Author: Stables, Gordon, M.D
Title: Sweeping the Seas: A Tale of the Alabama. By Gordon Stables, M.D. (Surgeon Royal Navy)
Description: Rahway, NJ/New York: The Mershon Company, [circa 1903]. [circa 1903]. Rahway, NJ/New York: The Mershon Company, [circa 1903]. [circa 1903]. Good. - Octavo, pictorial green cloth titled in gilt with vignette on spine & illustration stamped in black, white & red on front cover. The covers are bumped & rubbed; the spine is slightly faded with a small red stain to the head. vi & 309 pages. Black-and-white frontispiece & black-and-white plates. The front hinge is cracked & there is an owner's inscription on the front endpaper; there is occasional light foxing & soiling. Good.

Fictionalized account of the cruise of the Alabama. Good .

Keywords: CHILDREN'S; CIVIL WAR; NAVAL; MARITIME; ALABAMA; GORDON STABLES; ILLUSTRATED; PLATES.

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