An Authentic Narrative of the Shipwreck and Sufferings of Mrs. Eliza Bradley, the Wife of Capt. James Bradley of Liverpool, Commander of the Ship Sally, Which Was Wrecked on the Coast of Barbary, in June 1818

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Reprint. 12mo. Hardcover. Contemporary quarter brown leather over marbled boards. 17.3×11.3×1.3 cm. James Walden. Boston. 1822. 108 pp. Engraved fold-out frontis, one engraved plate. Good plus, corners worn, frontis wrinkled, contents very good. Written during a time when there was increasing demand for captivity narratives from North Africa, this book is now understood to be a highly fictionalized account of a well documented historical event, so it is not used as a historical reference. However, it does provide sociological insight into the norms of the time as some give this genre of fiction credit for helping shape cultural views of the era. This attractive reprint will make a nice placeholder copy for the collector of captivity narratives seeking a first edition. weight: 0.3 lb.