Edition: First Edition
Published By: Cambridge University Press
St Mary's Books is proud to present this 1994 first edition of "The Story of the Voyage: Sea-Narratives in Eighteenth-Century England" by Philip Edwards. Housed in its original blue dustjacket featuring an illustration of colonisers confronting indigenous people, this hardback book is bound in dark green cloth with gold gilt lettering to the spine. Inside, one finds i-x and 245 pages of text, peppered with contemporary illustrations and paintings. Within the pages of this book, the reader is treated to a study of "one of the most popular and extensive forms of eighteenth-century literature, the voyage-narrative", this book examines the construction of the narrative and the purposes these narratives served. This copy is in very good condition, with few notable blemishes or imperfections it appears virtually as-new. "The Story of the Voyage" is looking for a new home and would make for the perfect gift for any literary enthusiast or colonial historian.
Book Condition: Very Good
Author: Philip Edwards
Binding: Hardback
Ref: 123573
Price £30.00
