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The shipwreck : A sentimental and descriptive poem. In three cantos. / By William Falconer. An English sailor. ; [Two lines from Virgil's Aeneid, with two lines of English translation].

Author/creator Falconer, William, 1732-1769
Format Book and Microform
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed by Robert Bell in Third-Street, MDCCLXXIV. [1774]
Description4 unnumbered pages, 108 pages ; 17 cm (12mo)
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 13257
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 13257. ^A478749
General noteIssued as part of: Dubois-Fontanelle, Jean Gaspard. The surprising yet real and true voyages and adventures of Monsieur Pierre Viaud ... To which is added, The shipwreck. ... By William Falconer ... Philadelphia, 1774 (Evans 13257). Also issued separately (not in Evans or Bristol).
General noteSignatures: pi² A-I⁶.
General noteError in paging: p. 60, 2nd count, misnumbered 50.
General note"Occasional elegy."--p. 106-108.
References Evans 13257
References Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3128
Reproduction noteJoyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 13257).
Genre/formPoems 1774.
Genre/formElegies.

Available Items

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Joyner NC Microfiche MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 13257 ✔ Available