a captivity of nearly three years among the savages of Nootka Sound: With an account of the manners, mode of living, and religious opinions of the natives, 2nd edition, printed by Seth Richards, Middletown, 1815, engraved frontispiece (offsetting to title), a few light spots, library bookplate remnant and manuscript shelf numbers at front, contemporary tree sheep, neat reback, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of Samuel Patterson, Experienced in the Pacific Ocean and many other parts of the world, with an account of the Feegee and Sandwich Islands, 1st edition, Palmer, May 1, 1817, some spotting and browning, blindstamp at head of title, small red ink number inscription to title verso, contemporary sprinkled calf, neat reback, 8vo First work Sabin 36123. First published in 1807, this expanded edition was edited by Richard Alsop in 1815, one of two editions in this year, the other with the Loomis and Richards imprint with two plates. Jewitt was an armourer aboard the Boston, which arrived in Nootka Sound in 1803, and he apparently along with one other crewman (despite the title stating he was the lone survivor) survived and spent three years in captivity there before being rescued in 1805. (2)
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