THE STEAM-BOAT. By the Author of Annals of the Parish; Ayrshire Legatees; Sir Andrew Wylie; and The Provost. Edinburgh: William Blackwood ... and T. Cadell, London, MDCCCXXII [1822]. 12mo, pp. [1-2] [i-iii] iv-v [vi] [1] 2-359 [360: ads] + [1]-10: ads, rebound in blue cloth titled in gold. First edition. Traveler's tales, at least one of which appears to be supernatural, told within the framework of the narrator's sea voyages for health and pleasure. The material, first published in BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE, is collected here with corrections and additions. Block, The English Novel 1740-1850, p. 81. Garside, Raven and Schöwerling 1822: 34. Wolff 2404. Ex-library London Joint Fiction Reserve. The half title is present, but the publisher's catalogue inserted at rear is apparently missing six leaves, text block clean, binding sound. (#171926).
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