[Whittingham, Ferdinand]:

$3,500 · Offered by William Reese Company

BERMUDA. A COLONY, A FORTRESS, AND A PRISON; OR, EIGHTEEN MONTHS IN THE SOMERS' ISLANDS. (WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.). A narrative of Bermuda written by a British officer, and one of the few works entirely devoted to the island and life there. "Col. Whittingham was stationed in Bermuda in 1856 and wrote this somewhat satirical account of Bermuda and Bermudians as seen by a garrison officer" - Hallett. It is illustrated with eight color plates, showing various views of the island.

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