AN AMERICAN TRANSPORT IN THE CRIMEAN WAR
New York: Bonnell, Silver & Co., 1897. First edition. Hardcover. 198 p. Frontispiece illustration. Introduction by I.C. Ropes. New York: Bonnell, Silver & Co., [1897]. First edition. "Codman (1814-1900) was the captain of the American transport William Penn, chartered by the French, and tells his story, as the introduction suggests, 'with simplicity and naturalness [.] combined with a genuine love of humor'. The ship left Marseilles on 1 November 1854 with troops and ammunition for the Crimea and sailed between Turkey and the Crimea until the contract with the French expired, after which Codman served with the Turks until the end of the war" (Cross, Anthony: In the Land of the Romanovs, p.210). 12mo. Original green cloth binding, with gilt titles and decorative endpapers. Mild dust staining to the top edge; else near fine. Near Fine. Item #63338
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