[UTOPIAS] "R.S." (pseud. Robert Paltock)

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, Among the Flying Nations in the South Seas

London: A.K. Newman & Co., 1822. Revised Edition. Octavo (15cm); black paper-covered boards, w/ handwritten spine label; 252pp. Ex-library/withdrawn. Boards well-rubbed, extremities rubbed and bumped; spine a bity sunned. Textblock toned and foxed; hinges cracked at preliminaries; deckled edges; sticker residue on rear pastedown; ownership signature on front pastedown. Good.

A Cornish man who strikes up a more peaceful life at sea, only to escape a life of slavery at the hands of French privateers. He and his crew eventually wind up in Nosmnbdsgrutt, home of a race of winged women. Originally published in 1751; this is one of a number of early 19th-c. reprints.

Price: $125.00

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