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NICOL, John. GRANT, Gordon LAING, Alexander Life & Adventures of John Nicol. US, no dj
Farrar & Rinehart, 1936,
NICOL, John. The Life & Adventures of John Nicol, Mariner. His Service in King's Ships in War & Peace, His Travels & Explorations by Sea to Remote and Unknown Countries in Merchant Vessels, Whalers, and other Sundry Craft; [...] N.Y. / Tor.: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, (1936). Pp (4), v-vi, (4), 3-214, (2). Large 8vo, sailcloth. O'Dea 213. A lovely book. With a description of St.John's circa 1776 (pp.44-46) with remarksearly marrying, the 'tedious fog", mosquitos, and the debauched and violent Irish. (1755-1825) born in Currie and died in nearby Edinburgh. His narrative was first published in 1822 in Edinburgh by Blackwood and Cadell, and edited by John Howell (1788-1865/6). Laing has provided very useful background to the book and its writer in this edition. "Since a date in the vicinity of 1800, all books have undergone an increasing risk of being lost in the piling up of their fellows." -Laing on p.5. Sub-title continued : together with copious Notes & Comments on Ships, the Officers and Shipmates with whom hw served, the Customs and Traditions of the Sea and of the Inhabitants of Distant Lands both Savage and Civilized, their Religions, Culture, & Industries, etc., etc., etc. ... As Related by Himself ... & Embellished with numerous original Designs by Gordon Grant. With a Foreword and Afterword by Alexander Laing. Spine browned, else vg. 60.00
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LAING, Alexander MURRAY, Roger, Capt.) GRANT, Gordon Sea Witch : A Narrative of the Experiences of Captain Roger Murray and others in an American Clipper Ship during the years 1846 to 1856
Murray Hill Books, New York, 1944,
LAING, Alexander. The Sea Witch : A Narrative of the Experiences of CaptainRoger Murray and others in an American Clipper Ship during the years 1846 to 1856 . New York: Murray Hill Books, 1944. Pp. [i]-xii,(2),[1]-487,(3), frontis., + 5 p. of plates. Illustrated. 8vo, decorated blue cloth with giltlettering to spine. Rubbed, some edgewear, dampstain to top edge (affectin g margin of frontispiece), else vg. 15.00
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