Defoe, Memoirs of Cap. Carleton, 1743

Updated September 24, 2026

[DEFOE, DANIEL.] The Memoirs of Cap. George Carleton, An English Officer. London: Printed for Tho. Astley, 1743. 8vo (115 x 191 mm). Small pen and ink portrait of Mourdant Earl of Peterborough bound opposite title. [1 ad], [8], 352 pp. Contemporary calf rebacked. Provenance: W. Bulkeley [...] (early ownership signature to title page); F. Grant (bookplate); early annotation to verso of ad at front. Condition: "To the Reader" leaf toned, some foxing at end, but largely clean internally; rubbing and wear to boards and spine.

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