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PRICE (HOWELL AP DAVID) A Genuine Account of the Life and Transactions of Howell ap David Price, FIRST EDITION, T. Osborne, 1752
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PRICE (HOWELL AP DAVID)
A Genuine Account of the Life and Transactions of Howell ap David Price, Gentleman of Wales. Exhibiting a Series of Most Remarkable Occurrences during his Seven Years Travels Abroad; Five of which Were Spent with a Lady he had Released from Slavery. With farther particulars since his return with her to England. Written by himself, FIRST EDITION, publisher's advertisement leaf at end, contemporary calf, spine gilt, paper ink title label, worn with stitching exposed at lower spine [Raven 145], 12mo, T. Osborne, 1752
Footnotes
First edition of a scarce slavery narrative, being the adventures of a Welsh sailor captured by French privateers, enslaved in Algeria, and his subsequent escape with a fellow female captive ("detained in this mansion to become a prey to the vile owner of it..."), confrontations with robbers, "engagement with Arabs", "journey to Mecca, and occurrences there...", and eventual return to Britain.
Provenance: Mary Wolryche, early ownership inscription on title-page.

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