The life, adventures, and pyracies, of the famous Captain Singleton: containing an account of his being set on shore in the island of Madagascar, his settlement there, with a description of the place and inhabitants... As also Captain Singleton's return to sea, with an account of his many adventures and pyracies with the famous Captain Avery and others.
Daniel Defoe (c.1660 - 1731)
Category
Books
Date
1720
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3214780
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],344[i.e.360]p. ; 8vo. Old Felbrigg shelfmarks: [in pencil at front] Aa2 ; [in pencil at rear] Cc2. Affixed to p.38: fold-over fore-edge slip with ink manuscript title [poor condition]; fragment of former manuscript list on reverse: "customs of the Japanese". Provenance: eighteenth-century rear endpaper ink manuscript, perhaps inscribed "Margrat Hailwood ...". Binding: eighteenth-century panelled calf; sewn onto five raised bands; spine label mostly worn off.
Makers and roles
Daniel Defoe (c.1660 - 1731)