Cape Horn Snorter: A story of the War of 1812, and of gallant days with Captain Porter of the U.S. frigate, Essex

Finger, Charles J.

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1939

About this Item

Late work by this British-born American author, of a young sailor washed from a whaler during a storm off Tierra del Fuego and later retrived by the American warship Essex, which is involved in actions against British & Portuguese during the War of 1812; the author spent some time in Tierra del Fuego in his early adulthood. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; the first edition (first printing), with same date on title & copyright pages. Light wear to book, couple of poorly-trimmed leaves & reddish stains to lower edge, possibly a publisher's error, as they seem to match the book's decoration's color; minor nicks to top page edge; jacket shows some edgewear, light chips & ceasing, $2.00 price intact; pages 52 & 53 tanned from an old clipping, since discarded. Text clean, no names or marks; [10], 263 pages; detailed page-and-half illustrations by Pitz. Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # w0689

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cape Horn Snorter: A story of the War of ...

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston

Publication Date: 1939

Binding: Hard Cover

Illustrator: Henry Pitz

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Edition: First Edition.