The poem in 12 stanzas relates the naval battle between the Bon Homme Richard and Serapis on Sept. 23, 1779 and is a shorter variant version of editions of this title.
Notes:
Printed area measures: 23.9 x 20.1 cm.
Poetry in twelve four-line stanzas printed in two columns.
At head of text, printed across leaf: Captain Paul Jones of the Ship Poor Richard, of 40 guns, took an English ship called the Serapis of 44, and a 20 gun ship, at one engagement.
Woodcut of two ships engaged in battle centered between title and subtitle. Same cut as one captioned: Enterprize and Boxer in "Naval Songster: being a collection of naval victories, and other excellent songs," printed by J. White, Charlestown, Mass., in 1815.
This edition not listed in Shaw & Shoemaker or Ford.
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