1856 Rare Captain Frederick Marryat Set - Mr. Midshipman Easy; Peter Simple; ...An exceptionally handsome little Victorian maritime library by Captain Marryat, uniformly bound in richly gilt half leather with vivid marbled boards. Author: Frederick Marryat. Titles: Mr. Midshipman Easy (1856); Peter Simple (1859); The Dog Fiend; or, Snarleyyow (1856); Rattlin, The Reefer (1854). Publisher: London, G. Routledge & Co. Routledge, Warnes, and Routledge Richard Bentley. Language: Text in English. Size: 6. 5 x 4 inches. Binding: Very

small bump to the outer edge of some pages around page 232 - as shown)

the numbers or the order of the poems

English-translated Bohatta editions from this publisher are particularly uncommon

Pickering & Chatto

the crocodile and the chameleon

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The author: Joseph Ritson (1752–1803) was an English antiquarian and literary scholar who dedicated much of his life to collecting and preserving English ballads and legends

reflecting the author’s unique storytelling style and rich imagination

The binding is remarkably well preserved with bright gilt and minimal wear

Binding: Attractive and very good original publisher’s decorative green cloth binding

Pages: (220) pages + publisher's catalog for 1875-1876

His Voyages Extraordinaires transformed popular literature by combining scientific knowledge with imaginative storytelling