Familiar Letters, from an Elder to a Younger Brother, Serving for His Freedom in the Trinity-House, Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Newcastle: Printed for the Author by L. Dinsdale, 1785. 1st ed. Hardcover. 188p. Old quarterbinding (marbled paper neatly backed in leather. No titling on cover. 22 cm. Minor foxing. The Author's Apology on pages [9]-16 is signed by Palinurus. The younger brother seems to have gone to sea. One of the letters congratulates the younger brother for have been promoted for Mate. The advice seems to tends toward honesty, probity, knowing your place in, etc. Online iinformation identifies Trinity House in Newcastle-upon-Tyne as the headquarters of the Corporation of Master Mariners and Pilots. Very Good. Item #95852
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