DIAPEA, William - Lot 45

DIAPEA, William Cannibal Jack: The True Autobiography of a White Man in the South Seas. Printed from the manuscript in the possession of the Reverend James Hadfield. London, Faber & Gwyer, 1928. In-8 (205 x 132 mm) of XXII, 241 pp. 2 plates in black. Eggplant percale, smooth spine, lining and endpapers decorated with a map of the islands (publisher's binding). Hill, 471. First edition. Edited by James Hadfield and with a preface by H. de Vere Stazcpoole, this work contains excerpts from the author's autobiography covering the years 1843 to 1847. "In conclusion I may add that I have complete confidence in the veracity of Cannibal Jack. Much as his story is reminiscent of Robinson Crusoe, he did not appear to me to be a member of the school of romantics" (introduction). Binding damaged.