1797 PIRACY HISTORICAL & GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT of ALGIERS antique AMERICANA

img{max-width:100%} STEVENS, James Wilson An Historical and Geographical Account of Algiers; comprehending a Novel an Interesting Detail of Events Relative to the American Captives. Philadelphia: Hogan & M'Elroy, August 1797.Size 4 1/4 by 6 3/4"304 pp, 8 pp ( list of subscribers)Good condition, minor toning.  Modern leather binding.FIRST EDITION OF THIS RARE ACCOUNT of the capture of an American ship by Barbary pirates. The work describes the American involvement in the war int eh Mediterranean and provides a useful history of Algeria. Also included is an account of the capture of the American ship President by Barbary pirates. =================================================================With the bookplate of Charles Fleischmann III affixed to the front free endpaper. Charles Fleischmann III, the great-grandson of the founder of the Fleischmann Yeast Company which opened in 1868 in Cincinnati, Ohio. After promoting the business at the 1876 Centennial Exposition the Fleischman