Kingston, William H. G. The Midshipman, Marmaduke Merry; or, My Early Days at Sea. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincot & Co., 1876. [10760]
Russet publisher's cloth decorated in black and gilt, 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, frontispiece scene with tissue guard, one inch tear at the edge of the tissue guard. 400 clean pp. plus publisher's catalogue. Very good. Hardcover.
The memoirs of a midshipman during the Napoleonic wars.
"A tale of naval adventure in bygone days. This novel is written as the memoirs of a midshipman serving in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic wars and as such is written in the first person. The varied life of a young officer (14 when he joins) is very entertainingly told." - Historic Naval Fiction online.
William Henry Giles Kingston (1814-1880), an English writer of boys' adventure novels.
You will never need to upgrade this copy, it is about as fine as they can be found.
