[Missionary Memoirs]. Griffin, John.

Memoirs of Capt. James Wilson, containing an account of his Enterprises and Sufferings in India, his Conversion to Christianity, his Missionary Voyage to the South Seas, and his Peaceful and Triumphant Death . . . Second American Edition, with an Appendix, Exhibiting the Glorious Results of the South Sea Mission.

Portland [Maine]: James Adams, Jr., 1827. Second American edition; the first was published in Boston in 1822. 12mo (7 x 4.25 inches), contemporary calf, red morocco label, gilt lettering, [i]-iv, [9]-220 pages. Worn and rubbed, with a portion of the label torn away and the spine chipped and pocked, rear board a bit charred; some foxing and soiling throughout; a good copy. Item #20921

A popular memoir of the English adventurer turned missionary ship commander, with much on the South Seas. Rough penciling in the endpapers. See another James Adams, Jr. imprint in the Cole, above. American Imprints 29088.

Price: $100.00