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Impressment Fully Considered, with a View to Its Gradual Abolition.

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Item #49892
Impressment Fully Considered, with a View to Its Gradual Abolition.
Griffiths, Captain Anselm John.
J.W. Norie and Co., ( 1826), London
21.5 cm. vii, (2 - contents), 262, (1 errata) pp.
Price: $350

Griffiths was an experienced officer who saw action in The Glorious First of June and Cape St. Vincent, among other important engagements. He also wrote a well-received book on seamanship. This is the first edition of his rare treatise against impressment. A very nice copy, bound in half polished calf over marbled boards with gilt spine lettering and decoration. A similar copy sold at auction for 353 pounds in 2023. As of September 2025 there is only a single copy online, offered at $1205. This copy, with the ownership signature of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Paget