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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887. This is the scarce First American Edition. It was originally bound in the publisher's red wrappers. This copy is graded just Fair because only the spine of the wrapper is still here, i.e. both the front and back wrapper are missing. However internal condition is Very Good with all pages present and still securely sewn together (NOT glued like a modern paperback). SEE PHOTOS. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Autobiography of Admiral Hobart Pasha (Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden, 1822-1886) a British Royal Navy officer, and winner of the Victoria Cross. Recounted here are his service to England, adventures as a blockade runner during the Confederate War, experiences tracking down slavers, fighting for the Ottoman Empire, etc. Among the chapter titles are: Perils by Sea and Land: Rio de Janeiro; Slaver Hunting; In the Baltic; Blockade-Running; A Visit to Charleston; Never Caught!; Richmond during the Siege, The Land Blockade, I Enter the Turkish Navy; The War with Russia, Sport in Turkey; etc. Frontispiece portrait. Nevins, CIVIL WAR BOOKS, A BIBLIOGRAPHY 226: "A highly interesting, frank, and authoritative account by a successful blockade-runner." Harwell, IN TALL COTTON, THE 200 MOST IMPORTANT CONFEDERATE BOOKS 91: "Very interesting, forthright account of a successful blockade runner." Coulter, TRAVELS IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES, A BIBLIOGRAPHY 236: "As part of an exciting life, the author became a blockade runner during the Civil War, using Wilmington as his port of entrance. In 1863 he made a train trip from this port to Charleston and the following year to Richmond. Both experiences are recorded." In 1996 Broadfoot's CIVIL WAR BOOKS, A PRICED CHECKLIST valued this First American Edition at $400.00. First American Edition. Softcover. Fair condition. viii, 282pp. + 10 page publisher's catalog. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 016756
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