William Falconer - The Shipwreck - 1817

A superb first edition of this work, which reprints the famous narrative poem by the Scottish seaman recounting the dramatic wreck of a ship in the Mediterranean -

Falconer, himself a sailor, deploys rich nautical vocabulary and practical knowledge of maneuvers, lending the tale rare authenticity -

This copy constitutes a valuable testament to the literary and maritime culture of the era -

William Falconer - The Shipwreck - 1817 - Collective edition - 96 Pages.

Good binding condition, the work in its full marbled brown calf edition, usual rubbing, headcaps, corners and joints worn, red speckled edges, smooth spine adorned with gilt fillets and gilded ornaments, gilt lettering on leather label, gilt fillets and garlands framing the covers -

Good interior condition, light stains, superb frontispiece engraving, contemporary manuscript ex-libris on the title "Sister Ann Dickinson July 21th 1820", marbled endpapers in good condition -

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