Beyond a Cincinnati Legacy: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleischmann III, Part II

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[SHIPWRECK]. ROBERTS, George, pseud. The Four Years Voyages of Capt. George Roberts; Being a Series of Uncommon Events London: A. Bettesworth and J. Osborn, 1726.

Lot 712

[SHIPWRECK]. ROBERTS, George, pseud. The Four Years Voyages of Capt. George Roberts; Being a Series of Uncommon Events London: A. Bettesworth and J. Osborn, 1726.

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Estimate: $400 - $600

Estimate$400 – $600

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[SHIPWRECK]. ROBERTS, George, pseud. The Four Years Voyages of Capt. George Roberts; Being a Series of Uncommon Events London: A. Bettesworth and J. Osborn, 1726.

8vo. Engraved folding map; 3 engraved plates. (Browning and spotting throughout; front cover completely separated at spine.) Contemporary blind-panelled calf (modern rebacking). Provenance: Mary Aldersey (signature, 1744); Caravan Book Service (small label on pastedown).

FIRST EDITION of this account of Captain Roberts and his "constant series of tryals and misfortunes" who was captured by PIrates, shipwrecked, and who spent four years marooned on the islands of the Cape Verde (preface). The work, published anonymously, is sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe, but that attribution is disputed by Furbank and Owens. Sabin 71888.

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[SHIPWRECK]. ROBERTS, George, pseud. The Four Years Voyages of Capt. George Roberts; Being a Series of Uncommon Events London: A. Bettesworth and J. Osborn, 1726.

Beyond a Cincinnati Legacy: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleischmann III, Part II

[SHIPWRECK]. ROBERTS, George, pseud. The Four Years Voyages of Capt. George Roberts; Being a Series of Uncommon Events London: A. Bettesworth and J. Osborn, 1726.

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