[Rarebooks] FS: "Adventures and Sufferings of John Rhodes, a Seaman of Workington" Newark, NJ: 1799

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Rhodes, John (pseud. ?). THE SURPRISING ADVENTURES AND SUFFERINGS OF
JOHN RHODES, A SEAMAN OF WORKINGTON. Containing an Account of His
Captivity and Cruel Treatment During Eight Years with the Indians, and
Five Years in Different Prisons Amongst the Spaniards in South America.
By a Gentleman Perfectly Acquainted with the Unfortunate Sufferer.
Newark, NJ: Printed by Pennington and Dodge, for R. Cotton, New York.
1799. Second edition. 12mo. 268pp. Cont. calf, nicely rebacked, orig.
burgundy calf label laid down. Title page with a small 1/4" x 1-1/2"
hole cut out on a blank section (where a previous owners name was
removed). Verso of title with ownership rubber stamp dated August 26,
1800.   $500.00 (trade discount allowed)
First printed in New York in 1798, this first person narrative,
supposedly from Rhodes' manuscript journal, is probably fictitious. It
resembles, and is obviously a reworking of, "The Surprising Adventures
of John Roach, Mariner of Whitehaven," which first appeared in England
circa 1784. Sabin 70764. Evans 36228.

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