1830 · Boston
by (Marks, Richard).
Boston: Peirce and Williams, 1830. 12mo. 53, (1) pp.
Though published in Boston, this work pertains chiefly to the spiritual lives of officers in the Royal Navy in the early part of the 19th century. Worldcat, which locates only three libraries holding copies, notes, originally published, in England, by the Rev. Richard Marks, in a volume entitled, The Retrospect, by Aliquis, formerly a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and now a Minister in the established church. The Preface contains the same note. However, this American edition is signed The Compiler, Charlestown, Ms. (Mass.) It contains a few citations from US Navy Rules and Regulations, and makes reference to the American Seamans Friend Society. Title inked over on cover and title page. A rather worn copy in original printed boards. (Inventory #: 38594)
Though published in Boston, this work pertains chiefly to the spiritual lives of officers in the Royal Navy in the early part of the 19th century. Worldcat, which locates only three libraries holding copies, notes, originally published, in England, by the Rev. Richard Marks, in a volume entitled, The Retrospect, by Aliquis, formerly a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and now a Minister in the established church. The Preface contains the same note. However, this American edition is signed The Compiler, Charlestown, Ms. (Mass.) It contains a few citations from US Navy Rules and Regulations, and makes reference to the American Seamans Friend Society. Title inked over on cover and title page. A rather worn copy in original printed boards. (Inventory #: 38594)