Description
The Traveller; or, Meditations on Various Subjects. Written on Board a Man of War. To Which is Added, Converse with the World Unseen. To Which is Prefixed, the Life of the Author. Second American Edition. By James Meikle and published in Albany by E. Torrey and W. Seaver. 1812, 372 pp, 7 x 4.25", leather binding. Sold as-is with cover board and front flyleaves detached. Wear and chipping to edges of boards. Spine largely perished, along with title label. Ex-library with bookplate and stamps from the Mechanics Library Association of Lancaster, PA. Dampstaining, age-related toning throughout. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. James Meikle (1730-1799) was a Scottish doctor who served on the Man-O'-War Portland, on duty off the British coast and in the Mediterranean. He was intensely religious, teaching himself Hebrew while at sea. The Traveller consists mostly of religious meditations of a mystic nature, as well as material about life at sea and in ports of call. In need of some restoration, but a nice copy of a classic Christian text. FORN-ABE-MSB-0522-Shelf-580-am326
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