The history and adventures of Obi; or Three-fingered Jack : embellished with engravings on wood.
Burdett, William
Acton, Thomas,active 1837,former owner.StEdNL
Acton, Jane,active 1837,former owner.StEdNL
Edinburgh : Printed for Oliver & Boyd, Tweeddale-Court,
[1830?]
Price Twopence.--bottom of title page.
Three-fingered Jack is a legendary figure in Jamaica. His story was based on the life of a real person who escaped from slavery some time before 1780, became the leader of a group of maroons in the Blue Mountains, and was eventually captured and killed.
Manuscript inscription on the title page "From Thomas Acton to / Jane Acton Westaston [County Wicklow] 1837".
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