The solicitudes of absence : a genuine tale
1788
L2019F32 1788
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Title
The solicitudes of absence : a genuine tale
Published
London : Printed for the author, and sold by C. Forster ... and by all other Booksellers, 1788.
Description
xvi, 306 p. ; 19 cm. (12mo)
Call Number
L2019F32 1788
System Control No.
(OCoLC)16652818
Note
Dedication signed: William Renwick.
Signatures: pi2 A6 B-N12 O10(-O10).
Errata on verso of title.
Mainly comprises of the correspondence, dated 1760-1787 to and from Renwick in large part relating to his service as naval surgeon; also includes the author's own poetry.
Sometimes described as fiction, but actually based on his own sufferings & experiences, providing rich information about the voyage.
Address to the Parliament about the lack of medical provision within the British navy: p. v-xiii.
Bound in quarter calf and marbled boards.
Bookplates: John Thomas Brooks Esqr.; Robert J. Hayhurst.
Signatures: pi2 A6 B-N12 O10(-O10).
Errata on verso of title.
Mainly comprises of the correspondence, dated 1760-1787 to and from Renwick in large part relating to his service as naval surgeon; also includes the author's own poetry.
Sometimes described as fiction, but actually based on his own sufferings & experiences, providing rich information about the voyage.
Address to the Parliament about the lack of medical provision within the British navy: p. v-xiii.
Bound in quarter calf and marbled boards.
Bookplates: John Thomas Brooks Esqr.; Robert J. Hayhurst.
Indexed In
ESTC T070701
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