[Rarebooks] FS: Adventures of Pierre Viaud, shipwrecked on the coast of Florida. London: 1771

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Viaud, Pierre. THE SHIPWRECK AND ADVENTURES OF MONSIEUR PIERRE VIAUD, a Native of Bourdeaux, and Captain of a Ship. Translated from the French by Mrs. Griffith. London: Printed for T. Davies. 1771. First English translation. xii,276pp. Copper engraved frontispiece. Cont. calf, minor rubbing, red morocco spine label. Outer hinges with cracks but very sound, overall a very nice copy.                                                          	$500.00 (trade discount allowed)
Though this 18th century international bestseller was long considered imaginary, modern scholarship tends to confirm Viaud's narrative. Howes V87 (calling Mrs. Griffith's translation "a wretched job").


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