Durand, James R. & George Sprague Brooks, Ed. - James Durand, an Able Seaman of 1812; His Adventures on "Old Ironsides" and As an Impressed Sailor in the British Navy.

New Haven. New Haven: Yale U. Press, 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Pages are cream-colored. Bound in navy cloth with bright gilt titles and decoration to spine. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, gently read. Lacking the dust jacket. James Durand was an American boy who in the late 19th and early 19th centuries served on three American vessels, was taken prisoner of war, and then impressed into the British Naval Service, for which he sailed for seven more years. Original navy blue boards with gilt titles and decoration. This is the first edition, a handsome copy. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 139 pages. A4. Fine with no dust jacket.

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