Description
First edition of the Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne; A Prisoner of the Navy of the Revolution, published in 1828.
Small octavo, 262pp, [2]. Quarter leather, spine with title in gilt on black morocco label. Decorative marbled paper boards. New endpapers. Previous ownership and previous bookseller plates affixed to front endpaper. Solid text block, light foxing throughout volumes. Faint dampstains along corners of front few leaves. A very good copy. (Harbeck 97) (Howes S-391) (Smith I,1351)
From the collection of Charles Fleishmann III, with his bookplate on the front endpaper. Fleishmann III was a lifelong traveler, collector, and philanthropist who lived in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Hindman Auctions, November 2023)
