signed first edition
2004 · New York
by King, Dean
New York: Little, Brown & Co, 2004. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author; [9.5x6.25in]; ix, 353 pp., notes, bibliography and index; No shelf wear to book or dust jacket. Archibald Robbins was a crewman on the brig Commerce under the Master James Riley. The ship sailed from Hartford for Gibraltar and then New Orleans In June 1815. The Brig was caught in a violent gale off the west coast of Africa and ran aground at Cape Bojador (coast of Western Sahara) in August 1815.
This book is a blending of the accounts by Riley and Robbins of the trials and tribulations of the crew in their unsuccessful efforts to avoid the Arab natives, whose customs and style are described, as well as the resourcefulness of the crew in surviving, the wandering in the Sahara and arrival in Northern Morocco, then populated by a mixed culture of chiefly Arabs and Jews, with many Christian slaves. They ultimately arrived in Tangier and the safety of the American consulate in Gibraltar.
The Riley and Robbins original books were a lively and informative narrative that were very popular issued many editions in the early 1800's. (Inventory #: 13713)
This book is a blending of the accounts by Riley and Robbins of the trials and tribulations of the crew in their unsuccessful efforts to avoid the Arab natives, whose customs and style are described, as well as the resourcefulness of the crew in surviving, the wandering in the Sahara and arrival in Northern Morocco, then populated by a mixed culture of chiefly Arabs and Jews, with many Christian slaves. They ultimately arrived in Tangier and the safety of the American consulate in Gibraltar.
The Riley and Robbins original books were a lively and informative narrative that were very popular issued many editions in the early 1800's. (Inventory #: 13713)