1818 Arab PIRATES Africa Robbins Journal Commerce Shipwreck James Riley Arabia





Archibald Robbinss account of the wreck of the Commerce, the American merchant ship, was one of the best accounts of the event. Paired alongside James Rileys memoir, the two books formed the basis for Dean Kings popular Skeletons on the Zahara.



This 1818 printing of Robbinss Journal describes James Rileys experiences narrowly escaping being captured by Arabs. This book was considered highly accurate and an important source on the event.



Item number: #40023

Price: $499



ROBBINS, Archibald



A journal, comprising an account of the loss of the Brig Commerce, of Hartford, Conn. ; James Riley, master: --upon the Western coast of Africa, August 28th, 1815: also, of the slavery and sufferings of the author and the rest of the crew, upon the Desert of Zahara, in the years of 1815, 1816, 1817; with accounts of the manners, customs and habits of the wandering Arabs; also a brief historical and geographical view of the continent of Africa.



Hartford, Con.: Andrus & Judd, [1818].



Details:

Collation: Textually complete

vii, [7], [15]-275, [1]

Wanting folding map

Provenance: Bookplate – Josef Vincez Birney Kilbourn

Joseph Birney Kilbourn (1887-1964) was a medical doctor and chief surgeon of the Imperial Royal Austrian Ambulance Train during WWI. He married into prominent Austrian and Hungarian families through his wife, Countess Myra von Gussich.

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~7in X 4.5in (17.5cm x 11cm)



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