Author: Fletcher, J. S.:
Title: In The Days of Drake.
Description: London, Blackie And Son, no date (c. 1913) H/B decorated green cloth bds, Good, bk has sl. lean, corners and leading edge a little bumped, gilt lettering to spine, spine hinges sl. rubbed, contents nice and tight, illust. by W. S. Stacey, occas. light soiling, two pieces from btm edge of pge 141 missing, does not affect text, pge edges foxed, neat inscription on prelim. dated 1913. 'Being the adventures of Humphrey Salkeld. How he was kidnapped and carried away to Mexico: How he there underwent many torments at the hands of the inquisitors; and, finally, how he fell in with the great captain, Francis Drake, and escaped to England (A.D. 1578-1580).'

Keywords: novel fiction Humphrey Salkeld Sir Francis Drake adventure W S Stacey inquisitors escape kidnap