The Adventures of John Wetherell; the Authentic Diary of a 19th Century British Seaman, Impressed into His Majesty's Service to Fight Bonaparte

Published by Doubleday, Garden City, 1953

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Seller: Ainsworth Books ( IOBA), Chilliwack, BC, CanadaAinsworth Books ( IOBA)

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Price clipped DJ has insect damage (book unaffected), some soiling, chipped head if spine; Sepia plates of drawings by Wetherell, illustrated endpapers, DJ in Mylar, hinges intact; 379 pages; Autobiography of John Wetherell. Born in Whitby in 1780, Wetherell first joined the British merchant navy serving and trained and qualified as a ships's carpenter, before being impressed into the Royal Navy. He saw service on HMS Hussar, but after she went aground on the coast of France he was captured and made a prisoner-of-war and spent most of the next eleven years at Charlemont Givet Prison.

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Bibliographic details

Title
The Adventures of John Wetherell; the Authentic Diary of a 19th Century British Seaman, Impressed into His Majesty's Service to Fight Bonaparte
Author
Wetherell, John; C. S. Forester (ed.) (intro)
Publisher
Doubleday, Garden City
Publication year
1953
Condition
Very Good+
Dust jacket
Fair
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Stated First Edition.
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Militaria

Ainsworth Books ( IOBA)

Chilliwack, BC, Canada

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Ainsworth Books is a home-based business, formerly a storefront operation. At present we have only 3/4 of our stock listed with more being entered daily. E-mail us at ainsworthbooks@gmail.com if there is a book you are looking for and don't see it listed. We are Wayne and Betty Kilner. Wayne, now retired from his full-time job, helps out by doing data entry in his off hours. Longtime member of IOBA Independent On-line Booksellers Association.

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