The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the famous Captain Singleton
by Defoe, Daniel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good, reprint, missing d/j, red cloth boards with blind-pressed design on cover and gilt spine titling (some rubbing);text block
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1916. reprint. hardback. Good, reprint, missing d/j, red cloth boards with blind-pressed design on cover and gilt spine titling (some rubbing);text block firm, pastedowns with design clean; pages unmarked and tight.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). Everyman's Library #74. Following the success of Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe wrote a new fiction, the story of an English pirate whose success eclipsed every buccaneer the Atlantic world had seen. Featuring a haunted, unreliable narrator, a daring trek across the continent of Africa, and mercantile adventures in the China Seas, Captain Singleton is a tale of loneliness, brotherhood, and the lust for profit.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC89459
- Title
- The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the famous Captain Singleton
- Author
- Defoe, Daniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, reprint, missing d/j, red cloth boards with blind-pressed design on cover and gilt spine titling (some rubbing);text block
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1916
- Pages
- 316
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, pocket, everyman, Defoe
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_\"\" x 4\"\")
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- Gilt
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