POOR JACK; With illustrations by Clarkson Stanfield
London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1840. First book edition, originally issued in 12 monthly parts. 8vo. 384 pp. Illustrated with 11 in-text engravings, engraved frontispiece and 35 engraved plates. Marryat's eighth novel of the sea, revolving around Greenwich Hospital, the refuge for wounded and disabled seamen. With the..... More